Would-be tenants looking for a place to live in San Francisco are facing similar problems to those in London: housing is very expensive and there simply isn’t enough to go around. A recent advert on popular website Craig’s List has revealed just how cramped some rental properties now are.
Bunk Beds for Six
The advertisement was for a room in a shared house that apparently slept six. The room, which was located above a Thai massage parlour, had six bunk beds crammed into one room. There was also a small kitchenette and a table with two chairs (presumably the other four people would need to go eat out instead).
Communal Living
Would be tenants were expected to pay approximately £350 per month, so the landlord was raking in £2100 for the room. Since landlords prefer not to show reporters around these places for fear of adverse publicity, a stooge was sent to take a look around another similar setup.
The prospective “tenant” was interviewed over Skype and then offered a place in a two-person bunkroom with a small desk, for £1,170 per month. The building was for 30 people in total, so there were communal kitchens and shared bathrooms. For a student this might not be too bad, but for anyone else, it is expensive and cramped.
To be fair, living in a hostel really isn’t so bad if you are twenty something student, broke, and into partying all night long, but if you work full-time and want some privacy, it is unlikely to appeal.
