Post 9tTIIeFKLQmCdfEF28 by Gina@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #9tT6BVHC65b3LGvdlg by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T14:13:36Z
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Held viewings for my apartment today. I wonder what kind of impression people think they make when their 2nd question is “what happens when we can't pay the rent?” 😐
(DIR) Post #9tT6oCazU9sMhNdpBo by nvsr@best-friends.chat
2020-03-28T14:20:46Z
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@Gina but... what happens? Will you come find me with a baseball bat?
(DIR) Post #9tT71V26FPAPe4f6qO by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T14:23:16Z
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@nvsr basically.
(DIR) Post #9tT8aJqdvLsd2uTDua by nvsr@best-friends.chat
2020-03-28T14:40:42Z
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@Gina I might be interested. Got any more details? 😂
(DIR) Post #9tT9ncIMkVhRyfLHCi by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T14:54:17Z
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@nvsr there are probably easier ways to set up a game of baseball :p
(DIR) Post #9tTFB5xh7CTwPygiX2 by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T15:54:20Z
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@Gina I’m pretty sure I’ve missed a toot with context here, but why would people be coming to look at _your_ apartment? You renting it out?
(DIR) Post #9tTGOSq9Su3z5o6B3A by Tayo@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:08:09Z
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@Gina Here in my area of the US, you've got to come up with first and last month's rent plus a deposit just to move in. Many landlords and apartments have either done away with leases and have gone to a month to month contract or if you will sign a lease, rent costs less. Most contracts have a 30 day eviction timeframe but I think tenants can stretch it out to 90 days before law enforcement removes them. What are the rules like there?
(DIR) Post #9tTGb7r0noBVlnXRsO by Tayo@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:10:00Z
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@kev Didn't @Gina toot a while back that she's an evil landlord now?😃
(DIR) Post #9tTGsHr8rsUziJmZnc by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:12:57Z
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@kev TLDR: bought an apartment a few years ago that I'm renting out until I have to leave my current house. Despite everyone and their mom looking for a place amidst a housing crisis, reactions to my 'seek tenants' ad have varied from sad to insane.
(DIR) Post #9tTGzh1zfMuPotODwG by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:14:57Z
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@Tayo @kev 'evil nazi fascist capitalist landlord scum' is the scientific term (on #mastodon ).
(DIR) Post #9tTH7EmwYWwoXjwoSG by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:16:20Z
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@Tayo here there are no minimums, but one month contracts sound like a huge hassle. I do ask for a one month deposit though, but unless you set the place on fire or live with a family of raccoons you're guaranteed to get it back.
(DIR) Post #9tTHiVlmNoAjvMB0zI by Tayo@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:23:05Z
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@Gina They're not one month contracts but month to month contracts which can be terminated with 30 days notice by either party. The only reason I'm up on this is because I have adult children who are renting.
(DIR) Post #9tTIIeFKLQmCdfEF28 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:29:38Z
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@Tayo that sounds flexible in the most optimistic way and stressfully insecure in the least optimistic way.
(DIR) Post #9tTKryFu8sZajxTBLM by Tayo@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T16:58:25Z
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@Gina One landlord that I spoke with said he was so tired of dealing people breaking their leases, he finally decided to increase the rent a bit and go month to month actually decreasing his headaches. He's smalltime and leasing a single house. My parents did this in Austin and then again in Oxford, Mississippi. I was closer to both of them then they were when they moved to Florida. Guess who got a phone call whenever something went wrong?
(DIR) Post #9tTN6ssId6NwIvfRpo by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T17:23:31Z
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For anyone curious about the journey of finding a tenant amidst a housing crisis:
(DIR) Post #9tTNHRMNGn2O9alhVg by schoentoon@mastodon.schoentoon.com
2020-03-28T17:25:10Z
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@Gina I so don't get this not showing up, like at least call said person if you can't make it for whatever reason. Otherwise it's just rude
(DIR) Post #9tTNJ2vD6Kj8wIpQ3M by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T17:25:35Z
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@Tayo Yeah tenants can be a real head ache. I got lucky with the ones that have just left, they were really nice and responsible people. I think the one that is moving in now will also be fine.
(DIR) Post #9tTNLN577QDA2iZMTw by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T17:26:13Z
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@schoentoon It's definitely rude, but I also sort of get it. The housing market here is ruthless. They probably had other viewings and went for one of those.
(DIR) Post #9tTNaumK7HyMtbBy1w by schoentoon@mastodon.schoentoon.com
2020-03-28T17:28:42Z
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@Gina I'm well aware. Although I would still at least just call or text like "Sorry but I found something else already, don't expect me to show up"
(DIR) Post #9tTNtuTbSmwfSfUeOm by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T17:32:25Z
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@schoentoon I was more shocked by how many people clearly hadn't read the ad.
(DIR) Post #9tTOVYP1yu6s0NIxJQ by schoentoon@mastodon.schoentoon.com
2020-03-28T17:39:14Z
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@Gina Yeah that's just stupid/sad.. But I've even seen this happen with job applications and me sending in my resume 🙄 at some point got replies in German while my entire resume is in English and German is not listed as one of the languages I speak.
(DIR) Post #9tTPtylzgk6khBFwyu by frainz@fem.social
2020-03-28T17:54:46Z
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@Gina What's the problem with students?
(DIR) Post #9tTj0YKQJ1C3ppCyae by mike@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T21:28:45Z
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@frainz I can't speak for @Gina of course, but when I was in college I worked for a property management company who had to go in and clean houses after people moved out. They were mostly in and around the college. I try not to stereotype, but the majority of the houses we went into were utterly trashed. The number of students who took care of the house while they lived in it was far exceeded by those that trashed the house and then moved out.
(DIR) Post #9tTn3SlvouIhHtibBI by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-28T22:13:56Z
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@frainz exactly this, tnx @mike
(DIR) Post #9tTpsiJG0lkc9Zs848 by frainz@fem.social
2020-03-28T22:45:54Z
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@Gina Ah, thanks. Btw, how did you create that diagram?
(DIR) Post #9tUavqcEHXxid1k5Zo by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-29T07:33:07Z
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@frainz http://sankeymatic.com/build/ :)
(DIR) Post #9tUdWlLX2HlSuPf8Cm by nattiegoogie@mstdn.io
2020-03-29T08:02:00Z
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@mike @frainz @Gina For many years, I lived next to a home that the owners rented to college students. Every spring, the owners had to completely gut out the house like a bomb had gone off inside. Every spring, they'd say, 'never again' ... every fall, new students.
(DIR) Post #9tUgyWDdAl93xktSMq by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-03-29T08:40:31Z
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@Gina @Tayo maybe it’s the swastika banners on the wall putting potential new tenants off? 🤣🤣