I am on the landlord side of renting rooms. I own a house that is much too large for just one person. Also, I am gay, which means it's difficult to find a partner, or at least, it's difficult for me to find a partner. So I live alone in a big old brick house in the heart of downtown Kitchener.
So, I try to rent out the rooms. The basement apartment is rented to a very nice prostitute and occasional drug dealer, who takes care of the gardening and will drive me to the beer store if I ask nicely. She's also a cleaning lady and so, more often than not, I come home to a completely cleansed home. Given how I can ruin cleanliness on a few parties, this is a big plus. Also, her connections for men and women who are willing to "work a dollar" are also big plusses.
However, I still have one room left. Well two, but I only care to rent out one.
I had the failure of renting to the immediate people who could show up and have some cash.
Well the last two failed because they were too young and didn't actually have any cash. I had to evict them.
Question: "What are renters looking for? What keeps them happy and stable?"
Question: "Is too cheap of a rent a turn off? Should I charge a higher rent just to give the impression that the place is classier? The place itself is unchanged."
Question: "Should I demand first and last?"
Given that I don't need the money, and my real cause for a roomate is to find an interesting person, how can I go about to do that? I seem to be failing so far.
-jM
A&D
So, I try to rent out the rooms. The basement apartment is rented to a very nice prostitute and occasional drug dealer, who takes care of the gardening and will drive me to the beer store if I ask nicely. She's also a cleaning lady and so, more often than not, I come home to a completely cleansed home. Given how I can ruin cleanliness on a few parties, this is a big plus. Also, her connections for men and women who are willing to "work a dollar" are also big plusses.
However, I still have one room left. Well two, but I only care to rent out one.
I had the failure of renting to the immediate people who could show up and have some cash.
Well the last two failed because they were too young and didn't actually have any cash. I had to evict them.
Question: "What are renters looking for? What keeps them happy and stable?"
Question: "Is too cheap of a rent a turn off? Should I charge a higher rent just to give the impression that the place is classier? The place itself is unchanged."
Question: "Should I demand first and last?"
Given that I don't need the money, and my real cause for a roomate is to find an interesting person, how can I go about to do that? I seem to be failing so far.
-jM
A&D