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   sidereal (sidereal@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Mar-2024 23:43:50 JST sidereal

   My new hobby is getting in touch with the landlords of units I have no intention of renting and haggling them down on the rent purely to neg them.

   "Nice unit, I'd like to tour it. According to my records, it's been on the market for almost a year now, was rented last month, and is now open again. So what's wrong with it? And given this context, why would I want to pay more than [3/4ths the advertised rent]"

   It is worth it for the free sodium 😂

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     sidereal (sidereal@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Mar-2024 23:44:37 JST sidereal

     in reply to

     Capitalist weirdos: The invisible hand of the free market is great at sending price signals

     Also capitalist weirdos: WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CAN’T HAGGLE ON RENT

     I assure you: I can, will, & have successfully haggled on rent.

     As with all haggling, it helps if you have some kind of leverage over your target.

     In my experience, most landlords are the right combination of shady + incompetent that there is probably SOMETHING illegal in every rental unit. Go find it! Imply you know a lawyer.

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