The rental market in Wellington is HOT, HOT, HOT. The median list to rental price is currently 100%, meaning landlords asking $2,000 a month are getting $2,000 a month.* However even with those statistics there are still a few tenants who will try to negotiate the rental price with a Wellington landlord and if the tenant has a lot to offer they may be successful, but is it wise to justify the low rental offer?
In my opinion the only way to "justify" a lower rental offer is by pointing out the properties flaws; home backs to a road, needs paint, needs carpet. While this might be an investment property for the landlord and not their personal home, pointing out these negatives might still offend them.
Offending the Wellington landlord is NEVER the way to start negotiations. Instead of trying to "justify" the low rental offer I recommend focusing on the positives, a tenants strengths, why should the landlord pick you? Does the tenant have excellent credit, good rental history, stable job and income?
Focusing on the positives is always better than focusing on the negatives and it might work.
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*Information provided by the RMLS and based on annual unfurnished homes that have rented within the last 90 days, deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Should you Justify your Low Rental Offer?
Should you Justify your Low Rental Offer?
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