My and Daniel's lease is up mid-November, I have decided not to renew. It's time I get my own bathroom and I want a place with a fitness center. I have looked at a lot of places and it will be a tough decision. Any adivse family?? What should I definately look for? I am pretty sure I want the top floor, because it will be the most quiet, I also don't know whether I want to spend the extra $50 or so a month for renovated. It would mean newer appliances. The ones we have now are alright, but the dishwasher does leak 50% of the time even after they "fixed it" by "replacing" the gaskets literally 7 times. Also, newer appliances would be more energy efficient supposedly and then we would have a lower electric bill.
Mabye I am worrying a little too much.
PS: Daniel is basically healed up. His knew has a little scab left and he wears a brace on his left hand now. He reinjured/slowed its recovery at work with all the lifting.
PPS: Daniel is in better spirits than when he last posted, he was pretty blue before, but he is getting out more with friends and he paid the ticket and is looking for a new job, but please keep us in your prayers.
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4 years ago
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Depends what you do and where you live. Here in Richmond we have a two bedroom townhouse with 1.5 baths, it is only $700/month.
Buying a house is always an option if you can find an inexpensive enough house. You can always try to negotiate for a lower rent, or that they throw in extras. One way to figure this out is ask about what types of units they have available and when the next move in date is. If they have a lot of options then they have a lot of vacant properties, this means you can negotiate better. You can also look over the lease and ask a clause or two be taken out or changed.
It doesn't hurt to ask and at worst they say no. You could look into renting a house. Look at all your options and try and price them differently.
All that being said, apartments tend to be cheaper and poorly maintained vs. a house which you can improve. They are trying to maximize profit by using the cheapest construction possible. Nicer apartments rent at a premium, but also are more willing to negotiate. The money they spent doesn't come back and high-end places will look dated after a while and have to keep renovating, thus they don't want the unit empty while it is going out of style. Whatever price they give you is an offer, you can make a counter offer.
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