General markup for FURNISHED rental?
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NO long term tenant wants your crap. So it's only a short - term tenant.
never. surrender.
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Agree with huntersburg.
Furnished is for short-term.
Its not worth it! I did it once and the landlord deducted from the deposit for essentially normal wear and rear on the furniture! Get your own from IKEA or Bobs. You are doing THEM a favor, since they don't have to pay for storage.
@jason I think I would deduct for your normal rear on the furniture too!
LOL w/needs!! :-D
Hol--I don't know if you're the potential renter or the landlord here, but I agree with the others--it is rare that anyone wants a furnished apartment unless it's for a vacation rental or other short-term situation. Most folks renting longer-term already have 'stuff' and don't want to have to pay extra to store it because they're being forced to live with the landlord's furniture.
I know a lot of people who rent long-term furnished apartments in New York: academics subletting for a summer or a semester or a year, for example. I've sublet my place and I've lived in lots of sublets. In general I charge and I pay the exact rent for the apartment. More than that seems a little skeevy.
If you're worried about damage, get a deposit equal to the damage you're worried about. Usually people charge one month's rent and also expect "normal wear and tear" to occur.
Personally, I think there should be a mark-DOWN for furnished rentals, as I'm providing the landlord a service by storing their furniture for them in "my" apartment.
For once I agree with Matt!
100% agree, it's a handicap, not a benefit. Unless what you're leaving is actually creating a premium, like a 60" Pioneer Kuro wall mounted with Integra and B&W surround system.
depends: are talking shortterm or longterm? for a long term rental you should get a discount if it's furnished. shortterm, obviously you need their furniture, so presumably you pay at least something for it.
Its a love-fest of agreement here!!!!