Tips For Getting Cheaper Rent

Late payments can end up costing you more with late fees. Offering to pay early gives a landlord incentive to lower the rent during negotiations. Ask your potential landlord if they are willing to write a trigger clause into the lease contract that if you fail to pay the rent early you get a $100 discount.

Landlords usually have full-time jobs. Doing some cleanup and maintenance around the apartment complex can get you a decent reduction.

One of the best ways to get a large discount is by splitting it with someone else. As rents have risen over the last decade, more people have joined up as roommates.

If the place you want is out of your budget, ask your landlord if they have any other units available. Sometimes they may have a smaller unit that they are not as aggressively advertising because its less money for them .and if you are already in negotiation with them, it will help them retain you as a tenant.

Avoid moving in the summer. From May to October is when most people are searching for apartments and rentals. landlords are a lot less likely to give you a break if they have tons of other options..You have more leverage when they are desperate to get the vacancy filled.

It may cost you more, but since cash is king, and more of it is better you may be able to use it as a negotiating tactic to get the place you want for a cheaper price.