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I need advice on subletting We are renting out our basement... or trying to, but getting no bites. We are offering a full sized LR, BR, and full bath with shared kitchen and laundry room. We are asking $700 plus 1/3 of the utilities. That might seem like a lot for some people, but this is the fastest growing county in the US and everything is expensive here. Our rent is almost $2000!! Anyways, I've advertised everywhere... newspapers, craigslist, kijiji, our hospital's bulletin board, my mil put an ad at her work place, my husband put an ad at his former workplace, and we've only had one person come to look at it and never contacted us back. I'm going to print more ads today and put in grocery stores. Where else can we advertise? I just don't understand... this area is always on the go and people are constantly moving and looking to rent places while their house is being built... What else can I do? |
Your thread title is a little mis-leading. Sub-letting is when you've rented an apartment or house....and then you re-rent the same place to another tenant. Do you have local circulars? Or does your newspaper have a circular which is just homes for sale or rent. Most people here...look in that over reading the daily ads. Good luck. |
We are subletting. We rent our townhouse from someone and are renting to another tenet. We've put our ad in newspapers already. |
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I've found that its VERY hard to rent out a living space that does not have its own outdoor access or kitchen. Maybe try local college's ? |
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The reason I ask, is because I've seen so many cases like this on the court shows. If you don't have permission or the basement doesn't have a certificate to be leased, you could be asking for trouble down the road. If you do, I wish you the best of luck! |
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That sounds like a great deal. I hope it works out for you! |
I hope this doesn't sound silly, but do you have good cell phone reception in your basement? Might be worth noting in the ads. When apartment hunting in New England , I found that a lot my colleagues and I gave up on looking at basement apts ad b/c we found that we wouldn't have cell reception and we didn't have the $$ for a landline (and it would be hard for you to share a phone line with a tennant). |
Is it priced accordingly considering there is no private kitchen? I would not price it as a "one bedroom" since even a studio would have a kitchen. You might change your ad to "room for rent" or "boarder wanted" since it's more of a roommate/housemate situation than an apartment for rent. |
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I think the price might be a bit high (not saying you can't find someone to move in at that price) -- but if you divide 2,000 by 3 -- it only works out to 666. Maybe lowering it to $625 w/one third of the utilities would be more attractive to potential renters? I would also agree with a previous poster to change it to be more of a roomate wanted since it truly isn't an actual seperate apartment. In Boston I know it was very common to have to have roomates to get by, but they shared the rent in an even 3 way split (even if they were a couple) or the tenants that had been there the longest sometimes paid a bit more since it was originally their responsibility. I hope you're able to find a roomate! If the price is attractive I'm sure someone will come along! |
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