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Rented Rooms
I don’t want to insult anyone, and a few of my tenants became great friends, but in my opinion, many people who reside in a rented room have trouble handling their finances — that’s one reason they’re renting rooms instead that belongs to them places. I needed to help keep my my boarding house operation as uncomplicated as you can, so these three rules were crucial:
My renters received weekly paychecks, so I charged by the week. Associated with simple: folks don’t always plan well, חדרים לפי שעה so it’s advisable to get the money while they have it. A lot of my roommates paid when they’re due with few problems, but some of them would also have trouble saving for monthly rent. If you’re renting to someone who gets a paycheck every two weeks, charge a bi-weekly rate.
I had put together small rooms, as well as the last time I rented them out was 10 yrs ago, חדרים לפי שעה so my rates were low compared to today’s norms. I charged $65 each week for 1 room (the size of a giant closet), חדרים לפי שעה $75 weekly for an additional pair and $80 a week with the largest bedroom, which became available once I acquired married and built an efficiency apartment on the rear of your property for my wife and myself.
Should you the mathematics, חדרים לפי שעה you’ll notice that those rents equal to $11,700 per year. The expense of running my home concerned $3,500 annually. That had been for taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance — everything. I estimated that having other people home added fewer than $20 per week to my costs, so most of the rent was pure profit.