They never go to lower income apts/homes. Show what it’s like to live for people on the lower income side. 2200-3500 is entirely too much money as a happy medium for rent. Also not including light, gas, and water. That needs to be discussed as well.
You know why? They want to attract high earning viewers. You make more money on RU-vid by attracting viewers who make more and are therefore more likely to spend money on the ads.
@@lsamoa shopping through RU-vid? As in watching RU-vid? Yes, wealthy people watch RU-vid, they also use the rest of the internet as well! Crazy, I know. Not that I would consider myself wealthy, I make about $110k plus bonuses, but it's way more than I could have expected to make (and save) if I stayed in the suburbs
Not true...u can in DALLAS, HOUSTON, ATL ,ETC FOR CHEAPER😂 ID RATHER STAY IN SQUIRELL TAIL ALABAMA, with 50k SAVED, car paid for & can take a trip to NY whenever oppose to staying in NY/LA paying 3,500 a month on a APT(making somebody rich)..with most likely not even 5k saved, working double 😂😂😂
@@Shay-33 that's nice. For me money isn't everything, so I gravitate to big cities because I just love the experience of living there so much more. Plus you do make a lot of money living in big cities if you're frugal with your spending. I've been able to pay off $200k in student loans and now have high yield investments and no debt, which I would have never been able to do in a small town with my career
LOL! But it's true, for the single price of those overpriced NYC apartments you can by yourself a piece of property, build your own home and live very well and I live in Louisiana and depending on where you live in Louisiana, your only concern is Hurricane season.
@@erichill612 oh yeah for sure, but again, I would never have been able to pay off my debts if I lived in a small town or in a rural part of the world, the salaries just aren't high enough. Plus I just get on with city people better, everyone is different. As I get older, I'm getting more interested in having more space and living somewhere a little less busy, but it definitely wouldn't have been the financially smart move for me after college.
What I want to know is how or what these people do to make money in one of the most expensive places in the world and how much is their annual salary? These are the real questions.
@Fuzzybucket my question to you and others saying parents is do you think it's that hard to get a job that pays enough to live like that? In all seriousness. They mentioned they have roommates but make enough to still pay that amount...something doesn't make sense here.
This "tour" didn't even go to Harlem, Queens or The Bronx, where the rent is WAY more competitive in price. These areas are the most expensive consistently (Upper West Side), or are expensive due to gentrification (pretty much all of Brooklyn). Buzzfeed, please do more to have a well-rounded representation of the cities you feature!
I’m a native NYEr, all the places were great. I like the last guy, so I want to validate his place, not to say everyone wasn’t great, they all seemed super nice. The cost of living is higher, but sometimes so are the opportunities. And NY offers culture that might not be accessible in other places. NYS has mountains, the ocean and one of the premier cities of the world. Museums, history, opera and ballet not to mention a few.
I hate living here, I work a full time job (40+ hours a week) and can't afford my own place without roommates. I don't want roommates, so I'm still living with my folks.
You can always tell when some non-NYers make a video about NYC. NYC's largest borough is QUEENS. Also, there is more to NYC than the same old expensive neighborhoods you continue to show.
THANK YOU!! I had to make a comment. Queens is the largest borough. They don’t even fact-check. Wonderful “journalists” making an error not even 30 seconds into the video.
I'm not sure what happened here in NYC. But the rent was never this exasperating. I remember you could get a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom for 2k-3k a month. Then these investment firms came in, bought a lot of real estate up, and everything went down hill from there. Rent quadrupled, apts got smaller, etc
Thought you said you didn't know what happened. I bought $80,000 in Ft. Greene Bklyn, 19 yrs ago, still only pay $1800 month, worth $800,000 now. 850 sq ft.
Inflation not to mention all the white people moving in for a couple of years that can afford higher rates, the landlords see that and then all of sudden want to charge more displacing people that have actually lived here all their lives, and will continue to do so. But also inflation because everything goes up every now and then
@@milsy2091: yep. Bed-Stuy became a victim as did Flatbush. Solid working class, mixed nationality neighbourhoods are being colonised by those who cannot afford the chi-chi areas.
Well, fake-nice 'belle', my Brooklyn coop value jumped from $80,000 in 2000 to $850,000 now, so you can release your fake pearls. My monthly mortgage +maint = $1800. The South will always be, well...racist and slow. I'm White and grew up in the South, at least here people will tell you what they really think. Enjoy.
@@mariebernier3076 calm down there, tiger. You paying $1800/month for your apartment still doesn’t change the fact that people now are paying $4000, so what’s your point?
I'm going to leave the basic-level complaints to others ("Why do they live in NYC...it's so expensive?!") and just say it's nice to take a virtual vacation during COVID. Dakota's Jar Jar love is hilarious....😅 Stephen's view is amazing! And Kemi's library card table was well done...👌
I’m not a Star Wars fan but people who collect obscure rare things from their favorite movies are my kind of people and the last apartment is gorgeous!
"No dishwasher, no laundry, and no outdoor space" just to keep prices average?! That's insane. And most reasonable places, those amenities are expected! It's like these cities are forcing you to spend money.
The city doesn't do anything. It's basic supply and demand.. In the part of the city he lives, there is a very limited amount of supply. Hence the price.
i had to stay at a Hilton, because of a flight problem in washington d.c. a few years ago, i mean this was the executive suite or something, king size bed, huge room, i found out that it didn't come with free internet. you had to pay like some insane amount for it for just one night! and it struck me, i could've stayed at a motel 6 or a holliday inn or something and gotten that for free lol. makes ya wonder
Can you explain to a confused German why these people don't just buy their own washing machine and/or dishwasher and put it in their apartments? Is it not allowed? Are the connections for the devices not in the apartments?
Rebekka it can be done sometimes if the hookups are there or there are some models with just hook up to the sink and use its water. However, sometimes it requires approval from the landlord and may not be worth having such large devices if space is limited.
@@rebekka8887 if the landloard or community pays for the water, then they sometimes dont want you to have laundry machines even portable ones that dont use too much water...but if you pay for the water yourself then you can either get a small unit if you have a hook up, or a portable one that people use for RVs..but I dont think a lot of people know about them.
I lived in NYC for several years, hard for young people to save money but the ROI includes the memories / experiences of living in such an extraordinary and unique city and the career opportunities that you are exposed to by working in an extremely competitive / selective environment
For people who may be wondering how someone else other than "young professionals" or people from Wall Street live in NYC...well, my family of six (2 adults, 4 kids) rents a 3BR, only partially renovated since 1960s apartment (some windows are still original 1920s and it's CRAZY drafty in there) in a 2-family house in Astoria (neighborhood in Queens 10-15min to Manhattan on the subway) and we pay $2,200 a month + utilities. 775sq feet, no washing machine, no dryer, no dish washer, family income under $100,000. And THAT is CHEAP for our neighborhood. We're artists, so we're pretty happy to be here anyway. :)
@@mpete0273 only part with that that stresses me out is moving and rent going up or being kicked out cuz the landlord wants to sell or wtv. I prefer buying a place not for an investment but for security and ease of mind. Unfortunately, selling to foreigners is big business and probably gets the economy turning (construction etc) so. People who actually live in the city get priced out.
Whenever these types of videos are made and they focus on Manhattan it's never past 96st. They don't talk about the Bronx (which has some very spacious apartments and gets a bad rep), Queens is forgotten even though the living situation is so diverse (homes, apartments, townhouses, etc). It's always Brooklyn but only the part next to the city and Manhattan from 96st (103 AT MOST) and under.
Bed Stuy gets my vote, and Kemi has done a great job of designing and decorating! $1250 per person is a great deal. Fireplaces, dishwasher, and washer/dryer, AC in multiple rooms! This one is a keeper to me! (of course I'm in SF... so $1250/person is a decent deal).
I know the reason why these are so expensive but I'm always blown away regardless, it's so crazy to me that people pay those exorbitant prices for tiny spaces that don't have any appliances aside from fridge and stove most of the time, but then again I've always wanted to live in New York even knowing rent prices so I can't blame them lol
I live in a vintage floor-thru railroad and loved the Bed-Stuy apartment. Definitely had some upgrades to mine (although they are of similar vintage) like in unit laundry, tub, and more closets but its always a tradeoff for charm in an older apartment here. I have pressed tin ceilings instead of ceiling fans and old pocket doors instead of closets I guess :-)
OK but not just Södermalm and Gärdet when it comes to Stockholm. They'd need to visit Rinkeby, Kista and Solna too for an actual sense of what it's like to live in there, and not just stick to postcard housing.
Dakota, using the over door shoe storage for tools and things is a great idea! I live in a single family house but don't have a garage, finding a practical space for those items is always a struggle. I love that idea!
Brian's apt is amazing. I love the history of the pretty lady's video, and the last guy's apartment was also nice---and surprisingly not pricey given his location.
As a renter? You must be talking about a group house situation. So you rent a room for $1,500 in a three bedroom/two bath apartment. I suppose you have two other roommates who also pay about $1000 a month to rent the other bedrooms as well. Cause I live in DC and you can maybe get a one bedroom depending on the neighborhood for $1,500. Unless your apartment is government subsidized there is no way you have a 3 bedroom/two bathroom apartment for 1,500 as a renter in DC. Maybe in Maryland and Virginia you can swing that, but those numbers don't add up for me.
Beautiful apartments; I wish I'd toured the world in the 1970's instead of getting married; I would have loved to have visited Europe, the United States, and especially New York City.
I’d rather pay a mortgage or buy a foreclosure property! I just couldn’t see myself paying thousands for a little apartment 😂but then again i grew up poor& saving money is my lifestyle!
I bought a Brooklyn apartment in 2000 for $80,000, was just earning $45,000. Now worth $850,000. This video is not reality. Many poorer people here, all kinds of situations that are good!
I love all of these apartments! I was born in Bed-Stuy and although we moved to Long Island when I was only 4, we had aunts, uncles and cousins in Queens and Coney Island, friends in Brooklyn, and my mom’s parents still in Bed-Stuy, in a wonderful two-story house with front and back yards, and two matching stone lions in front! Two items really stood out in this episode: the flamingo desk chair (righteous!) and that adorable miniature Stonehenge! LOL, y’all! Plus, that last place, on the Upper West Side, has amazing views and is walking distance from my favorite amusement park in the whole world: the American Museum of Natural History!!! Hello, NYC and Brooklyn, I miss you very very much.
New York city 's largest borough is not Brooklyn. You must not be from N Y to even make that mistake. It's Queens. Brooklyn has more people than any borough.
I just moved from NY because its wayy to expensive.....I loved the shopping and restaurants but at the end of the day I needed to save money...so the money I was paying in rent I'll be paying less in mortgage.....but I'll be visiting NY again.....😊😊
For those that love the city, this is a nice apartment. I'd rather go somewhere budget friendly and live in a big house than this tiny apartment though.
No laundry in the building?! Bruh you're in NYC! I remember living in a sans laundry townhouse in Toronto and it was hell when you learn we have 6 months of winter every year. I ended up handwashing my clothes every 2-3 days throughout the year
just want to point out that most people that have this luxury arent native to newyork and arent aware of the difficulties that stem from expansion from the over priced luxury homes. But nice place either way.
Here in New York City unless you are very rich or very lucky to get an apartment across from a park or a river, chances are you will not have a great view for long if you do because every inch of New York City (especially Manhattan) is constructing new buildings non stop. The worse part is that every high rise being built WILL reach your floor no matter how high your apartment is. That way, even hundreds of feet up in the sky you will have an annoying neighbor watching you.
How the heck do these people afford to make such payments each month? It's crazy! No place should cost this much to stay in. Landlords would still make a great profit if they charged affordable rates plus they'd probably have people staying for longer. This is pure exploitation.
"I moved to the upper east side of Manhattan to get away from the younger crowd where I used to live" but, of course, brought all the juvenile paraphernalia with him lol. It's OK, love what you love and don't compromise. It's who you are, and it's cool.
Quite frankly, i like that my apartment doesn't have a washer in the unit. My apartment is super old so I don't want to be worrying about a possible broken pipe. Now i own so I would have to pay for it but in my last apartment where I rented, a pipe broke in the apartment above and they ended up breaking into my bathroom to fix it. Am not trying to worry about that. Also, let's be honest, how often would you actually use a gym in your building? I know, everyone is going to say yes. Sure...
