Renting a house
So we are trying to decide which house to rent
We have 2 houses
One is at the top end of our budget and a 4 bdrm 3 car garage lots of space for both cars in garage and stuff and plenty of room for the kids stuff and entertaining etc-Management company great with responses etc
Option 2 Bottom of our budget 3 bdrm 2 bath, 2 car garage (only will be able to fit Escalade in it) and the garage currently does not have a motor to open it we have requested that a motor be put in the garage before we sign a lease- The management company has not been good with requests to see the place and has a reputation for not being responsive to repairs etc. But it is 200.00 a month cheaper and would work for us once we got the motor put in the garage it would be a tight fit for us and our stuff but it would work
Dh is wanting to go with option 2 because it is cheaper, and would fit mo
st of our needs and we could try for a year and then move at the end of the lease. I am leaning for Option 1 because it fits all of our needs and we could stay in it longer, and not have to move again next year and the management company is more responsive along with would we have to move again next year and may not find a bigger place and would end of paying more then we would be paying at option 1
thougts
Re: Renting a house
My thoughts are the $200 a month more sounds like it would be worth it if they other house is a complete headache and you have to deal with broken things. What happens if the hot water heater breaks and you can't get them to fix it?
Assuming you would just likely spend that $200 a month on something you didn't need anyway (like designer purses, shoes, clothes), I would lean toward option #1. If you have to waste a day trying to get something fixed all the time or the management company tries to screw you out of a deposit (and more) when you move out then the cheaper one is not always cheaper.
Likewise I would probably say the same thing...if the smaller one had better management I would go for that one (even if it was the same cost as the bigger one.)
ITA. I would much rather have to pay more and not deal with a management company that is known for being delayed/not fixing things. Plus, it is a huge hassle to move so I would prefer a place I could stay longer.
We just made this exact same decision and went with our option 1 - so happy we did, I love our house and know we can stay for awhile. The only downside is if they decide to raise rent and it is already at the top of your budget. In our case, I knew we'd spend the money elsewhere so we went for it and as a now SAHM I am glad we did because I feel like I can breathe in here with all of our stuff and not feel packed in. The boys are happier with the space too (granted we moved from a 3 bed 1200 sf condo we own to a 5 bed 2500 sf house). I've also noticed we just hang out at home a lot more, instead of feeling like we have to get out at every second which is actually saving us some money on unecessary spending.
GL - honestly I went with my gut, the house I was excited to move into, not just a house to move into.
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