would you also like your mb to be your landlord?

[Anonymous]

I just saw this ad and wondered who would actually be interested in doing this?

Job Description
We are looking for someone who
wants an apartment in North
Arlington and can do 10 hrs/week
of work - babysit and/or do
some household chores (e. g. fold
laundry, food prep, run errands)
- in exchange for rent.

Apartment is studio over
detached garage. Fully furnished.
Access to in-home laundry
facilities. Off-street parking. 6
blocks to Clarendon metro; 1/2
block to bus.

Ideal candidate would be college
student or recent grad who has
experience working with multiple
children (here, 2 and 4-year-old fun-loving girls), is available at least one
weekday or weekend evening per week, schedule to be mutually agreed
with family.

Must be flexible and well-organized, speak excellent English, like to read
bedtime stories and play pretend, be non-smoker and be ok with large,

Apartment would rent for $1300/mo. Would charge $600 in exchange for
10 hours/week of help, equating ttaking tax savings into account!).

[Anonymous]

So for 40 hours of work you're getting a $700 deduction in rent?

On the surface that seems okay, but I am not from the area - why is a studio apartment above a garage worth $1300/month?!

[Anonymous]

I live near there and it's way over priced for a house share. You can get a studio apartment for that price.

[Anonymous]

The ad isn't very clear. It says to do the work in exchange for rent, then later on asks for partial rent payment.
Says schedule will be mutually agreed upon, but then wants flexibility.

Sounds like a logistical nightmare.

[Anonymous]

Seems like a good deal to me. They are allowing about $17.50/hr (of net pay) deduction off the rent. I don't know how accurate that rental figure is for the area, but I'm sure there's room for negiotiation, and if its even close it seems like a good deal.

I did something similar the summer after medical school and thought it was great. For me, it would depend on whether the apartment was liveable, like a true studio with a usable kitchen, if the schedule of work could be set well in advance, and if I clicked with the parents.

[Anonymous]

I can see this working very well for the right person - a student or something. Seems reasonable and just a question of finding the right fit. Could be a fantastic opportunity for someone.

[Anonymous]

$1,300./month rent for a room to rent is a ripoff.

[Anonymous]

Last year a family in Chevy Chase tried to rent a room in their basement out for $1000 a month plus 40hrs/month of childcare.

[Anonymous]

Why the heck would anyone pay $1300/month for a studio apartment owned by your boss?? I pay $1300 for my 2 bedroom apartment in the burbs not too far outside of DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why the heck would anyone pay $1300/month for a studio apartment owned by your boss?? I pay $1300 for my 2 bedroom apartment in the burbs not too far outside of DC

exactly. you're in the burbs. not 6 blocks from the metro. that's actually a great price for a studio, if it's a true studio. However, most students and whatnot would rather share with a roommate for less money. Can't even tell you how many ads there are on CL with people looking to rent out part of their living room or dining room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why the heck would anyone pay $1300/month for a studio apartment owned by your boss?? I pay $1300 for my 2 bedroom apartment in the burbs not too far outside of DC

exactly. you're in the burbs. not 6 blocks from the metro. that's actually a great price for a studio, if it's a true studio. However, most students and whatnot would rather share with a roommate for less money. Can't even tell you how many ads there are on CL with people looking to rent out part of their living room or dining room.

Not 6 block but about a 10 minute drive. I'll take it over living under my boss.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't take this job due to the fact that if the job doesn't work out, then I would have to up and move as well. Having a boss as your landlord as well is just too much authority for me.

[Anonymous]

these people have an ad up all the time… if it is the same family…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why the heck would anyone pay $1300/month for a studio apartment owned by your boss?? I pay $1300 for my 2 bedroom apartment in the burbs not too far outside of DC

exactly. you're in the burbs. not 6 blocks from the metro. that's actually a great price for a studio, if it's a true studio. However, most students and whatnot would rather share with a roommate for less money. Can't even tell you how many ads there are on CL with people looking to rent out part of their living room or dining room.

Not 6 block but about a 10 minute drive. I'll take it over living under my boss.

Right. But walking vs driving to the metro means a higher rent. At my old apartment I could walk to the metro. Rent was $400 more per month than my current place, where I can drive to the metro. It wasn't a knock against you. Location, location, location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't take this job due to the fact that if the job doesn't work out, then I would have to up and move as well. Having a boss as your landlord as well is just too much authority for me.

Yes.