You should be able to average out the going rate for a regular bedroom, and one with it's own bathroom, (we call it an "ensuite" here)
After this you can give here the evidence of going rates. I think the difference may be more like $50 or $60 per month, but you will need to do some research so you can back it up.
The normal thing here is that the person with the ensuite room will pay a fair bit more. (At her suggestion of $15 a month though, she is having as joke)
In NZ dollars you would easily pay an extra $30 a week for an ensuite room.
Yeah, I agree with most of the other posters. Either (a) just get your own apartment; it may be more expensive, but if you can afford it, it's worth it because you have privacy, don't have to worry about eating each other's food, and you don't have to wonder if everyone will be able to make their rent that month. It sucks if someone can't come up with their amount; then what happens? Get your own apartment.
or...(b) draw straws. There's really no one that specifically should get the room, so it is just a draw.
While the person who gets the master should pay more, 15 is absurd.
You should all bid on it. The person willing to pay the most for it gets it. The higher they bid the lower rent for the others goes. It will all be fair that way, whoever paying it is not paying more then what they agreed was fair
I say draw straws, or just look for a one bedroom apartment and live with yourself. I think this would work out better.
draw straws is the best thing to do for a situation like this.
You should have an auction and everyone bid on how much more they are willing to pay for that room. Winner gets it, and pays more for it.
I would just live by myself, but I can't afford it :/
draw straws or high card
There will be three people, including myself, moving into a 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom house.The Master bedroom has it's own bathroom and is significantly bigger than the other room. We'll be moving to a different city to help accommodate the two people I will be living with (moving to said city does nothing for me, might I add.)
We all work full time, and my current roommate has been spending her free time looking for new places, and according to her, "doing all the foot-work". Because of this she feels she should get the Master bedroom and only have to pay $15 more a month for it...
Obviously, I disagree and find it unfair. I think we should just draw straws, especially since not everyone has the option to pay more due to low income.
I just need opinions on whether you agree with her, we'll call her Polly :)
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