03-09-2016, 05:09 PM
Welcome to post-college rentals!
You're not going to find anything that's furnished unless you rent someone's basement apartment and they happen to have furniture down there. Head to Ikea and Craigslist and buy cheap furniture as you can afford it.
1 BR's with no garage (but with a single parking spot) in NoVA are going to be $1200ish, and that has you pretty far out from Arlington/DC. Getting closer in, you see numbers like $1400 or $1600, easily.
$1100 for a 1 BR with detached garage is killer, IMO, and I'd jump on that. I'm assuming there would be additional parking spaces if you got a daily driver or whatever. That's how Joey and I's first place was.
Typical advice here - remember you need money for security deposits on not only your place, but likely on utilities as well. Getting your first place is a pain in the dick. Joey and I had to go IN TO DC so that Washington Gas would give us service, as they just didn't believe we were legit over the phone or website. Skip out on cable, just get good interwebs and a $10 OTA antenna for your TV. Places like Home Goods and Big Lots are great for getting the essentials (pots/pans, utensils, etc) on the cheap.
You're not going to find anything that's furnished unless you rent someone's basement apartment and they happen to have furniture down there. Head to Ikea and Craigslist and buy cheap furniture as you can afford it.
1 BR's with no garage (but with a single parking spot) in NoVA are going to be $1200ish, and that has you pretty far out from Arlington/DC. Getting closer in, you see numbers like $1400 or $1600, easily.
$1100 for a 1 BR with detached garage is killer, IMO, and I'd jump on that. I'm assuming there would be additional parking spaces if you got a daily driver or whatever. That's how Joey and I's first place was.
Typical advice here - remember you need money for security deposits on not only your place, but likely on utilities as well. Getting your first place is a pain in the dick. Joey and I had to go IN TO DC so that Washington Gas would give us service, as they just didn't believe we were legit over the phone or website. Skip out on cable, just get good interwebs and a $10 OTA antenna for your TV. Places like Home Goods and Big Lots are great for getting the essentials (pots/pans, utensils, etc) on the cheap.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M