Show 101 - Rental Secrets to Pay Less with Justin Pogue

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Teachers are often working in high cost of living areas making medium cost of living wages. It doesn’t make sense, unless you can keep your housing costs low. Justin Pogue, real estate consultant and author of Rental Secrets understands this dilemma and shares a window into the secrets that will help you reduce your rent or even live rent free! Check it out!

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RentalSecrets.net
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Rental Secrets by Justin Pogue

Key Ideas

• Landlords have problems renters can solve, this is why teachers have more bargaining power than they realize

• You can negotiate your rent by showing you’re a low-risk tenant

• A longer lease can score you a discount

• Landlords care a lot about avoiding turnover costs so you can use this to your advantage

• There are affordable housing alternatives for teachers, including renting from older homeowners
  

Bonus Tip

Here is a bonus tip I didn't get to in the episode.

• We touched on this lightly in the episode, but I want to make sure it is clear. The thing that gives you, the renter, power in negotiating rent is your willingness to move. If you aren’t prepared to move, you have no power. It can’t be an empty poker face. If you negotiate and they say too bad, start packing. Give them notice that you’re leaving, but then subtly let them know you’d be willing to stay for a reduced rate. That might just turn them around. Don’t go for 50% off, but as much as a 10% rent reduction isn’t unheard of!

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