My brother and I would like to buy a four-bedroom house, furnish it, have him live in one room and rent the other three rooms. Neither of us have any experience with real estate, renting rooms, or being in business with one another. We're looking for advice as to how to fairly structure this investment, advisers we should consult, issues that we need to consider up front, and so on. More details inside...
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posted by slide
on Feb 12, 2013 -
14 answers
Chicago Area Filter: International co-op student trying to find a 6-month housing lease near
Argonne National Laboratory on the outskirts of Chicago. What areas around there should I search? Are there any I should avoid in my search?
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posted by TimeStove
on Aug 13, 2012 -
8 answers
We are applying to co-op housing: Please help us write an appropriate (and awesome!) cover letter for our application!
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posted by tamarack
on Jul 17, 2012 -
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I'm an American, and I'd like to rent a place in Canada for about three months. Is there anything stopping me from doing so? Are there any extra hoops I'll need to jump through?
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posted by SpringAquifer
on Nov 3, 2011 -
9 answers
Bay Area living, reassurance-filter. People who liked [North Oakland] also enjoyed [these smaller neighborhoods near Mountain View].
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posted by deludingmyself
on Aug 20, 2011 -
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I'm about to become a landlord and need help deciding what to do with the current renters.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 24, 2011 -
13 answers
Where should I live in Toronto, Ontario, and how should I go about looking for a place?
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posted by Phire
on May 5, 2011 -
20 answers
Being an amateur landlord - what are the laws about declaring and pay income tax when you rent out a room? How about when and if you move for work (and are renting at your new location, and have to rent out your primary residence back in the old location?)
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 1, 2011 -
7 answers
Walkable cities and neighborhoods in those cities - or help us pick a place to live:
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posted by iamabot
on Jan 31, 2011 -
20 answers
My friend needs advice on renting a house in San Diego. He has been there for years, but he wants to scale down from 5 total roommates (including him) to 3 total roommates, including him.
In order to scale down like this, he'll have to charge at least $1000 per roommate. Then each person will have tons of space.
He wants roommates that are very nice, honest, and super-clean.
Is this do-able? What can he do (he's in no position to make any major home improvements) to make it more likely that he'll find what he's looking for within a reasonable period of time?
posted by SociologistTina
on Jan 18, 2011 -
11 answers
Toronto housing HELP! Need a Toronto sublet 1 bedroom apartment or 1 bedroom in an apartment for a person doing a housing search in Toronto. We're having crap luck and need help from Metafilter.
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posted by tiamat
on Aug 12, 2010 -
15 answers
What can I do
before the fact to prevent or discourage my shady landlord from failing to refund all or part of my security deposit when my lease term is up?
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posted by killdevil
on Jul 14, 2010 -
12 answers
Stuck with a house that I haven't been able to sell, becoming difficult financially to maintain as a rental. Please advise (long, sorry).
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posted by photo guy
on Jun 23, 2010 -
13 answers
Looking for an iPod Touch database app to collect observations when we visit potential rental apartments.
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posted by miriam
on May 13, 2010 -
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Trying to locate housing for a group of 12-15 students working on a project in Evanston, Illinois between Aug 1st-Sept 15th. Need to think of some creative alternatives and I'm coming up short on creativity.
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posted by jeanmari
on May 5, 2010 -
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We're interested in renting a small house in CA as our primary residence. We're suspicious that the owners/agents are just trying to wait out the market before selling. Is there any meaningful protection that
guarantees a minimum stay in the property that can be put into a rental contract/lease, irrespective of whether the owners receive an offer on the house?
posted by lalochezia
on Apr 19, 2010 -
8 answers
My parents live in Portland, Oregon and we want to visit the area for the month of June. Me, my wife and our
corgi will be driving up from Texas and are looking for a place to stay. Any recommendations on where to find a one month rental in and around Portland?
posted by jeffkramer
on Mar 19, 2010 -
2 answers
I live in Los Angeles. My ex landlord says that I bent the frame on the door for the fridge and would like me to pay 399 for a new one. This seems sketchy. What should I do?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Mar 1, 2010 -
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Temporary living accommodations for 2 adults + 2 dogs for 6 months in/near downtown Minneapolis: what are options?
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posted by nanojath
on Feb 2, 2010 -
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I'm familiar with the nightmare of renting in Sydney, Australia, but need some specific advice on my complicated rental reference situation,
and a pet cat.
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posted by 8k
on Jan 26, 2010 -
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I'm in the hunt for some new roommates in this house, and I'd like suggestions on how best to divvy up rent based on bedroom size and amenities. Also, how should I go about listing the rooms for rent here in central Los Angeles?
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posted by carsonb
on Jan 15, 2010 -
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Subleasing tenant cosmetically damaged my table. How much, if any, of her deposit should I keep?
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posted by evadery
on Sep 3, 2009 -
25 answers
My landlords want to kick me out and move into my apartment. They gave me the 60 days notice, but I have some questions about the validity of their notice.
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posted by krunk
on Jun 16, 2009 -
17 answers
Where are the best neighborhoods in the Santa Barbara area for two 20-something professionals? My boyfriend will be working in Goleta starting in June and we're looking for a 1BR apartment preferably near stuff like grocery shopping, cafes/restaurants, a public library, and running/walking paths.
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posted by wsquared
on Apr 26, 2009 -
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Moving to DC, looking to rent in Tenleytown or Georgetown. But, I'm having a hard time finding good "house" rental listings. Ideally, we're looking for 4 bedrooms (3 plus an office of some sort), close to metro, some kind of yard would be nice.
We're looking to keep it under $4k per month. Starting in June and we're here at least 2 years.
Any thoughts of where there might be some good listings (besides Craigslist), or if you know of a good one for rent that might fit, let me know.
Thanks!
posted by wflanagan
on Apr 25, 2009 -
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Rentalfilter: Would you rent to me? I'm not a complete deadbeat, but I am paranoid about looking for a new place to live in the coming months.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 30, 2009 -
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nychousingfilter: I signed a lease, moved into my new apartment on the 1st and now my landlord is demanding an extra security deposit. Can they do this?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 22, 2008 -
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LondonFlatSearchFilter: Ms. Kreiger and I need a two-bedroom flat in West London. Where should we be looking for leads?
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posted by Kreiger
on Aug 15, 2008 -
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Advise a San Francisco renter? I've about 6 weeks left on my current lease, and just had a new roommate move in. Rather than tack him on to the remaining time, my landlord would like to scrap the previous lease and have us sign on for a year. I've a feeling my roommate would prefer that as well. I, however, don't wish to be committed that long.
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posted by aladfar
on Apr 1, 2008 -
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Calling all Japan MeFites as well as you real estate mavens...I'm thinking of buying a house here in Tokyo, and I need some advice.
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 2, 2008 -
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Young (24) single female looking to sublet a room or share a house with strangers in a large US city. What things should I look for/insist on to maximize my chances of having a pleasant, safe, experience?
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posted by needs more cowbell
on Jan 22, 2008 -
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What do renters do when their landlord's property goes through a foreclosure?
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posted by rezaman
on Nov 19, 2007 -
8 answers
Can you recommend online resources for apartment/condo hunting for Richmond BC (or area, including Surrey and Vancouver).
Or, Can you recommend an agent in the Vancouver/Richmond area that I can hire to do this for me?
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posted by tiamat
on Nov 8, 2007 -
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$100k USD to spend on a "vacation home". Ideally, great activities nearby (skiing, beaching, etc) on a lake or mountains. North America or Europe. Where should we buy?
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posted by wflanagan
on Aug 13, 2007 -
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Resources for finding rental houses in Northern/ Eastern Or Southern Ontario.Anyone have some good sources or leads?
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posted by plumberonkarst
on Jul 4, 2007 -
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Pomona/Claremont/Inland Empire Filter. I have just landed an academic job at Cal Poly Pomona. Does anyone have advice about where to live, in rental housing, NEAR as possible to campus. Advice on apt/househunting in the inland empire in general also requested. General advice about Cal Poly and the Pomona/Claremont area sought too.
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posted by lalochezia
on May 3, 2007 -
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[Chicago Filter] Moving to Chicago in June. Start work 2 days later. No time to go to Chicago before the move. What's the best way to find an apt? (Everyone on CL wants to meet me first, which isn't possible.)
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posted by moooshy
on Apr 28, 2007 -
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When and where should I rent an apartment in Tempe, AZ as a new ASU PhD student? Teach me about the Tempe rental market!
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posted by Alterscape
on Apr 7, 2007 -
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Can anyone provide advice, suggest tenant rights resources, courses of action or even refer a good pro-bono lawyer for a friend of mine who's getting screwed by her landlord during the conversion of her apartment complex from rentals to condos in Studio City, CA?
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posted by zarq
on Mar 29, 2007 -
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