Can you ask a realestate agent to drop the price of a rental?
I’m really interested in this property to rent but it’s about $20 a week over my budget I think they are also having trouble renting the property as there are desperately perusing me.
You can always ask, but I have NEVER seen or heard of the price of a rental property dropping just due to a potential tenant’s request that it is over his/her budget.
If they are having trouble renting the property (and you realistically have another acceptable option if they refuse to lower the rent), then you might have more leverage. But you also might want to ask yourself WHY they are having trouble renting the property. Perhaps there is something other than the price that makes it undesirable to other potential tenants?
October 25th, 2011 at 5:24 am
You can ask, but don’t expect much unless you can also get the bank to take $20 less on the mortgage, or the utility company to take $20 dollars less, or the Insurance Company, or the Property taxes, someone to absorb the cut in the rent.
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October 25th, 2011 at 5:53 am
You can always ask, but I have NEVER seen or heard of the price of a rental property dropping just due to a potential tenant’s request that it is over his/her budget.
If they are having trouble renting the property (and you realistically have another acceptable option if they refuse to lower the rent), then you might have more leverage. But you also might want to ask yourself WHY they are having trouble renting the property. Perhaps there is something other than the price that makes it undesirable to other potential tenants?
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October 25th, 2011 at 6:39 am
SURE, can ask
Unlikely to happen, but no harm in trying
But don’t stress it is over your budget, but that it has been available for X amount of time and still available, that winter is coming on. . . . that it is overpriced compared to comparable properties or the area, or its condition, or. . . . .
Rule of Thumb: You can afford to spend 1/4 of income on rent, not more than 1/3 with all utilities
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Big difference between PERUSING and PERSUING