Whatever you can afford and is in nice condition with local owners who keep up their properties.
Your salary divided by 3 = rental amount or less if possible, of course.
a one bedroom apartment for now, unless you must have a dog, then you have to be in a house with a yard. {But houses are usually more expense - to rent, and for utilities.}
The best thing is to figure out what you're willing to pay for first. If you don't want to pay for anything, then an apartment is you best bet. In fact, go with an apartment for now. Deal with a house when you can deal with saving for a down payment and paying for repairs that someone will eventually do to your property,"fair wear and tear" or not.
Apartment the smallest you can find like a studio. Everything cost much more than you would guess so keep everything as low as you can. Career in small town might not be what you do for the next 40 years so keeping it flexible is important until you see what is happening. The second year you can do something else.
Roommates and being a landlord is too much for most people to handle when just starting out. Until you have been around a while you won't understand the problems that come up and how to handle them like a roommate moving out owing rent or a landlord that evicts because you sublet without it in your lease.
I'm 23, moving to a small town to start a career which starts at the end of July, and I've never had my own place. I'm not going to be rich, but I'll have enough to live in a comfortable means (approx. $34, 700 per year). I'm looking at the options available and my question is which is the best route for renting? Apartment, duplex or house?
