From the MFA Mailbag: Can We Overcharge New Roommates for Rent?

September 27, 2017 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Eve asks: “Hello, my friend and I are thinking of renting out our spare bedrooms in our apartment. We live in an area were rent easily goes for $2,500+ for a two bedroom. We got an amazing deal with only paying $800, as the landlord has known us for quite a while. We were thinking…

Roommate Dilemma: How to Split Rent Fairly When Rooms Are Not Equal

January 28, 2015 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

When you’re sharing an apartment with a roommate/roommates and you all get rooms that are equal in size and desirability and you all share the common space equally, splitting the rent and the bills isn’t that complicated. Most of the time, the rent is just divided by the number of roommates and everyone pays the same…

New Online Resources for Splitting Bills with Roommates, Drama Free!

September 30, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our guest blogger Katherine has found help online for splitting expenses. Splitting Bills with Roommates, Drama Free! by Katherine We all know how awkward it is to remind a friend they owe you $3.52 for that milkshake you spotted them for last night, and it’s even worse when that friend is a roommate and that…

New Way to Split the Rent With Your Roommates

April 13, 2011 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

I can’t believe it’s already mid-April and the prime moving season is just two weeks away…are you ready? Be sure to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions as you head out on your searches. We’re happy to answer q’s in our monthly mailbag posts. In the meantime, we’ll continue to give you ammunition…