Reason #592 Why We Moved Out Of NYC

May 17, 2011 |  by Brooke Tansley

A 90 square foot apartment for $700 per month.

My mom told me about this today. Our mortgage is only $69 more per month, and we get a 796 square foot house on a 4900 square foot lot! In Los Angeles! I realize that in the rest of the country, this isn’t much, but for L.A., it’s amazing.


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  1. 700 bucks for THAT?!!!!! I paid $800 for a rather large studio on Sunset & Western (about 3 years ago) and I now pay $1100 for a huge 1br just south of Beverly Hills! Sweet GOD! I would go absolutely NUTS.

  2. She says she had a panic attack her first night there. NYC is one big endurance competition.

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