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[Soft Machine]

How does one go about renting a house in HCMC? My wife, daughter and I are heading to HCMC, and I'm wondering:

- Is it even possible to rent a place in HCMC? When I last lived there in the early 90s, foreigners had a very difficult time renting due to a number of factors; I think it might have even been illegal to rent without a sponsor.

- What is rent like for a modest two-three room place?

- Which neighborhood do you recommend for raising kids? Not really worried about commuting, just would like to get an idea.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[FriendlyUser]

Hi

It isn't a problem. We (4 teachers) rent a house in distrct 3 for $800.

You can get better if you search long enough. Try getting a Vietnamese person to help you, coz the best ads aren't in "rich" (English).

[jfmann]

800 each or all together?

[saigon cowboy]

Uhhh....that's $800 all together.

I choose to go the cheap hotel route, or rooms in houses outside of Pham Ngu Lao.
The possibilities are endless and you will find what you need.

[withaciderinsideyer]

staying in de tham for like $6 a night

it's a room in a house - fan, hot shower, tv - it does the job

i am thinking to move to something more comfortable though

from what i gather mini-hotels can be had for 200 - 300 bucks per month but how much do you reckon i can knock gran and gramps down to? they are quite sweet but i would need to cut a deal to make it worth my while staying there, otherwise the mini-hotel route looks better

having rinsed my savings on an ill-advised holiday in thailand i need to make this work for me. breakfast is costing a buck or two a day and then there is laundry to consider

any advice for this gawky western neanderthal with a strong aversion to buddhism would be greatly appreciated

[withaciderinsideyer]

i really need the lo-down on miss loi's rooming house and any other similar deals or mini-hotels for an aspiring pronunication machine such as myself

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE