Subletting for Summer
Hey, I am from Ireland and myself and a friend are going to New York for the summer. We are hoping to live in Brooklyn somewhere like Williamsburg, Green point, Forth Green. Basically a good neighbourhood that has lots of young people. Anyway being students we are pretty broke so we are looking for somewhere…
Hey, I am from Ireland and myself and a friend are going to New York for the summer. We are hoping to live in Brooklyn somewhere like Williamsburg, Green point, Forth Green. Basically a good neighbourhood that has lots of young people.
Anyway being students we are pretty broke so we are looking for somewhere cheap as possible. We are not looking for anything fancy, in fact not by a long shot and would happily share a one bedroom place and just get an extra mattress or something. The main thing is location and we just want to be close to the fun and meet lots of nice people.
So, realistically, what would be expecting to pay per month between us for somewhere like I described around Brooklyn? I intend on using craigslist once we arrive in June but for now I thought I would just try and get an idea from people who actually live around Brooklyn. Would much appreciate any feedback or advice,
Thanks 🙂
Mark
I agree with the above comments, but just want to add (and I hope not to get flamed for this) that you shouldnt mention in your advertisement that you are coming from Ireland for summer fun. I have seen many threads on various boards about complaints and problems in the past with young subletters coming in from Ireland for the summer. My recommendation – say you are coming to explore work opportunities or something responsible-sounding. Do NOT say you are coming to have fun and live in a fun hip area. And do NOT say you are broke. In other words, change your ad completely! That being said, you sound like a good guy – and good luck!
Also, http://www.craigslist.org has an “apartments wanted” section or you can just search sublets. I know that nobody uses Craigs in Ireland, but we’re all about the craigs over here!
Thanks 😉
You sound like a nice guy. Post this word for word on Brooklynian
http://www.brooklynian.com/
More renters over there in need of some extra scratch. This site is full of Nouveau Riche landlords. They’ll want a credit check first.