City Counselor in my city posts Twitter thread of hopeless apartment search. Surprise, he can’t afford even a room on his salary

As you guys know, I've been looking for a new apartment. And it's wild. I've applied to 7 places now of which 6 were taken within 30 minutes. The 7th at $1k/month sent me this pic.twitter.com/GppBDNh7nR— Burhan Azeem, Cambridge City Councilor (@realBurhanAzeem) March 5, 2022