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How much should someone expect their renting price to increase per year?

Posted on 2/27/15 at 2:54 pm
Posted by AubieALUMdvm
Member since Oct 2011
11713 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 2:54 pm
Currently renting a house and was just notified that rent is going up - looks like about 2.1%.

Before it's mentioned -- buying a house would make no sense for my current situation.
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65037 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 2:57 pm to
So on $800 rent you are paying an extra $16.80? Is that the problem you're coming here for? An extra 16 bucks?
Posted by ChineseBandit66
Denver, Colorado
Member since Jul 2013
1794 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 2:57 pm to
quote:

Currently renting a house and was just notified that rent is going up - looks like about 2.1%.


That's nothing, you should be happy with that..not even $40 on $1800/month

unless you live in boondocks
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 2:58 pm to
whatever comparable rent is in the area, kind of a what the market will bear thing, I just raised the rent two years in a row because the market is strong in the area
Posted by Rush2112
Asheville
Member since Mar 2008
842 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:00 pm to
It could increase or decrease depending on market conditions among other variables, but 2% is nothing to gripe about really. I've seen much, much worse in a year.
Posted by sonusfaber
Chattanooga, TN
Member since Apr 2010
2625 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:02 pm to
Meh, hard to say. Owbder could be passing on some cost he/she is incurring that you are not aware of.

To answer the question, most houses I have seen really do not if owned by an individual. The owner would rather keep a good tenant that make one think about moving out and then get hit with a vacancy and possibly a not-so-good tenant.

Apartments are different. Expect 3-5% every year.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120106 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:02 pm to
Posted by stickly
Asheville, NC
Member since Nov 2012
2338 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:02 pm to
If your increases are below inflation you're doing ok.
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
26518 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:03 pm to
Damn that's nothing.

My last apartment they wanted to up my rent from $2,550/mo to $2,950/mo. I laughed at them and returned the renewal unsigned and let them know I would be out by the end of the month. They came back with $2,645/mo and I eventually signed that one.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39545 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:03 pm to
Hell, we don't even know if he's at market, above or below. The last place I rented before buying was probably underpriced by$200 a month at least
Posted by TigerPanzer
Orlando
Member since Sep 2006
9476 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:04 pm to
Mine went up from $1350 to $1375. It's a nice place; I still can't believe I'm paying so little for it. I have no complaints.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:06 pm to
Silly op. Property taxes increase if the area is booming. Landlord needs to make up for that extra tax somehow
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:10 pm to
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Hell, we don't even know if he's at market, above or below.

the lady that manages my place s a realtor and has a pretty good handle on what it should bring but if I have a really good tenant I'll take it easy on them, I'm in the minority on that because I know most of the landlords in that are(so, FL,) are dicks
Posted by wilceaux
Austin, TX
Member since Apr 2004
12395 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:21 pm to
Yeah, all our tenants are awesome, so we haven't raised the rent in a while, despite our taxes going up.
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65037 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

Mine went up from $1350 to $1375.


fricking crazy. I pay $1600 a month for a $300,000+ house.
Posted by TigerPanzer
Orlando
Member since Sep 2006
9476 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

I pay $1600 a month

Mortgage, right? What about property taxes, house insurance, maintenance and upkeep? The last house I owned, I paid about $1750 in mortgage, and about $500 in taxes, maintenance, etc. It came out to about $2200 a month. Now? $1375. I'm saving a ton of money.
Posted by eng08
Member since Jan 2013
5997 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:37 pm to
Look at rentometer.com
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
16831 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:39 pm to
We just got a quote for our 3rd year, 61$ increase, this is on top of about the same increase last year... Trying to re-negotiate. Hopefully this is our last year renting once we find where we want to move next year
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65037 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:40 pm to
quote:

Mortgage, right?


And insurance and tax. Sure I have to cut the grass every week but I'm also getting an increase in wealth by about 300k. I'll take that
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53718 posts
Posted on 2/27/15 at 3:44 pm to
I once rented a two bedroom house in harahan that backed up to the Miss River for 10 years and never paid more than $550/month.

Not a $1 increase in ten years.
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