Apartments in the KCK metro

[Yard Dog]

Hey there everybody! My wife and I are moving to the KC area from Arlington, Virginia, at the beginning of November and have not yet figured out where we are going to live. Most apartment complexes out that way don't know availability until 60 days out so we have a couple of weeks yet before we will have to make a commitment. I know a good portion of this board has either previously lived or currently live in that region and I would appreciate any and all suggestions.

Our preferred criteria:
- Within 45 minutes of Baldwin City (we have family there we want to be able to visit easily)
- Around $1000 per month is the goal - we currently pay much more than that and are hoping to save up for a down payment on a future home
- Two-bedroom preferably
- Near the 35 corridor
- Flexible leases - hoping to possibly sign a shorter lease in order to find a home and be done with apartment living

I look forward to hearing your suggestions! Thanks and #GoCats!

[michigancat]

I hear there's some badass apartments in Olathe

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[Dugout DickStone]

For those criteria you are 100% looking olathe, not even joking

[wetwillie]

Hey there everybody! My wife and I are moving to the KC area from Arlington, Virginia, at the beginning of November and have not yet figured out where we are going to live. Most apartment complexes out that way don't know availability until 60 days out so we have a couple of weeks yet before we will have to make a commitment. I know a good portion of this board has either previously lived or currently live in that region and I would appreciate any and all suggestions.

Our preferred criteria:
- Within 45 minutes of Baldwin City (we have family there we want to be able to visit easily)
- Around $1000 per month is the goal - we currently pay much more than that and are hoping to save up for a down payment on a future home
- Two-bedroom preferably
- Near the 35 corridor
- Flexible leases - hoping to possibly sign a shorter lease in order to find a home and be done with apartment living

I look forward to hearing your suggestions! Thanks and #GoCats!

Welcome to Gardner,KS friend.   We are getting a Freddy’s and Culver’s soon, you will love it here.

[mocat]

I've never seen it called the kck metro before but in this case I think it's actually more accurate

[meow meow]

can't even imagine what kind of 2 br you would get for $1,000/month.  my guess is a shithole, but like previous posters have alluded, i'm guessing you might as well just look in baldwin city at that price.

[CNS]

can't even imagine what kind of 2 br you would get for $1,000/month.  my guess is a shithole, but like previous posters have alluded, i'm guessing you might as well just look in baldwin city at that price.

He did say KCK.  KCK will have plenty of stuff for $1k. 

[Yard Dog]

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. We found one in Shawnee and one near the AMC in Olathe that fit what we were looking for - but I was worried we might be missing out by just googling or using apartments.com. We don't need anything flashy. Just hoping for something that will feel safe and be pest-free. Amenities aren't all that important either. I said "KCK metro" because we aren't currently looking in Missouri at this time. Thinking we will buy a home on the KS side and don't feel like moving to different states twice.

I've never lived in that area. The only permanent addresses I have had in KS were in Hutchinson and Manhattan. Excited to be in the area but looking at the map of the region and the names of the cities don't really jump out as meaning anything specific to me.

[DaBigTrain]

can't even imagine what kind of 2 br you would get for $1,000/month.  my guess is a shithole, but like previous posters have alluded, i'm guessing you might as well just look in baldwin city at that price.

He did say KCK.  KCK will have plenty of stuff for $1k.

Yeah for $1000 a month for a 2 br it’s gonna be a shithole unless you go way outside the main metro, or Olathe. I pay $1300 a month for my 2 br in OP.

[michigancat]

In all seriousness I'd just move in with the family in Baldwin City, especially if it's less than a year

[wetwillie]

In all seriousness I'd just move in with the family in Baldwin City, especially if it's less than a year

Just put in a brand new Casey’s, I think you are onto something here.

[Skipper44]

i think the 87th & 435 area in Lenexa has replaced Otown as the epicenter of Joco apartment badassery - not sure $1k will get you a 2br at the new places like the link below as I remember paying more than that for 2 br in South OP 20 years ago but there are plenty of older complexes close by that area.
https://www.domaincitycenter.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvO2IBhCzARIsALw3ASrs7hI3jmzFjaNfq3BvMreJOuUOyKJWZjdW5e4U5nswIARKVAX7sYYaAsgQEALw_wcB

[DQ12]

i think the 87th & 435 area in Lenexa has replaced Otown as the epicenter of Joco apartment badassery - not sure $1k will get you a 2br at the new places like the link below as I remember paying more than that for 2 br in South OP 20 years ago but there are plenty of older complexes close by that area.
https://www.domaincitycenter.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvO2IBhCzARIsALw3ASrs7hI3jmzFjaNfq3BvMreJOuUOyKJWZjdW5e4U5nswIARKVAX7sYYaAsgQEALw_wcB

Derek Young lives there so you could hobnob with him if that sweetens the pot.

[meow meow]

that area of lenexa, a 2 br is gonna be 1,500 to 1,600 at the bottom end

[Yard Dog]

We currently pay 2100 for an 800 sqft 1 bedroom. Looks like we might have to go over 1000 a bit but that is doable just means less money being put away for a future down payment.

In all seriousness, I'd just move in with the family in Baldwin City, especially if it's less than a year

Just put in a brand new Casey’s, I think you are onto something here.

As tempting as that is - we were hoping to live in the area we would be house-hunting to get a feel for it. Also didn't want to be too far from the city.

i think the 87th & 435 area in Lenexa has replaced Otown as the epicenter of Joco apartment badassery - not sure $1k will get you a 2br at the new places like the link below as I remember paying more than that for 2 br in South OP 20 years ago but there are plenty of older complexes close by that area.
https://www.domaincitycenter.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvO2IBhCzARIsALw3ASrs7hI3jmzFjaNfq3BvMreJOuUOyKJWZjdW5e4U5nswIARKVAX7sYYaAsgQEALw_wcB

I appreciate this suggestion - we will look into that area and see what comes up.

[wetwillie]

Here is the thing, house prices are going to inflate in the next 12 months faster than your down payment fund likely will.  A 300k house right now is likely going to be 330k next November in the area you want to live in.

[michigancat]

Here is the thing, house prices are going to inflate in the next 12 months faster than your down payment fund likely will.  A 300k house right now is likely going to be 330k next November in the area you want to live in.

Can someone looking for a $1k/month apartment afford a $300k house?

[meow meow]

Here is the thing, house prices are going to inflate in the next 12 months faster than your down payment fund likely will.  A 300k house right now is likely going to be 330k next November in the area you want to live in.

Can someone looking for a $1k/month apartment afford a $300k house?

i'm sure they can, they only want to pay $1k so they can save more, just don't think it's realistic unless they want to live in a really dated place in gardner.

[star seed 7]

Grabbing a cheap apartment is a good idea when you can spend they next year getting to know which areas you can afford and want to live in. Don't worry about the market.

[Institutional Control]

I did the apartment thing while having a house built and it was miserable. I’m pretty sure the upstairs neighbors had a bowling alley in their apartment.


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[Yard Dog]

Grabbing a cheap apartment is a good idea when you can spend they next year getting to know which areas you can afford and want to live in. Don't worry about the market.

This is honestly our approach at the moment. We just haven't spent enough time in the area to know where we'd want to commit the next 5-10 years living.

[DaBigTrain]

Based solely on posting style alone I think Olathe is your best bet.

[KST8FAN]

https://www.sixty16.com/floor-plans/#chart

Shawnee has several new apartment projects.

Shawnee Mission Parkway and I 35.  41 minutes to Baldwin, straight shot to Plaza.


Tom

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[8manpick]

https://www.sixty16.com/floor-plans/#chart

Shawnee has several new apartment projects.

Shawnee Mission Parkway and I 35.  41 minutes to Baldwin, straight shot to Plaza.


Tom

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Just a short drive