YOU CAN NEGOTIATE ANYTHING AS LONG AS YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE ALL THE RIGHT MOVES. Dealing with a rent increase is one of those difficult negotiation situations that needs to be backed by top-notch negotiation skills. Whether you’re a new tenant, on the cusp of renewing your rental lease or you’ve been handed a yearly rent increase the ball is now in your negotiation court. The art of negotiation can be used in just about any situation even when someone says the price is firm. Even then if you have the right backing power you might be able to squeeze in a discount or in this case negotiating a rent increase that doesn’t fit with your current budget expenses. Rental prices in our area have gone through the roof in the last couple of years. If you are a family with 2 children and need to rent a 2 or 3 bedroom apartment you’ll be looking at near $1200-$2000 a month whether it be in a basement apartment, one level of a house or apartment complex. An apartment complex is typically run by a property management team and basement apartments and house rentals have landlords who own the […]
How To Boost Your Financial Situation When You Can’t Afford To Pay Rent
THE CHOICES WE MAKE WITH OUR MONEY AFFECT EVERYDAY LIVING Not everyone who struggles to pay rent wants to up and move but for many it’s a reality that they must face because they wrangle month after month with financial insecurities. The biggest issue facing many Canadians right now is that rent in most cities keeps going up along with the cost of living and minimum wage has not kept up with inflation. About one-quarter (3.3 million) of all Canadian households are precariously housed, living in housing that is unaffordable, over-crowded, below standard, or a combination of all three. Poverty in Canada is high with many Canadians struggling to make ends meet even if they are those friends, family and neighbours with the big house and fancy cars. You’d be surprised how many rich-like people are actually house poor. There’s a reason spending only 30% of your gross income on housing is imperative because if you go over you face declines in other areas of your budget such as food, transportation, clothing and other necessities. There are 35,000 Canadians are homeless on any given night. Over 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness every year with 5000 being unsheltered, 180,000 staying in […]
