How much is rent?
May 4th 2012, 11:20 pm
#121
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Re: How much is rent?
Doesn't sound too bad - congrats and you can enjoy the concert now!
May 4th 2012, 11:29 pm
#125
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Re: How much is rent?
Congrats, I hope! 
May 5th 2012, 12:07 am
#126
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Re: How much is rent?
Phew! You're not going to be homeless after all
May 5th 2012, 4:56 am
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Re: How much is rent?
That $300 increase is frightening. I suppose landlords do that because they can, unfortunately, since the residential letting market has heated up so much in recent years.
We never thought about stipulating the size of rent increases in our contract--that's an excellent idea.
Such a nice low rent plus a landlord who's actually opposed to raising the rent on existing tenants? Are you sure you're living in the same US the rest of us are, the one with the big housing crisis?
We never thought about stipulating the size of rent increases in our contract--that's an excellent idea.
Such a nice low rent plus a landlord who's actually opposed to raising the rent on existing tenants? Are you sure you're living in the same US the rest of us are, the one with the big housing crisis?
May 6th 2012, 7:20 am
#128
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Re: How much is rent?
We are just moving near Aspen, CO, the place we are going to rent is a house that was split up into two apartments - ours is a 3 bed and it's $1650 a month. The view we see from our window is worth a million dollars though!
Our friends who also just moved to this area got a beautiful 4 bed house for $2200 a month.
This place is not the cheapest place to live but definitely seems better than Silicone Valley!
Our friends who also just moved to this area got a beautiful 4 bed house for $2200 a month.
This place is not the cheapest place to live but definitely seems better than Silicone Valley!
May 6th 2012, 7:29 am
#129
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Re: How much is rent?
But it hasn't stopped our landlord(s) in both countries knocking our rent up every time we renew. . . . 
I don't think I've had a landlord since uni who *hasn't* raised the rent at some point. And really $1K for 4beds/2baths is an enviable price. I think you're lucky.
May 6th 2012, 7:40 am
#130
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Re: How much is rent?
Hey we do all that too, the husband & I! But it hasn't stopped our landlord(s) in both countries knocking our rent up every time we renew. . . .
I don't think I've had a landlord since uni who *hasn't* raised the rent at some point. And really $1K for 4beds/2baths is an enviable price. I think you're lucky.
But it hasn't stopped our landlord(s) in both countries knocking our rent up every time we renew. . . . I don't think I've had a landlord since uni who *hasn't* raised the rent at some point. And really $1K for 4beds/2baths is an enviable price. I think you're lucky.
May 6th 2012, 7:45 am
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