[j7ake]

Is this monthly rent what is expected or is this an outlier case?

[gm-conspiracy]

From multiple recent cursory craigslist searches, it seems you can find a bedroom of your own in a shared apartment/house for $1200, but you would share a bathroom.

For around $2000, you would share an apartment, but have your own bedroom and your own bathroom.

For $3000 to $4000, you can have your own space and bathroom, but that would unlikely be more than 500sqft.

All seem to want a security deposit equivalent to one month's rent.

[mmt]

> All seem to want a security deposit equivalent to one month's rent.

Also, the California statutory limit on deposits is two months of rent, so, with a law-abiding landlord, that's an upper bound.

[j7ake]

Thanks. Wow the prices really increase at a steep rate!