celticsfan9783
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I have a friend who is renting out a 3BR apartment and wants me and another one of my friends to move in this weekend. At first I thought it was good idea (sort of gassed it up), but he wants to charge me 1st month's rent along with security for a total of $1400. My friend would also have to pay the same amount, so it would total $2800 going to my friend/landlord. This includes heat/hot water/electricity. The monthly rent would be $700. The apartment itself is 2/3 of a house in which the landlord lives on the other side.
I told him yeah, didn't sign anything yet. Now I'm sort of getting cold feet. How much do you guys pay for rent/mortgage monthly? Is charging your friend a security fee reasonable? The town is a 'burb in MA. Interested to see what people have to say and whether or not I'm getting hosed.
I told him yeah, didn't sign anything yet. Now I'm sort of getting cold feet. How much do you guys pay for rent/mortgage monthly? Is charging your friend a security fee reasonable? The town is a 'burb in MA. Interested to see what people have to say and whether or not I'm getting hosed.