[LiveThroughThis]

Wasn't sure where to post this:

I'm thinking about possibly next year moving out on my own again, maybe with a roommate. Anyway, being disabled, I only get a lump sum a month. Surely--I hope--that doesn't mean I only qualify for low-income housing which is ghettoland.

Anyone know of websites or info about getting a decent apartment/renting a house on fixed income?

Thanks.

[shortandcute]

the best thing to do would be to go on Google and look it up for your area; that is something that varies depending on where you live

[anjelmarie]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

Wasn't sure where to post this:

I'm thinking about possibly next year moving out on my own again, maybe with a roommate. Anyway, being disabled, I only get a lump sum a month. Surely--I hope--that doesn't mean I only qualify for low-income housing which is ghettoland.

Anyone know of websites or info about getting a decent apartment/renting a house on fixed income?

Thanks.

I'm in the same boat. But i don't think you get any special treatment as far as getting a decent place to live that you don't have to pay market rent for just because your on disability. I don't think so anyway. Maybe it depends on where you live. I know here there are disability apartments that are in buildings that are for senior citizens. Other than that its low income housing projects. Unless you can get on section 8 and there is like several years on a waiting list for that. Plus you have to find a waiting list that is open. I'm trying to figure out how to move on my own without my bf and take care of myself while on disability. And i really feel like there is no hope. Maybe where you live though things are different. I hope so, good luck to you. If you find out anything different let me know please.

[CagedBird]

Hi. I'm having the same problem. I don't get a lot from SSDI so it's hard to find a place to live. Either I have to get lucky and find a really cheap place or get into a low income complex but it is so hard to get a spot. If I try to find a roommate no one wants to room with me because I'm mentally ill. There really should be complexes for the disabled.

I hope you don't run into these same problems and can find a place to live.

[Perna]

I'd look into getting a roommate, renting a house with a friend, all the stuff most people have to do if they can't afford the market rate where they live for a place alone.

Nowadays, people that own houses often have two people working to be able to do that; I lived in Washington, D.C. in my 20's-mid-30's and that city had "rent control" (when I moved out of my apartment in around 1984 for which was paying around $350/month, the rent immediately went up to $800/month for the "new" tenant -- so, it was an excellent neighborhood/place to live but the rent control the City insisted on when I moved there in 1973 kept the amount they could jack it up each year lower).

Like shortandcute recommends, check your area for something that might work for you. Maybe you can work as a "house sitter" for doctors/others going away or overseas for an extended period and get a reduction on rent as payment, that sort of thing. Check with banks/realtors in your area and see if there are any houses that have been foreclosed but they'd rather have someone living there instead of being empty since it won't sell right now. Get creative and do a little calling around, let people know your background and integrity and how you'd be right for a job like that. I know my next door neighbor owns several rental properties and some of his renters are having trouble paying; you might be a "better" renter than some situations. Check with social workers at senior centers; maybe there's a senior that can't care for themselves anymore, had had an illness or died, etc. but their house they've owned for a zillion years won't sell and their family would love a reliable person to live there for awhile at a low rent (the house is probably paid off since they've lived there so long; so they don't need to make money from the rent); I know when my husband and his ex-wife divorced 1988, she got the house and their mortgage was only $325 or so a month because they'd lived there so long and it was nearly paid off. Go to a few "divorce" groups and see if there's a woman with a house but in the same earnings situation as you are that would share with you.