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ted (not lasso)

potentially dumb question but can someone explain the logic of “subletting” your apartment out for 2 weeks while you’re on vacation? like is rent really that high or are people really that cash strapped or what?

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people are broke af dude and rent is hella expensive sometimes you can rent your place for 2 weeks for the price of a full month normally and if you’re traveling you’re likely paying for accommodation there too so ”double rent”

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timeline is in sync lol

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2 weeks is arguably not worthwhile for the overhead of logistics on all of it but more generally I am a huge proponent of using sublets to solve the double rent problem to allow people to live in multiple places they can call home throughout the year, something more like 9 months Miami 3 months nyc for example

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Daniel Fernandes

another question: what landlord would allow this? I can't remember a lease I've signed that would allow me to 'sublet for 2 weeks'

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i think rent is high enough in some cities to justify it, and it's zero-downside to try

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I would do it if it was someone I know or friend of friend that I trust. Put it this way—if I went to Hawaii for two weeks and spent $1k and that entire trip could be paid for just by letting a friend crash, yeah absolutely I'd do it.

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People are cash-strapped and rent is out of control. I can't even afford a one-bedroom apt in the area I live on my salary. I live in a basement suite in my friend's house, and trying to figure out a way to have a better income. Main reason that I don't sublet like that when I travel is that I feel weird to have strangers stay in my home. I did have a friend stay in my apartment while I was gone once, but I didn't ask him to pay for it. It was as a favor as he was in-between places.

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rent is incredibly high, especially in London. I know a couple of my friends who do home exchanges. This is a way to have a place for vacation for free and build trust since you exchange houses instead of renting from one side

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i once sublet an apartment for 5 months and it was awesome. you can often charge more than your rent and make a good profit. i’m not sure i’d do it for 2 weeks unless it was a regular thing with someone you know

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Back in the day, we would sublet our place while we traveled (usually for a month or two) and the extra margin we'd get from subletting would cover most of the trip costs. This is when rent was a fair bit cheaper (early 2010s) and before Airbnb got expensive.

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This personally is why ive been doing very short term leases and just plan around them, wont be the case very soon though (getting a longer term one)

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how is this a good idea? squatters are a real thing, specially in la.

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see also the half of the Airbnb industry (the part that rents out their own homes not their rentals)

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Sounds like a real quick way to make your 2 week holiday a real stressful 2 weeks ngl.

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I don't even like it when the neighbor knocks and can see inside my apartment. Creepy lady damn near steps inside every time. I can't imagine letting someone live in it for 2 weeks. Nope, not for me.

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meta-david🎩 | Building Scoop3

When I lived in an apartment in Hoboken where rents were comparable to Manhattan, I never ever did that and I was gone for weeks at a time on business. Ain't no way I'm doin' that.

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Super common in NYC where rent is $4-6k just for a 1 bedroom with no amenities like an in unit washer or dryer 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Tony pfp

I have wondered if swapping places with someone who lives in the city I want to spend time in would work...but would have to be a month minimum

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personally wouldn’t mess w it, little upside and asymmetric downside lol

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