Another post, another apartment hunt

Another post, another apartment hunt Relocating to

Hi all,

I am moving to Bellevue from Boston (on a very short notice!) early September and I was hoping to get some tips from those who have lived here for a while. I am looking for a 2br/2ba preferably in downtown area since I prefer being a short walk away from work, but I noticed there are only a few options and some of them are too pricey. I have a budget up to $4,000 if need be, but preferably it would be closer to $3.5-3.7k, given that none of utilities/parking are usually included in rent. I am a big fan of the Bravern and Ashton's layouts but those are 4.2-4.3k at the very least. Venn is at $3.9k but they are an Equity Apartments building which I personally don't rate highly (from experience with their apartments in Boston).

I was wondering if it gets better the longer I wait? Do more options show up around end of the month? Do apartments go down in price if they haven't been rented for a while (Ashton's 4.3k option has been available for a week now)? I have been using apartments.com, craigslist, and facebook marketplace to look for apartments, are there any other platforms to utilize?

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u/machonm 25d ago

LOL, that's a great way to think about it :)

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u/SchmuckyDeKlaun 25d ago

Just to be clear, I’m not saying the prices are any worse there than anywhere else in town, just that someone had the subversive wit to comment on it in the name.

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u/machonm 25d ago

No problem, thats exactly how I took your comment.