Originally Posted by britb

Like others have said, it is a bit high. But I would much rather pay extra for a nice room than get a crappy one cheap. If lowering the price isn't an option, put some extra effort in to show its worth the premium. It also depends on how many people are in the house - a hoe with 10 people is going to be cheaper per person than one with four.

If the room is as big as you say, would it be possible to have two people in it, and maybe drop the price?

Well that's not totally true. I live in an 11 person house that is absolutely gigantic. The rooms are all large aside from I believe two on the top floor. There are two kitchens, four baths etc. I pay $475 without utilities. The room is furnished and decorated and it's a beautiful home that's a 6 minute walk from campus. It really depends on what you want, I guess.

In regard to the OP: That does seem a little silly for what you're offering. I wouldn't go higher than $450 for that room without utilities. Probably even lower.

550 is way to high. I just rented a main floor room which is about the same size as you described, ~5-10mins walk from school in Main west for $435 all inclusive. (Except it may be a bit far from Metro or Fortinos)

I paid about 500, for a room that could fit maybe 4 single beds in it, but it was on King and literally a 1.5 minute walk to MDCL...550 for a room of that size closer to campus is more reasonable, but since you are in westdale, you might have some trouble.

Originally Posted by AnimeGamer31

Hi there, I am trying to rent out a first floor living room which is quite huge for one person. By large, I mean it can fit about 4-5 single beds (I don't mean just the mattress, I mean the whole bed) just to give you a picture of how large. But I have listed it as 550 which includes utilities, internet, and is going to be furnished with a bed, desk, and chair. Would this price be unreasonable? The house is in a quiet reisdential area which is in Westdale. It's about a 10 min walk from the university and it's close to Metro and the bus stop. I am having a really hard time renting it out. Can anyone give me any ideas? I posted ads on cragislist and on kijiji. I saw other ads and they were only 300-400 just for the room. That's quite a cheap price, but are the rooms quite small or what?

How much do you pay for your rent and how about your other friends?

I think $550 is way too expensive for a room in a house. Considering students can get 2 bedroom apartments for less than $800 between both people, I don't know why someone would pay $550 for just a room. The most I've heard of any of my friends paying for a room was $400, and they thought even that was unreasonable.

$550 is a little high. My room atm can fit about 4-5 full single beds and I pay $475. Its on the 2nd floor and close to campus. I think because yours is on the main floor and was a living room, anything $500 and under all inclusive would be a descent price. $550 is close to $600 which is a little scary to me

Originally Posted by AnimeGamer31

Hi there, I am trying to rent out a first floor living room which is quite huge for one person. By large, I mean it can fit about 4-5 single beds (I don't mean just the mattress, I mean the whole bed) just to give you a picture of how large. But I have listed it as 550 which includes utilities, internet, and is going to be furnished with a bed, desk, and chair. Would this price be unreasonable? The house is in a quiet reisdential area which is in Westdale. It's about a 10 min walk from the university and it's close to Metro and the bus stop. I am having a really hard time renting it out. Can anyone give me any ideas? I posted ads on cragislist and on kijiji. I saw other ads and they were only 300-400 just for the room. That's quite a cheap price, but are the rooms quite small or what?

How much do you pay for your rent and how about your other friends?

JUST AN UPDATE: I looked at my room and it fits about 4-5 beds..So the room on the 1st floor fits about twice that many beds..I'd say 8 beds.

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