Hey guys, tell me if this is too much to pay for a luxury condo in the city

[Last_straw]

So have an option to rent this luxury condo in the city. It's basically a 2 story apartment, open concept, nice kitchen (granite counter tops by the looks of it). And it's only about 10 blocks from the business part of the city, and 3 blocks from all the bars and clubs. The only problem? My share of rent and utilities will be about $900 (I'll be living with a roommate). I've only ever lived in the suburbs and on military bases so I don't know if this is a fair price. Also I'm still in school for a year, so it would be a pain (my old place cost me $750, but I was looking to just rent a room somewhere before this opportunity came up). Hopefully I'll be able to work more often since ppl are quitting at my part time job (and if not I'll just find a new bar to work at).

Tell me what you guys would do?

 

[handle]

This completely depends on the city you're in. Comparison shop to determine if you're being ripped off.

 

[Iceberg]

This completely depends on the city you're in. Comparison shop to determine if you're being ripped off.

Exactly. What a strange question.

Depends on your city. What kind of apartment it is. How much space you're getting.

Look on craigslist, see what apartments are going for in your area, and make your own evaluation.

 

[Last_straw]

I did some comparison. Most 2 bedroom apartments in that area range from 1200 to 2000 without utilities. This one would be around 1800 with utilities. It's one of the nicer places with it being a 2 floor place. There were only 2 buildings that had nicer places, but all of those were over 1900 in just rent (incidentally my parents own a condo in one of those buildings).

 

[amoka]

I did some comparison. Most 2 bedroom apartments in that area range from 1200 to 2000 without utilities. This one would be around 1800 with utilities. It's one of the nicer places with it being a 2 floor place. There were only 2 buildings that had nicer places, but all of those were over 1900 in just rent (incidentally my parents own a condo in one of those buildings).

Seems like you thoroughly performed your research before coming here. Like someone already mentioned, without the name of the city, the location of the place, etc, there is nothing anybody here can suggest that will help you in your decision making.

 

[Last_straw]

Seems like you thoroughly performed your research before coming here. Like someone already mentioned, without the name of the city, the location of the place, etc, there is nothing anybody here can suggest that will help you in your decision making.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The place is in the Byward Market area.