Local to me. Those all look at least semi-reasonable. Some of those are not exactly near Metro (although some of them are walking distance either W. Hyattsville or PGP) so you're looking at Bus-to-Metro if you're commuting downtown in some cases. Those buildings aren't the best, but I suppose you know you're not getting luxury amenities at that price point unless you're willing to go a long way outside the city. You could do much worse. PG County has a bad rap, but this part of is alright for the most part.

Some of those are clearly fake and some of those are in rough neighborhoods

Boston is more expensive than DC.

But yes, DC has some of the highest rents in the country.

Craigslist ads in many cities need extra scrutiny, and will involve a number of failed contacts. I don’t know what the scammers are after, but their reply emails are rarely believable.

> DC rents are actually below other major cities, particularly if you incorporate inner ring suburbs.

Huh? The DC metro area is one of the most expensive areas of the country for rent and COL (the more useful indicator imo) by almost any measurement. The only US cities that are more expensive are NYC, San Francisco, LA and Honolulu.

Nah, you can get 1BR for under $1000 in many cities. Load up these parameters in Zillow for Midwest cities like St Louis or Cleveland and you'll be flooded with options.

Scam 100%

The only time I found one of those that actually existed it was an illegal sublease for the English basement of the house. I still took it bc it was a hell of a deal but the landlord was a pain in the ass

Studios in NE can be found for around $1200-$1400 with no parking space, $1000 seems like youd be living with at least a few critters as roommates

Instead of looking on cragislist, try looking somewhere more repuatable like apartments.com or zillow

You’ll never find a place that isn’t a scam for under $1k for a one bedroom or even a studio

You’d be hard pressed to find a $1000 1BR anywhere in the United States. DC rents are actually below other major cities, particularly if you incorporate inner ring suburbs.

Scam - I moved across town and my old place in Dupont has zero openings & the building next door has 1 open for way more than I was paying and it’s not as good. I had a pool on my roof, free parking, doorman - the other building has only indoor parking. If you look on the hill, you’ll see the staffers are back. It was dead a year ago. Now hundreds of suites up 28-year-olds with their badges on display.

just don’t get why you keep repeating the same exact talking points over and over again even when people try to give reasonable responses as to why your statements are not completely valid or relevant in certain cases. Also the complete inability to apply nuance and reason to some arguments but just resort to calling people cheap.… seems like a bot or chat GPT. Also PS front of house restaurant workers are tipped. The rest are not.

It depends on the place. Many places, like the ones I manage, have listings under $1k due to rent control. At the very least you can always inquire. Just be sure not to give money up front, by any means, without taking a tour!

Not at all. But they’re also not in D.C. I'm in a four bedroom house for a little over $2000/mo—out beyond Rockville.

I'm finding places in Prince George's County and elsewhere for $1200 a less on Trulia. All scams? https://www.trulia.com/for_rent/38.80253,38.99891,-77.07369,-76.87868_xy/0-1200_price/12_zm/

It’s a scam or just a room in a house. There is no legitimate studio or 1 bedroom for $1k.

>I keep thinking, is there a likely catch to any studio/1br or larger that's under $1,000/month?

The catch is that no such place exists and it's a scam.

I would read up on common craigslist housing scams. As another person mentioned, a super common one is to ask for a deposit before you can see the unit. Thats not something a legitimate listing would ask for. I also heard of one case where the scammer used a version of an email for a legitimate real estate agent and used their license number (which I think is public info) to try to scam people to think they are legit.

If it’s too good to be true, then it’s a scam. I recommend finding any place to live through Zillow or another similarly reputable site.

A studio is probably $1800-2000 in NW. A one bedroom $2400 and a 2 bedroom $3200.

Even a room with roommates will be $1000 or more

That sounds too good to be true!

And if it's too good to be true, it's probably not true.

Have you actually looked into them? Most of the time they’re 1 bedroom on an individual lease in a house if it’s actually that low and not a scam.

You are not going to find anywhere that’s your own place (i.e. a real 1 bed 1 bath living unit) for under $1000 in DC proper and you’d still be lucky to find it in most surrounding areas.

Those are likely all scams with stolen pics and an inability to see the unit until after you pay a deposit and first month's rent. Then you never get the keys.

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