perspectiveshifting

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[–] perspectiveshifting 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congrats and welcome to Seattle! What part of Seattle will you be commuting to and at what times? There’s a lot of newer rental communities both south (Tukwila) and east (Bellevue/Kirkland) that might work out depending on your answers to the above and what you consider a bearable commute.

It is hard to find a place that’s not very expensive, even in many not safe-ish areas at the moment, but there are lots of one-off opportunities to keep an eye out for like mother in law suites, split level house multi-family setups, and that sort of thing.

As an engineer in my thirties, my options a few years ago were overpay for a mediocre apartment with my partner, or split a house with a few more roommates. We ended up renting the cheapest spot we could find on the eastside (Woodinville) at the time for a few years since our jobs were also around the eastside, then moving further down highway 2 once we could buy a cheap house and commute down highway 2.

Hope some context here helps! I genuinely hope you love the Seattle area and good luck with your new job!!

[–] perspectiveshifting 3 points 1 year ago

Hmm, still having trouble IDing it specifically. It for sure looks like a juvenile stonefly, but I’m in the foothills of the Cascades in WA state, and can’t find an endemic species that matches. They were about an inch long if that helps provide more context.

[–] perspectiveshifting 3 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, very well might be! Thanks for pointing me in this direction.

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