My friend has a wonderful mountain cabin I am welcome to use anytime during the off season at no charge except for the cost of the housekeeping service. I would like to use it during the summer (which is the peak season) and offered to pay her what she would collect for any regular tenant. This is a relatively new investment for her and her husband and they really need to collect at least 10 weeks of premium rent to make this work financially.
My boyfriend thinks she would be cheap to accept my offer and should be willing to discount the rate for me. I contend that we would be paying that rate elsewhere, why not pay it to her vs. renting an alternative cabin.
What do you think? Is she being stingy to not offer me the use of the cabin at a reduced rate?
2007-03-28 10:40:33 · 4 answers · asked by Chick with Brains 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I should add that this is a very close friend who I love like a sister. I helped her and her family move in and set up the cabin - which is the reason for the free use off season. But, I feel it would be wrong for me to expect a discount from a real sibling if they were in the same situation - if fact, I think it would be rude to ask. Boyfriend says this is what family do for each other and wrong to charge family full price - he wouldn't if he were in the same situation.
2007-03-28 11:21:52 · update #1
if she needs a certain amount of money to maintain the cabin, and can get the same amount of money from someone else, why should she discount it for you?
it is a business decision
2007-03-28 10:51:38 · answer #1 · answered by ann s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, friend or no friend, she had to purchase this property and she evidently purchased it with the intent of making money by using it as a rental. I don't think it is wrong of her to charge you the same price as anyone else during the peak season, I mean, you said yourself you are free to use it whenever for basically nothing during the off season. Your husband sounds like the one who is wanting a free handout because maybe he is stingy.
2007-03-28 17:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by dixiegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that since you get to use it on the off season free of charge, you should pay her the going rate she would charge anyone during the peak season.
2007-03-28 17:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by dakota_gal_1968 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like your boyfriend is right on - you don't mix friends and money. You either give a friend something or you don't give it to them. You don't CHARGE them for it.
I'd listen to your boyfriend on this - and if this is typical of how wise he is, I'd listen to him on most things!
he he
2007-03-29 17:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋