Nope, I'm a long-term renter who is kicking himself for not buying something a year and a half ago before prices started to shoot up or last summer when rates were still low =(
I'm just trying to provide a counterpoint to the slew of advice stating that OP is somehow doing it wrong by looking at 5k/mo apartments. There are a lot of jobs in both tech and finance that pay decent performers 2+ years out of college more than enough to comfortably spend 5k/mo on rent.
I also do think that location of where you live and the quality of your apartment can matter a lot--what you get for 5k is different from what you get for 3k, and if someone can comfortably afford 5k/mo then it's totally reasonable to pay that for the location they want vs 3k/mo for one they find less appealing.
I'm just trying to provide a counterpoint to the slew of advice stating that OP is somehow doing it wrong by looking at 5k/mo apartments. There are a lot of jobs in both tech and finance that pay decent performers 2+ years out of college more than enough to comfortably spend 5k/mo on rent.
I also do think that location of where you live and the quality of your apartment can matter a lot--what you get for 5k is different from what you get for 3k, and if someone can comfortably afford 5k/mo then it's totally reasonable to pay that for the location they want vs 3k/mo for one they find less appealing.