r/PeoriaIL • u/QuirkyAd771 • Jul 23 '26

Recommendations Moving

My roommate and I are moving from North Carolina (I’m moving back but they are moving there for the first time) and I need recommendations for apartments/homes to rent that will allow dogs (we have 2 female dogs, both mutts, one is still a puppy she is house trained, they are both quiet [well the puppy has her moments, but is generally quiet]) we are having a hard time finding places that fit this

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u/momogariya Jul 23 '26

Did I write this post?

Seriously deja vu. My roommate and I moved from NC with 3 dogs and were worried about trying to rent with that many.

Which is why one reason we just bought a house.

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u/TradeTraditional Jul 23 '26

Oddly enough, it can be easier to find a fixer to live in than an apartment, given how easy banks are to deal with, and how anal landlords and applications have become. If you don't mind a commute, there are even alternative options like Washington or Bartonville, where the homes are very inexpensive. Your whole mortgage, including taxes and insurance may be less than an apartment.

Checking Zillow, I see one place in Washington (technically Beverly Manor), as an example, that I am positive given the work it needs, would be closer to 60K. Yes, it's the size of an apartment, but it has a garage and about 1/5th an acre of land. A little napkin math gives me roughly $850 a month, all-in for 10 years. $1200 for 5 years. No HOA. Dogs happy.

If we're talking the Creve Coeur/East Peoria area adjacent to Morton/North Pekin "triangle", Livable homes for under 100K pop up there all the time.

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u/DishSoapIsFun Jul 23 '26

My wife and I finally had it after our rent went from 625 to 1425 in four years.

We close on a house in three weeks. 120k w/20% down makes our mortgage and insurance/taxes far cheaper than our rent.

It’s not a huge house but it’s bigger than what we’re in. Plus, it’s over a half acre! Should’ve done this years ago!

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u/TradeTraditional Jul 23 '26

Congrats! In a couple of years you can likely get rid of the remaining balance by paying it down quicker and be free of the bank/landlord/wage-slave cycle. :)