Rental unit for weekdays - to not have to commute to work?

[James Cannon]

I know I've heard many people mention it.

I don't know that I want to move out of Lafayette, but if I commute to Baton Rouge, NOLA, etc, it opens up lots of job opportunities I might not otherwise have explored. I've never looked into this, and aside from calling up people I know, and asking if I can rent a bed for 4 nights (M,Tu,W,Th) a week, every week, I was curious how to go about even getting a rental unit.

Ideally sharing the rent somewhere seems best, as paying for a whole apartment myself will likely always exceed the cost of the commuting, even though I drive a 15-17mpg Silverado.

If you have experience doing this, what was your situation like,

and more importantly how did you go about finding place to check out?

 

[PrairieCajun]

I think the only thing in BR that would be worth looking into, outside of a private deal is Burbank Commons(4600 Burbank Dr.). They have 4 Bedroom units and set up roommate deals and I believe it is about $100/mo/occupant. If that is the case, I don't think you'll find a better deal. New management is for sure in place, I talked to them briefly last week when they were trying to work a deal on some utilities. Good luck.

 

[gsneff]

I commute from gonzales to duson everyday and have considered talking to one of the locally owned hotels about paying them up front for three or four nights a week for a month stretch and seeing what kind of deal I could get. The drive is tough, turns a nine hour work day into a 13 hour day.

 

[James Cannon]

I commute from gonzales to duson everyday and have considered talking to one of the locally owned hotels about paying them up front for three or four nights a week for a month stretch and seeing what kind of deal I could get. The drive is tough, turns a nine hour work day into a 13 hour day.

Yea, that's another thing I thought about. I thought maybe if it were steady and guarenteed income, per month, that maybe they'd be ok with a deep discount off the nightly rate. No idea though.

Thanks for the input so far folks.

Hopefully I can save up some cash and buy a cheaper, economical commuter vehicle.

 

[gsneff]

in a month or two I will likely be selling a cavalier. 31 mpg avg.

 

[bearfutedninja]

From the title i thought you were talking about renting a climate controlled storage building for a month and stick a bed in it.

 

[buck3050]

What about a small trailer and find a trailer park.

 

[Neil09]

If I'm not mistaken, I remember seeing a sign right at corner of i49 and i10 with a price to rent per week. Don't remember what it was, but it showdown some do discount for things like this.

 

[jro6803]

Alright, gsneff commutes from Gonzales to duson. James Cannon commutes from Lafayette to baton rouge / new Orleans. Swap houses / households /spouses from Sunday evenings to Friday evenings.

 

[gsneff]

Alright, gsneff commutes from Gonzales to duson. James Cannon commutes from Lafayette to baton rouge / new Orleans. Swap houses / households /spouses from Sunday evenings to Friday evenings.

lol, only real problem is my weekends are thursday and friday not saturday and sunday!

 

[LongGoneDays]

I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving my house deserted on a regular schedule like that.

 

[scottjajr]

Best way to go is get a travel trailer. I used to stay in Baytown for work and rented a spot in a RV park fr $250 a month.

 

[nickatnite]

I commute from gonzales to duson everyday and have considered talking to one of the locally owned hotels about paying them up front for three or four nights a week for a month stretch and seeing what kind of deal I could get. The drive is tough, turns a nine hour work day into a 13 hour day.

That's all?

Try commuting from Pr'ville to Houston. Then if further travel is required, Pr'ville to Houston to London. The drive from Prairieville to Houston is 4- 4.5 hrs. Non stop flight from Houston to London is 9.5 hrs...