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Old 06-25-2008, 11:22 AM
 
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My husband and I are moving to Jacksonville on August 1st for a one year job opportunity that I have in downtown. Because it is a short term position, we will be renting a house for somewhere between $1000 to $1500 and are looking in Riverside, Avondale, and San Marco (mainly based on the comments I've seen in this forum). Some of the rental options have been on the market for months and some homeowners have even reduced their rental price but their house is still on the market. So, my question is, do you think the rental/real estate market is bad enough that landlords will negotiate on rental price? Or do you think that the rental market in JAX is still strong enough that landlords don't want to negotiate? Thanks in advance for all your help!
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Old 06-25-2008, 11:31 AM
 
Location: At last.......Jacksonville, FL
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My husband and I are moving to Jacksonville on August 1st for a one year job opportunity that I have in downtown. Because it is a short term position, we will be renting a house for somewhere between $1000 to $1500 and are looking in Riverside, Avondale, and San Marco (mainly based on the comments I've seen in this forum). Some of the rental options have been on the market for months and some homeowners have even reduced their rental price but their house is still on the market. So, my question is, do you think the rental/real estate market is bad enough that landlords will negotiate on rental price? Or do you think that the rental market in JAX is still strong enough that landlords don't want to negotiate? Thanks in advance for all your help!
Without a doubt you can. My wife and I were just there and were able to knock the rent down on our place by $50.00/month and got them to knock down the security deposit. The market is very soft down there and landlords are doing what they can to ensure their places are rented out.
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Old 06-25-2008, 11:38 AM
 
Location: hilliard, fl
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My husband and I are moving to Jacksonville on August 1st for a one year job opportunity that I have in downtown. Because it is a short term position, we will be renting a house for somewhere between $1000 to $1500 and are looking in Riverside, Avondale, and San Marco (mainly based on the comments I've seen in this forum). Some of the rental options have been on the market for months and some homeowners have even reduced their rental price but their house is still on the market. So, my question is, do you think the rental/real estate market is bad enough that landlords will negotiate on rental price? Or do you think that the rental market in JAX is still strong enough that landlords don't want to negotiate? Thanks in advance for all your help!
I feel its worth a try if you want to negotiate rent. If they want to rent bad enough they will and if you want the place bad enough you will just take it, it never hurts to offer a lower price.
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Old 06-25-2008, 11:39 AM
 
Location: hilliard, fl
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Wink rental negotiating

it never hurts to offer a lower price if they want to rent they will negotiate and if you want the price then just pay what they ask.
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:26 PM
 
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Yeah, go for it. Try and suss out if it has been vacant for a while. If your husband or you is willing to do the lawn you can get a break on the rent by doing that too.

We just rented a place from a couple who were moving and couldn't sell their place. It's been difficult at times because they are not really in a landlord mindset. So they hem and haw when having to fix stuff that as homeowners they put up with.

Good luck!
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Old 06-25-2008, 11:56 PM
 
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Like everyone said above, it's worth a shot and it never hurts to ask.

I will add though that you are looking to rent in highly desirable areas and many of those landlords have owned those rentals for a long time - meaning, they bought it "back when" and may have paid peanuts for the home, so they may not have the pressure of a big mortgage as a financial motivator to lower the rent.

As a former landlord myself, when I set the rent, I set the rent. It was based on many factors in place long before a tenant came along. Also, I'd be handing keys over in good faith that the tenant was actually going to pay the rent on time each month...a great unknown for landlords .

So ask, but don't be suprised if not everyone is willing to budge .
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Old 06-26-2008, 09:46 AM
 
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Just as I check out my tenants you should check out your landlord. MAny house's now on the rental market are ones that couldn't be sold and are being rented at low prices. If the house is foreclosed on the bank can throw you out in 30 days no matter what the lease says. I've seen this happen to someone twice in one year. Check out comps and beware. Most times you truly get what you pay for.
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Old 06-26-2008, 10:44 AM
 
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Thanks so much for your help! I'll let you know how it goes after this weekend and whether we are able to negotiate a lower price.
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:53 AM
 
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Well, we had an extremely long frustrating weekend trying to find a place to rent, but we found one. The long and the short of it is that though there are a lot of houses in the rental market right now, there aren't a lot of reasonably nice houses on the rental market that take pets --- or if they are nice, the houses are outside of the historical area or quite expensive (i.e. rentals of $1600 or more). We weren't looking for a mansion, but were looking for a clean house in a safe neighborhood with a reasonable amount of space (at least 1200 square feet) and saw 14 houses from Saturday to Monday and didn't find anything. Finally, on Tuesday morning, we went and saw a house in San Marco, and really liked it though it was listed pretty high. We negotiated the price down, because the house had been listed for several months, and are going for it. We are excited about the house and the neighborhood. Thanks for your help!
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:54 AM
 
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Well, we had an extremely long frustrating weekend trying to find a place to rent, but we found one. The long and the short of it is that though there are a lot of houses in the rental market right now, there aren't a lot of reasonably nice houses on the rental market that take pets --- or if they are nice, the houses are outside of the historical area or quite expensive (i.e. rentals of $1600 or more). We weren't looking for a mansion, but were looking for a clean house in a safe neighborhood with a reasonable amount of space (at least 1200 square feet) and saw 14 houses from Saturday to Monday and didn't find anything. Finally, on Tuesday morning, we went and saw a house in San Marco, and really liked it though it was listed pretty high. We negotiated the price down, because the house had been listed for several months, and are going for it. We are excited about the house and the neighborhood. Thanks for your help!
good for you, good luck in the new home.
despite all the nonsense in the media about falling real estate values, if you want quality you will have to pay for it.
There are many cheap homes out there but many of them are cheap for a reason. A lot of undesirable stuff is out there and that's what is not moving and prices are falling but if it is a very desirable home in a good location the prices are fairly steady.
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