$72,000 considered 'low income' in King, Snohomish counties for family of four

[montanacowboy]

2. We are looking to move from our

house in Shoreline and have just given up. A small 2 bedroom 1 bath house can start at $2200 - $3200/mo and that's the start of it.

Money Hungry landlords want, 1st month, last month, a full month deposit and pet deposits up the wazoo, $300-$500/pet non refundable and then a non refundable cleaning deposit which could be as high as $1,000. So you are looking at up to $10K to move into a small cramped house with still a sizeable commute.

They also want $46-$50 per person for background check, credit check which costs them $18, so they are making money hand over fist on just this paperwork as there are as many as 20 people ahead of you in line to see the property.

Then they want you to have high credit scores and carry Renter's insurance and it goes on and on and on.

We just said screw it, we will stay where we are even tho it simply is not working for us.