The only site I'll ever need...

[Wheezer]

Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.

I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 

How much of a humanitarian are you? My brother is in a psych ward and his epileptic girlfriend is penniless and has been kicked out by her family. I need to arrange shelter until we can get her to the Salvation Army 45 minutes away.

[Wheezer]

Still, I think it's a validation of the only-site hypothesis.

[Richard Chuggar]

Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.

I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 

How much of a humanitarian are you? My brother is in a psych ward and his epileptic girlfriend is penniless and has been kicked out by her family. I need to arrange shelter until we can get her to the Salvation Army 45 minutes away.

CLASSIC WHEEZER!

[Bort]

Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.

I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 

How much of a humanitarian are you? My brother is in a psych ward and his epileptic girlfriend is penniless and has been kicked out by her family. I need to arrange shelter until we can get her to the Salvation Army 45 minutes away.

CLASSIC WHEEZER!

CLASSIC TDUBBS!

[Yeti]

Alright, I have an outside shot at moving up north. I'm trying to look at the feasibility of the move, as there are a few factors involved (Such as, me not being able to sell my house until May 2012 or I have to pay the gov't 8 grand, which is about the main one). I need to figure out what I'll do about that, either pay for it until May, and then sell, sell right now, and pay back the $8000, or try to find ways for me to earn some money from the house while I wait to sell it (which is kind of against the IRS's rules).

Anyway, the main thing is that I'm looking at some studio apartments in the Lincoln Park/Lakeview range, and some of them seem reasonable for what I want to do since I may be on a budget if I am paying for two separate living locations. One that I found, that was on Sheridan, claims to be around $875/mo with utilities included. So, can I expect that this place has no room at all? I'm thinking that I could be fine on something that has about 600 sq ft of room, but I dunno for sure.

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place? What is the amount of space that a studio can have to where it doesn't feel like I'm living in a closet?

[Wheezer]

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place?

No. How much of a commute are you willing to suffer?

[Edit.--I'm thinking broadly of Pilsen and Bronzeville, but that has to do with where I am. I walked back from the clinic at 43rd and Greenwood last Tuesday, and it was completely cool. Don't expect 600 square feet from a studio unless it's explicitly stated--my overpriced "one bedroom" is only 650 sq. ft.]

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Alright, I have an outside shot at moving up north. I'm trying to look at the feasibility of the move, as there are a few factors involved (Such as, me not being able to sell my house until May 2012 or I have to pay the gov't 8 grand, which is about the main one). I need to figure out what I'll do about that, either pay for it until May, and then sell, sell right now, and pay back the $8000, or try to find ways for me to earn some money from the house while I wait to sell it (which is kind of against the IRS's rules). Anyone interested in buying a house somewhere in the $8000 range? I'll even leave the partially paid mortgage in it.

Or maybe I should just try eBay'd

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

[Yeti]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

[Wheezer]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

[Richard Chuggar]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

[Wheezer]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

You can get a one-bedroom in Boystown for $870.

[BH]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

Isn't Chad's place a 2 bedroom? Yeti and Chad tagteaming the waitresses across Chicagoland sounds like a good idea.

[Gilgamesh]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

Isn't Chad's place a 2 bedroom? Yeti and Chad tagteaming the waitresses across Chicagoland sounds like a good idea.

And crabs can jump from clothing to clothing, so there's that too...

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Also...

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

My point was just that Lincoln Park isn't exactly the first place to go looking for a bargain.