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how much rent should i charge?

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spp

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my roommate wants to have her bf move in with her. what's ur opinion of how much additional rent i should charge?
 
The details are weak in this thread. 😕

What are you charging now? Utilities? Does he get his own room? Shared room? Parking? Etc?
 
Originally posted by: JLee
The details are weak in this thread. 😕

What are you charging now? Utilities? Does he get his own room? Shared room? Parking? Etc?
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i'm charging 650 for her own room+bath. utilities included. he will share a room with her
 
whatever 1 more person's share of the rent would be, i.e. 1/3 if there's 3 of you.

Maybe minus a little bit since they'd be sharing a room...but he's still gonna use utilities, etc.

 
Originally posted by: fulltilt39
whatever 1 more person's share of the rent would be, i.e. 1/3 if there's 3 of you.

Maybe minus a little bit since they'd be sharing a room...but he's still gonna use utilities, etc.
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Could be that spp owns the place or isn't going 50-50 with the renter.

30 to 50% of what the current renter pays is what I'd say.

Is the guy going to stay forever, or is it just a short-term (few months) thing?
 
WTF? Since they are sharing a room, the both of them should pay $650. Utilities, trash, etc. on the other hand should be evenly split.
 
Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
Originally posted by: fulltilt39
whatever 1 more person's share of the rent would be, i.e. 1/3 if there's 3 of you.

Maybe minus a little bit since they'd be sharing a room...but he's still gonna use utilities, etc.
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Could be that spp owns the place or isn't going 50-50 with the renter.

30 to 50% of what the current renter pays is what I'd say.

Is the guy going to stay forever, or is it just a short-term (few months) thing?
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wow... 30-50? i was thinking more like 20%....

they are staying here long term, although they did talk about potential marriage
 
Originally posted by: her209
WTF? Since they are sharing a room, the both of them should pay $650. Utilities, trash, etc. on the other hand should be evenly split.
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so u suggest no rent increase?
 
Originally posted by: spp
Originally posted by: her209
WTF? Since they are sharing a room, the both of them should pay $650. Utilities, trash, etc. on the other hand should be evenly split.
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so u suggest no rent increase?
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That's stupid. Rent increase is a definite. The utilities will go up, and you will have to deal with an extra person in the place. It's annoying to deal with an extra person.
 
Originally posted by: her209
WTF? Since they are sharing a room, the both of them should pay $650. Utilities, trash, etc. on the other hand should be evenly split.
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That's dumb - he's also going to be using other stuff, like common space such as the kitchen or den. I agree on even splitting of utilities though.

There should be an overall increase in rent and then let them figure out how to pay it - such as bumping up the rent $200 (or some other less arbitrary number) for the roommates and let them decide how to split it.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7181
You = 4/10
Her = 3/10
Him = 3/10
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I agree with this. She still has 1 room, but there's an extra person roaming around now. Using the kitchen and common areas. This extra person might also have visitors and take up space in common areas (furniture) and food in frig.

Or more depending on how disruptive you think the arrangement might be for you.

edit: I type slow. Like what Brainonska511 said.
 
Originally posted by: spp
Originally posted by: her209
WTF? Since they are sharing a room, the both of them should pay $650. Utilities, trash, etc. on the other hand should be evenly split.
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so u suggest no rent increase?
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Yeah. Its not like he's taking up any more room.
 
x = (total square footage - square footage of your private areas)/(total square footage);
theirPayment = x * (total mortgage or rent payment);
theirPayment += (total utilities * (2/3));
 
Originally posted by: spp
Originally posted by: rbV5
Originally posted by: spp
my roommate wants to have her bf move in with her. what's ur opinion of how much additional rent i should charge?
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by the hour?
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lol.... this aint love motel man...
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I was thinking Drama tax, or 3rd wheel charge...whatever you want to call it.
 
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
That's dumb - he's also going to be using other stuff, like common space such as the kitchen or den.
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They'll most like share dishes, food, etc.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7181
You = 4/10
Her = 3/10
Him = 3/10
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If he is the landlord he is entitled to a profit.

Having 2 others live with me would be a bit much.

Also what should happen is the current roomie is responsible for 100% of the pairs rent. I have seen it happen where a couple breaks up and the left over tenant feels they should still only pay their 'shared' portion.

 
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
That's dumb - he's also going to be using other stuff, like common space such as the kitchen or den.
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They'll most like share dishes, food, etc.
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And toilet paper. Ugh... that was the worst part I remember about having a room mate. I think he used an entire roll every time he took a dump. Better than having him smell like poo from not wiping thoroughly, but damn. I think we went through a dozen rolls every week between the two of us, with him using 8-9 of the rolls.
 
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