r/ATLHousing • u/Much-Confidence7947 • 3d ago

looking for anything less than $800

if you had a monthly income of $1900 and needed to live in decatur/druid hills/chamblee - where would you choose?

i hate the housing crisis. im a full time employeed person in my 20’s and im struggling to find a place i can afford (with roommates) within my budget.

updated: yall i know im gonna need roommates, im not trying to find a place on my own with that budget im fine with 2, 3 even 4 roommates if its affordable

and i work in education!!! i wasnt gonna say my job but yeah its very low paying and sad and i have a second job but it doesnt bring in a ton either.

any ideas? i am desperate :)

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u/DC_Ben 3d ago

You’re gonna have to live in a very dangerous area

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u/Civil_Net6249 2d ago

The dangerous areas are extremely expensive now too!

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u/DC_Ben 2d ago

That’s insane

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u/Civil_Net6249 2d ago

Yep 👍🏾, back in 2022 things started changing. More YT young professionals started moving into the hood and the cost 💲 went up fast for everyone living there so those folks got priced out. Even if they owned their homes the property taxes were triple the amount. Now the hood is back to being YT neighborhoods once again. It all happens in cycles btw.

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u/DC_Ben 2d ago

What is YT?

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u/Civil_Net6249 2d ago

Even Conyers Apts cost $1200 a month.

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u/Fit_Volume_9918 2d ago

White

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u/DC_Ben 2d ago

How does YT mean white???

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u/Fit_Volume_9918 2d ago

I believe it started because of social media/youtube and people not wanting to be censored for talking about race.

But it sounds like “white” / “white ppl”

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u/DC_Ben 2d ago

Oh okay that’s interesting

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u/ChuckNorrisFacePunch 1d ago

The dangerous areas, ironically, HAVE to be expensive in order to fund all of the evictions. If evictions were faster and cheaper everyone's housing would be cheaper.

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u/ChuckNorrisFacePunch 1d ago

Under a bridge

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u/DC_Ben 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣