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2002civic
06-10-2008, 10:06 PM
My Fiance and I are looking for a place in Calgary, and are wondering with the increase in homes available for rent, if you can negotiate with the landlords on your rent? Are their asking prices firm on these sites, or are we able to work down? I don't want to offend anyone by making an offer and losing out on a potential property.
SJW
06-10-2008, 10:46 PM
Come rent my house 1600 a month.
PHX
06-10-2008, 11:04 PM
I have a few of my homes available for rent. What neighborhood are you looking to rent in and what is your price range?
NewLextasy
06-10-2008, 11:11 PM
All i can say is i have 3 houses i rent out and everyone one of them i got at least 10 calls a day on so if someone were to offer me less i would just skip them...
my .02 as a landlord
2002civic
06-10-2008, 11:27 PM
were looking for a one bedroom condo, 1300 a month in the south, and i have looked at a number that are currently empty and the landlords seem to be pretty desperate to rent out...
Xtrema
06-10-2008, 11:54 PM
Originally posted by 2002civic
were looking for a one bedroom condo, 1300 a month in the south, and i have looked at a number that are currently empty and the landlords seem to be pretty desperate to rent out...

One bedroom isn't that hard to find. Many who can't flip are renting out even at a loss just to wait for market to rebound.

A house with 2-3 bedrooms are tougher.
Jlude
06-11-2008, 12:00 AM
Originally posted by 2002civic
were looking for a one bedroom condo, 1300 a month in the south, and i have looked at a number that are currently empty and the landlords seem to be pretty desperate to rent out...

1300 in the south? You're gonna need to be more secific than that. Cause in most parts of the SE 1300 will get you a new 2 bedroom condo, but downtown, it'll get you a 1 bedroom.
turbotrip
06-11-2008, 12:10 AM
When you go to look at the house, tell the landlord that you are looking for something a little cheaper and were wondering if he would consider lowering the price a bit. The ones who arent having many showings will most likely drop it. Ive had many people ask me that way and havent been offended yet.
2002civic
06-11-2008, 10:24 AM
Originally posted by Jlude


1300 in the south? You're gonna need to be more secific than that. Cause in most parts of the SE 1300 will get you a new 2 bedroom condo, but downtown, it'll get you a 1 bedroom.
well were looking at the gateway south center, or the lake bonivista development by south centre off macleod