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Segsxi
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So my girlfriend I have committed to move into a new apartment . It’s my first time ever getting a place of my own (with my gf of course).

Our property management company is renting us a 1 br 1 bath apartment with garage access for $900 / mo. (It’s Bend I know).

This Friday we are paying our security deposit which is $1,500.... okay we had that saved up and we were ready for that we will be able to pay it and get our lease signed this Friday.

The company said “this months” rent will be pro rated to $430 we still don’t know if we have to pay a full Rent for NOV 1st or if the Pro rate amount is actually for November (hopefully) or if it is actually for October.

if it’s for OCT that’s shitty because we will only live there for 6 days in October) ... now I wouldn’t mind paying the pro rated rent along with the security deposit but it would suck to turn around and have to pay an extra $900 literally right after we pay everything to move in.

I get get paid weekly so no real complaints all I know is my pay next week will be slightly less than usual because I took yesterday and today off ( I should receive like $500)

Third possibility may be that we will have leniency to pay November’s rent like on the day we signed the lease (which is the 18th which we can do no problem)

what is the proper way to figure this out.
Oct 15 2019 4:38PM
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OregonDead
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If you get your keys on the 18th that is 15 days and 15 days prorated at $900/month is about $430
You should ask questions and make sure you are clear on everything but I'd expect the prorated rent to be just for the rest of October.
Oct 15 2019 5:00PM
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nmwninjart
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Yeah that 430 is for this month and you'll have to pay the full rent of 900 for Nov. It sucks. Initially moving into an apt is Expensive! My rent was going up to 920 here in St Paul so i looked for something else and found a studio for 790. Damn cities are expensive.
Oct 15 2019 7:51PM
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Non_State_Actor
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nmwninjartYeah that 430 is for this month and you'll have to pay the full rent of 900 for Nov. It sucks. Initially moving into an apt is Expensive! My rent was going up to 920 here in St Paul so i looked for something else and found a studio for 790. Damn cities are expensive.


I have such a delusional sense of the real estate market, all of this stuff seems like a bargain. In the most expensive area basically in the world $900 *may* get you a non-permitted bonus room tacked onto the back of a house in the worst area around. Bottom of the market for a bedroom in a shared house would be $1000 at least.
Oct 15 2019 10:45PM
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nmwninjart
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Glad I dont live there. I miss the rent I had in college in a smallish rural town. It was an old house converted into 3 apartments. I had the upstairs half for $525 for around 500sq. Ft.
Oct 15 2019 11:14PM
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skiP.E.I.
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You should read your rental agreement/contract thoroughly and if your questions aren't answered by that, talk to the landlords/property management.
Oct 15 2019 11:32PM
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davetron78
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Why the fuck would you post this of NS? Fuck your girlfriend and you. I bet you two won't even last a year on "your own" before she gets lazy with cho ass. Or you start fucking around. Stop posting mindless relationship shit and start consciously obtaining a higher awareness as to what it means to be aware of this shit we call "life"
Oct 16 2019 1:25AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Why don't you just ask them / read the contract?
Oct 16 2019 10:28AM
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theabortionator
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Most places take rent on the first. The 430 will be for your partial october and the full month of November will be due on the 1st of Nov
Oct 16 2019 11:43AM
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theabortionator
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mystery3I have such a delusional sense of the real estate market, all of this stuff seems like a bargain. In the most expensive area basically in the world $900 *may* get you a non-permitted bonus room tacked onto the back of a house in the worst area around. Bottom of the market for a bedroom in a shared house would be $1000 at least.


It's not that bad in tahoe but rooms are going for 8-1000 right now. You couldn't get a studio for 9 let alone a 1br with garage.

Still on the hunt for housing. Somebody I know might rhrough me a spot for 750. otherwise just trying to stay under 9. 1k sucks to be in a shared space.

The shit housing market will probably be why I move out of tahoe.

Working southern hem winter fucks me because I can't find a good spot and just lock it down year round. Having to the the housing shuffle each falls is shit.

Also shoutout to Northstar/Vail for ignoring the housing crisis until they literally couldn't get enough people and then offering the most bullshit "sollutions". 60-80 J1s in a bunk house. 3 people in a 1 bedroom etc. Quality offering from northstar for employee housing lol.

/rant
Oct 16 2019 11:50AM
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theabortionator
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Yeah they dont give a fuck. It's such horseshit. They should have been building more sawmills over the years instead if selling that. Idk. Eventually I'm either gonna go small northeast/midwest mountains or work for the few big guys that have good housing options. Aspen ski co has pretty solid housing in Snowmass. If buttermilk parks wasn't a dumpster fire and their apathy wasn't injuring and killing people I prolly woulda stayed. Snowmass seems strong though.

i wanted to do 3 at Northstar. This season is 3. Open to stayingif it's chill. Open to working another tahoe mtn is housing isn't shot. Totally down to find new ground if needed.

Fuck the seasonal shuffle. Been getting harder every year.
Oct 16 2019 12:54PM
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Segsxi
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Yeah In reality I feel lucky that we got this especially in Bend, it’s hard to find that in Bend. I must have been stressing over nothing we paid the security deposit today and first months rent, and we have more income ready for the 1st month rent thanks Goyz and gorlz
Oct 16 2019 11:54PM
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cyphers
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11010110Why the fuck would you post this of NS? Fuck your girlfriend and you. I bet you two won't even last a year on "your own" before she gets lazy with cho ass. Or you start fucking around. Stop posting mindless relationship shit and start consciously obtaining a higher awareness as to what it means to be aware of this shit we call "life"


you are insufferable
Oct 17 2019 12:39PM
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davetron78
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Aw, thanks I appreciate the call out, you fool
cyphersyou are insufferable
Oct 17 2019 3:40PM
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WoFIowz
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How big is your apartment square footage wise? Unless you're in a shack, sub 1k is good in any city these days. Garages usually don't come with apartments and are an extra $50-100+ at places I've lived. Consider that a deal. Apament rent is too high these days and their increases are outpacing inflation. Hence why I ended up buying a house and am now paying less than my fucking apartment rent by $200 with insurance bundled in. I was living 15 miles outside of a city and still paying over a grand; inside the city woulda been easily close to $2-3k or more.

The $450 is prorated for October as first reply explained. Half the month is half the rent. You're not getting surcharged. The security deposit is high though. I've never seen it higher than one month's rent, and after I got out of school, one place was $300 and the other didn't even have one. I just looked and oregon has some pretty shitty security deposit laws. Your landlord must have some bad tenant history to have that high of a deposit or he deems you high risk or its a shady area.
Oct 21 2019 1:43AM
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Segsxi
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FogdartHow big is your apartment square footage wise? Unless you're in a shack, sub 1k is good in any city these days. Garages usually don't come with apartments and are an extra $50-100+ at places I've lived. Consider that a deal. Apament rent is too high these days and their increases are outpacing inflation. Hence why I ended up buying a house and am now paying less than my fucking apartment rent by $200 with insurance bundled in. I was living 15 miles outside of a city and still paying over a grand; inside the city woulda been easily close to $2-3k or more.

The $450 is prorated for October as first reply explained. Half the month is half the rent. You're not getting surcharged. The security deposit is high though. I've never seen it higher than one month's rent, and after I got out of school, one place was $300 and the other didn't even have one. I just looked and oregon has some pretty shitty security deposit laws. Your landlord must have some bad tenant history to have that high of a deposit or he deems you high risk or its a shady area.

Can confirm he must have bad tenant history upon our first inspection of the place there were like 3 holes in the garage wall.
Oct 21 2019 3:48PM
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