All Forum Posts by: Michelle Marty
Michelle Marty has started 20 posts and replied 63 times.
Post: Negotiating rent?
- Landlord
- Dallas, TX
- Posts 63
- Votes 7
my husband and I built a new home that was completed january 2012. Just a few weeks ago he accepted a job promotion out of state. Because we built the home there is little to no equity so we've decided to rent it for a few years. I listed it on craigslist. I didn't post any pictures and said it wouldn't be available until Jan 2012 just to see if there was any interest out there or if I'd need to hire a leasing agent. I got a response 2 days later from a man who asked a lot of questions. Finally he asked if price was negotiable. He's never seen the inside of the house. My husband and I own other rental properties but these were purchased with the intent of them being rentals in a high rent area so they rented out very easily. Since this was our primary home and at a much higher price point I wasn't sure what to expect. I have the house listed at $500 higher than our mortgage payment and monthly taxes so I could come down. The house is priced at fair market rental value. If this were you would you come down or wait it out?
I just had a dinner party with a good friend in attendance who works for google and he was ranting and raving about it...but then made fun of me because I still use AOL. He said he could only send out 10 invites as an employee and my SO got one but he isn't the social networking type. After hearing all the hype I'll be interested to see how it all works! Happy networking :)
I just had a dinner party with a good friend in attendance who works for google and he was ranting and raving about it...but then made fun of me because I still use AOL. He said he could only send out 10 invites as an employee and my SO got one but he isn't the social networking type. After hearing all the hype I'll be interested to see how it all works! Happy networking :)