I moved into a new apartment last December and got a really good deal in the middle of COVID. The apartment rent has gone up over $600 in the last year (per the website), and of course they're trying to hit me with a big rent increase when I renew. I've been told by some of the other people in the complex that I'd be a fool not to negotiate the rate, and can probably get a better deal by moving to a different apartment in the complex cause the ladies running the place don't care about retention and want sign-on bonuses for renting new apartments or something.
What tactics can I use to negotiate? The apartment complex two blocks down has a cheaper deal running, on a similar sized apartment, but I'm guessing I'll loose $300 or so hiring movers to move my stuff down there. (Friends helped me move last year but they complained loudly about it and aren't gonna help again this soon.)
November 07, 2021 at 12:18AM
