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Should I Co-Sign For My Son's Apartment While He's in College?
DerekJohnson
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Get your kid a credit card when they’re 16 that only you use sparingly to build credit and this isn’t an issue. But Dave Ramsey doesn’t actually know how to play the game and thinks credit cards are evil.DerekJohnson said: -
I lived in mom's basement
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A college kid with no credit and limited possibility to earn income is not going to get an apartment without having a co-signer, even if they have a few roommates.
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Dave's anecdote was fucking stupid. "Well I just prepaid my kid's rent for the whole year so we wouldn't have to be liable for the rest of the household".BleachedAnusDawg said:A college kid with no credit and limited possibility to earn income is not going to get an apartment without having a co-signer, even if they have a few roommates.
Glad that worked out for him. Most college slumlords are lazy shits who won't bother accommodating this arrangement. And why should they? That's just fewer debtors to pursue if the house does in fact fall into shit because the college tenants fuck everything up.
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Dave Ramsey is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but hopefully one day he'll learn how to play the game.ntxduck said:
Get your kid a credit card when they’re 16 that only you use sparingly to build credit and this isn’t an issue. But Dave Ramsey doesn’t actually know how to play the game and thinks credit cards are evil.DerekJohnson said:
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Not to mention I think his example is probably from some podunk Midwestern town where there aren't crazy regulations. No landlord in WA State is going to accept partial rent for a full year up-front. You would have to be insane.GreenRiverGatorz said:
Dave's anecdote was fucking stupid. "Well I just prepaid my kid's rent for the whole year so we wouldn't have to be liable for the rest of the household".BleachedAnusDawg said:A college kid with no credit and limited possibility to earn income is not going to get an apartment without having a co-signer, even if they have a few roommates.
Glad that worked out for him. Most college slumlords are lazy shits who won't bother accommodating this arrangement. And why should they? That's just fewer debtors to pursue if the house does in fact fall into shit because the college tenants fuck everything up.
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Right. If anything the landlord is now accepting additional liability by taking it off the tenant. A tenant has paid but isn't held responsible for damages for an entire year. Textbook moral hazard.BleachedAnusDawg said:
Not to mention I think his example is probably from some podunk Midwestern town where there aren't crazy regulations. No landlord in WA State is going to accept partial rent for a full year up-front. You would have to be insane.GreenRiverGatorz said:
Dave's anecdote was fucking stupid. "Well I just prepaid my kid's rent for the whole year so we wouldn't have to be liable for the rest of the household".BleachedAnusDawg said:A college kid with no credit and limited possibility to earn income is not going to get an apartment without having a co-signer, even if they have a few roommates.
Glad that worked out for him. Most college slumlords are lazy shits who won't bother accommodating this arrangement. And why should they? That's just fewer debtors to pursue if the house does in fact fall into shit because the college tenants fuck everything up.
No co-signer? No rent. -
Lots of people out there who are irresponsible and clueless financially. Good on him for finding his niche market and milking them for their hard earned cash. Doesn’t make his advice good if you’re somewhat financially competent.DerekJohnson said:
Dave Ramsey is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but hopefully one day he'll learn how to play the game.ntxduck said:
Get your kid a credit card when they’re 16 that only you use sparingly to build credit and this isn’t an issue. But Dave Ramsey doesn’t actually know how to play the game and thinks credit cards are evil.DerekJohnson said: -
I never click these pods but I've heard a minute or two on radiontxduck said:
Lots of people out there who are irresponsible and clueless financially. Good on him for finding his niche market and milking them for their hard earned cash. Doesn’t make his advice good if you’re somewhat financially competent.DerekJohnson said:
Dave Ramsey is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but hopefully one day he'll learn how to play the game.ntxduck said:
Get your kid a credit card when they’re 16 that only you use sparingly to build credit and this isn’t an issue. But Dave Ramsey doesn’t actually know how to play the game and thinks credit cards are evil.DerekJohnson said:
I think his audience is the economic illiterates who are legion
And they get fucked on credit
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This. I've done it three times. When you're paying the fucking rent, it doesn't matter. I care where my girls live.BleachedAnusDawg said:A college kid with no credit and limited possibility to earn income is not going to get an apartment without having a co-signer, even if they have a few roommates.
