How much rent is resonable in this case?

Question

I live with my parents and they are starting to talk about rent and such. I am currently a freshman in college. We live in a small 3 bedroom, two bath mobile home. I have my own bed room just big enough for a bed, dresser, tv and a little walking space. It also has a desk built in, you know for school and such. We pay about $400 rent. They took every bill and split it into fourths. It came up to be about $560. They have cable and internet and their logic is that I should pay for what ever I use. I think that it all sounds a bit pricey considering I would still have to do some chores and follow some rules. Rules like no friends over at certain times and no boyfriend if they are not awake. I am kinda scared to live out on my own though... What do you think would be a resonable rent? I live in Indaina

Answer 1

If they charge rent, legally they CAN'T make you follow any rules or do any chores, they have to treat you like a tenant and follow laws.
Tell them you'd be willing to pay $100 a month and that covers everything from a place to sleep along with the utilities to the food you eat. You get to live your life on your own terms but expect mutual respect of privacy - meaning they don't tell you what you can & can't do and you don't decide to throw wild and crazy parties on weeknights when they want to sleep.
If they insist on placing restrictions on you, tell them you'll pay for your share of the food you consume (not necessarily the food they buy even) and nothing more.
Make sure they understand that your first focus is school and you're not really wanting to have to work a bunch of hours to pay rent.
My suggestion is to find a 2 bedroom apartment and 3 other girls that want some cheap living. You'll wind up paying maybe $200 a month after rent, utilities and possibly food, but you'll have freedom - you can't put a price on it.

Answer 2

You may not like the idea or the amount of the rent, but if your parents are asking you to pay 1/4 of the monthly bills, and you still have full use of everything, this sounds fair to me.

If you move out on your own, you will find out soon enough that there are more bills than just "rent". There are bills for water, power, heat, garbage, internet, telephone & TV just to name the basics. If you total up these bills you will find out that these along with a "rent" payment add up to a lot more than $560.

I don't believe that there is anything wrong with you still having to help out with household chores. Again, if you were on your own you would need to take care of all of the chores by yourself.

As to needing to follow rules, that goes anytime you live with other people. Society (or households) would not be able to function without rules.

Answer 3

Ok seriously, if you're going to be a freshman in college you shouldn't have to live by ridiculous rules like that. You're not a little kid anymore and college is the time when you have to start becoming an adult and experience as much as you can. I'm a little confused on exactly how that rent is set up but it sounds like your parents are taking advantage of you. I know that moving out is a scary thought but you will be much happier. Try and find a friend to move out with so it's a bit cheaper and less scary, I mean maybe people in Indiana are conservative and strict or something but I never had to live by such ridiculous rules, even in high school.

Answer 4

This just all sounds wrong. When my child had some hard times and moved back in I charged him the difference in bills, now daughter in college I charge nothing. Would say $25 a week is fair, not a forth of every bill, that is just greed. And you say they are parents? Parents are supposed to help their children, not try to live off of them. If you left they would have the cable and internet anyways, would they not? I truly feel sorry for you, as stated that is not right. Look for a roommate or two and check into moving out These people are despicable, in my opinion

Answer 5

Hebrews 11:1 defines what faith is. Faith drives humanity. What is reason and logic if the universe is random chaos. If the universe was just random and chance, then you have no grounds for reason and logic. Faith is reasonable and logical and very beneficial to the human race. Faithfulness keeps marriages together and saves relationships. Faith is how so many great scientists make awesome discoveries. Faith is how what made Columbus go on his adventure and eventually pave to way to America being discovered. Faith was used in great battles that won America it's freedom Faith is what you use when someone you love is severely sick or injured; Faith that they will get better. We also have faith in the way the universe works and how gravity protects earth from spinning off into infinite space. We have faith in gravity yet we cannot see it; we don't even know what causes it. Yet we have faith that it will always continue to keep us grounded. FAITH DRIVES THE HUMAN RACE TOWARDS ADVANCEMENT. "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see." Heb. 11:1

Answer 6

560 for a mobile home hell no! When i first moved out of my parents house I paid 550 a month and had a 2bdrm apartment and it was huge. I'd say look at living on campus or look at getting a girlfriend and moving in together. I charge my renters less than that

Answer 7

Sounds high. I would say $250 -$300 a month max. You could move out on your own, with a roommate, for anything more than that.