Rent out house or sell it? My husband and I are probably moving in the next six months and don’t need to sell our current house to do so. We have about $100k of equity in the home. We’re debating selling it when we move or renting it out. I’m leaning toward selling because I have no interest in being a landlord or working with a property management company; I would vote w…

Should I spend this much on rent? I am currently living in a HCOL city and looking to move into my own apartment. I found a place for $2,200 per month, with heat and utilities included (so would only be paying additional for Wi-Fi). This would be ~40% of my monthly paycheck, which feels very high, but is walking distant to work and is in a great area. My other expenses are not t…

How much rent is reasonable? I’m looking to move and make about $3500 a month after taxes. My gross salary is $56000. I’m looking at 2 1-bedroom apartments. One is about 1,100 + utilities and the other is more like 1,200 + utilities but nicer, with slightly better reviews. Should I go for the more expensive one? I think I can afford it because I don’t have many personal exp…

Spending 50% of my income to rent Please help if anyone has been in this situation. I make 2570 per month, i dont have debt and the apartment I’m thinking of moving into is a 10min walk to work which saves me money instead of buying a bus pass. The rent is considered Low income housing? (Calgary Housing company) and its 1270 with utitlies included except wifi and tenant insuranc…

studios for rent hourly? Anyone know studios for rent here in Houston, katy, cypress, cinco ranch, or jersey village that are affordable? photographystudios submitted by /u/Wide-Ad2577

How much rent is too much? Apartment hunting and could use some advice on if one deal makes sense over the other. For reference my gross monthly income is 5272 and my take home is 4068. I understand that the goal is rent be no more than 30% of your gross income. But looking at things annully theres not much of a difference. Im looking at two apartments; Option 1: $1400/mo…

1/3 income on rent vs 1/2 In a few months I need to renew or move. I did the math, if I move closer to work my location becomes more walkable/ desirable and I save 1 hour of driving total every day. If I value my time for money thats a minimum of $400 a month. I would so much rather work those hours at my job than be in traffic running up gas and maintenance; I can work …

My rent increasing more than my salary UK Hi there, Reddit, I just wanted to share my situation and get some advice. This is the second year in a row where my rent has increased more than my salary. With the latest increase, my salary went up by £1,100 per year, but my rent rose by £1,800. And that’s without even considering the rising costs of food, transport, and other essentials. Ove…

$90/k Salary – Deciding on Rent I make $90k a year. No debt, no car payment, nothing like that. Only monthly expensives are insurance, phone, and tv. I’m currently between 2 apartments. One is 10/10, dream apartment, but rent is $1650. Other is 7/10, completely fine, but a little ugly, and only $1250. What should I do? My current leaning is to do the $1650 and enjoy this next…

Too much to spend on rent? Would like opinions on if this is too much to spend on rent or not given my income. I make $110k or so depending on production. After taxes, retirement contributions, etc. I’m taking home at minimum $5300/month, though typically more depending on commissions. 6 months emergency fund in place, and a good retirement egg for my age. I’m looking a…

What camera should I rent for my safari? I currently have a Sony A7sii that I used way back when for amateur, mostly travel photography. I was just going to rent a telephoto lens that could go with that camera, but as I was looking into it, I realized my current camera might be a bit dated, and it could make sense just to rent a new camera as well as a lens. So my questions are: Woul…

20yo, no rent, and $1,200 in debt. I’m 20 years old now, and I made some stupid decisions and got payday loans. I owe about 1,200 in debt with $0. I live in my car and I have 1 job ( cashier ) that pays for my car only and nothing else. Any tips on resetting my life and living a comfortable life ?( Had 2 jobs but i got laid off from one ) submitted by /u/jrheee1 …

Car rent (Paris-Normandie) Hello! In May I’m going by train from Brussels to Paris. As soon as I arrive I want to rent a car and go straight to Normandy (Giverny and then Rouen to sleep and continue the journey the next day). It will be 4 days in Normandy and on the fifth day we will return to Paris where we will spend the rest of the trip. I thought about renting the c…

Mortgage of 2300 vs rent of 1100 My wife and I are looking at homes near us around low to mid 300s (Cleveland area) that would put the mortgage/property taxes/insurance in the low to mid 2000s. We have 100k in savings so we could do 20% down and also have a savings cushion. But, we have great rent right now of a 3bd 1.5 bath townhouse of 1.1k with 250 for utilities/insurance th…

28. Share rent with my dad. Rotten teeth. I read the rules and I think this is allowed, if not I apologize. So I’m 28. I make 23.75 an hour. I work 50ish hours a week. Me and my dad split rent in a two bedroom apartment. I have no knowledge about money. All I know is I need to save. Then figure out how to make it work for me. My teeth are rotten and disgusting. My question is. Should I …

Seeking opinions on rent affordability Hello everyone, I’m making this post to potentially seek some guidance along with hearing your guys opinion on how you would look at this scenario. Essentially, I’m seeking some assistance on if you guys believe I can comfortably afford to pay rent as I’m looking to start that new chapter. Me, my girlfriend, and one of my best friends intend on …

How much to spend on rent? Hi I am moving to the New York in approximately two months & need some help planning a reasonable budget. I have never been to the US so I have very little background. I am 24. Single. No debt. I currently have 40k in savings and will be taking home 8000k a month. I have been looking at rent prices (absolutely atrocious) and all the decent plac…

Should we rent or sell home? Looking for opinions on if we should rent out our current home or sell it? We are moving three states away for a job relocation. We are renting as we aren’t positive how long we will be there (3-5 years hopefully). Rent at the new place is $2700. Our old home was purchased at 264k on a 15 year loan at 2.625%. Currently have a little less than 11…

Rent vs Co-Op (NY) – to buy or to rent In 2 weeks my treasury direct earnings will be in my checking and I can either reinvest, put into vanguard taxable brokerage (VUG or VUSXX), or keep in VMFXX or VUSXX if I want to buy a Co-Op. Without including closing etc, I’m seeing places to buy around $330-350k. HOA is around 800-1000/month. Using Zillows calculator, and putting $125k down …

To sell or to rent current house I need help making a decision. My wife and I are moving out of Florida and have a house. We have 250k in equity with a 3% interest rate and a whopping 26 more years on our mortgage. In our HYSA (4.5%) we have about 70k. It looks like we have two options: Sell our house. Buy a house in the state we are moving to with 20% down and put another 10…