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there are quite a few older brick full 1BRs much like the craigslist ad someone posted earlier from upper 900-1100s. These spots tend to be in borderline areas (you get a bad neighborhood for 800-900's) and they are not pretty and tend to have roaches. It's a hard truth, but its a truth nonetheless. If you are used to older buildings (like many NYC transplants) you are sure to find something around Fort Totten, Catholic U, and Stadium-Armory metro areas as others mentioned.
$1000? Ha. You'll have to sacrifice either safety or metro access, or a combination. Maybe $1100 or $1200 if you get lucky.
BUT there bargains out there. I knew of a $1300, 1 bedroom, 3rd floor walkup, probably 600 sq ft, nothing really updated but all functioning, more or less, appliances, a block from from a metro on Cap Hill. That is probably the best you can do. Something simliar might run 1200ish in a slightly less desirable neighborhood.
4 years ago I looked at a 1 bedroom place of H Street for $1000. Large, hardwood floors, appliances were dated but working, and the neighborhood in the surround block was sorta okay as far as DC is concerned. But that was 4 years ago (oh yeah no metro on H street...), and I'm sure the demand for that place was high.
it'll be hard to find a studio/single br that cheap unless you find at least one roommate and then you'd be getting a 2 br. I pay rent in the same budget that's about a 15 minute walk to the closet metro station, but I have more than one apartment mate so it helps bring down the rent for us
You'll struggle to find a true 1BR even outside of DC "near" a Metro at $1000/month- unless you're willing to have roommates or a small efficiency in a basement.
Not DC proper, but 1 BR apartments that are a 15 minute walk from Huntington are going for $1000 per month. And those are <500 sq ft and not the nicest buildings/complex either (off the southern end, not the towers off of Route 1). I have a friend who lives in one of them.
If $1000 is your price point and you have to be near a Metro, your best bet is a roommate- even if you move into MD or VA and sacrifice being in the District. Sorry to echo the bad news.
$1200-$1300 will get you a small studio if you hunt carefully.
My suggestion is that if you're not willing to pay at least $1500/month for a 1 bdr, then you probably shouldn't move to D.C.
I would agree that this is not reasonable for DC or any good neighborhood on the MD/VA lines within close distance of DC. A more reasonable expectation is to increase your rent to $1,500 alone or $1,000 per roommate to be in a "safe" neighborhood and less than a .5 mile walk to the metro. And no, most of your complexes, especially the newer ones are going to be very expensive.
Renting from RESPONSIBLE condo owners tends to be better route to get a combination of a good location, "acceptable" rents for the area, and not overly stringent requirements (except expect to pay 1 month deposit and first month's rent to lock in the apartment).
DC is an awesome city to live in but be reasonable in your expectations, know the trade-offs and be comfortable with both aspects.
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