My kid is taking a job with the Seahawks, and will be new to the west coast..

[Native]

Planning on renting in Seattle and driving to work (supposedly opposite direction of work traffic). Does this sound like the way to go? And is their any other advice you can share that might be helpful?

[Alliepoo]

1. Congrats and best wishes to your kid!

Bet it will be an interesting job!!

[Native]

8. Thanks - supposedly its like the only team in the NFL that doesn't require they work on game days.

And it's generally more competitive than other teams because of all the tech giants. They simply have to offer more.

[RainCaster]

2. Rent is outrageous is Seattle, burbs are cheaper

Plus parking is almost impossible in the city. Will s/he be at the vmac? If so, there are areas southeast of there that are cheaper and still safe.

[Native]

5. Yup, at VMAC. Supposedly found 2 bedroom apts under 2k in the city.

I'll pass on the parking info - thanks so much!

[Native]

7. Forgot to ask - what are the areas in the city to avoid renting in?

[RainCaster]

10. Downtown, Green Lake, Magnolia, Queen Anne

Better areas include:
Cascade-Fairwood
East Hill - Meridian
Covington

[Native]

11. Thank you very much.

[angrychair]

4. Yea rent in Seattle is huge

Look as far out as Marysville, Renton, Woodinville or even as far out as Bellingham depending on how long of a commute they are willing to make to offset rent costs.

[Native]

6. Thanks so much!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. The VMAC is in Renton where rent is a little lower than Seattle proper

Depending on whether they're willing to commute or not it might be even less a little south of there.