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The few months I lived in Cali I had a well paying job, and it still took me a month to find a place to stay.
Reasons I was refused rent included:
- I didn’t have too much work experience (grad school doesn’t count as a job)
- I had a girlfriend, who lived in the East coast, and would visit me frequently
- I didn’t have a green card (I had OPT)
- I worked for a start up, and the landlord didn’t like renting to startups folks
Finally I got a condo in real bad shape for 1400/mo.
You might object that 1400 is not that bad, but I was 1.5 hours north of LA.
What is with this entitlement to live anywhere we want for any price we want?
The few months I lived in Cali I had a well paying job, and it still took me a month to find a place to stay.
Reasons I was refused rent included:
- I didn’t have too much work experience (grad school doesn’t count as a job)
- I had a girlfriend, who lived in the East coast, and would visit me frequently
- I didn’t have a green card (I had OPT)
- I worked for a start up, and the landlord didn’t like renting to startups folks
Finally I got a condo in real bad shape for 1400/mo.
You might object that 1400 is not that bad, but I was 1.5 hours north of LA.