Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA in comments)

Re:Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA... by dimodi9 on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:13PM (#17443488)

where does the xtra money for renters come from? Imagine rental properties are already efficient

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Re:Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA... by somid3 on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:23PM (#17443605)

Great question, when tenants switch apartments landlords have to absorb the missing weeks of rent while they are cleaning and repairing the unit. Landlords also have to find a new tenant and cover lots of other costs. Overall, property owners have to spend 20% to 45% of their cash-flows on tenants. In a way, right now long-term renters are subsidizing short-term renters.

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Re:Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA... by shahryc on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:17PM (#17443536)

I think some rental properties are definitely underutilized

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Re:Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA... by somid3 on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:24PM (#17443623)

Underutilized, and the high rate of tenant switches causes all sorts of unnecessary expenses

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Re:Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA... by makia837 on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:18PM (#17443548)

seems from the lower vacancy rate. I'm curious what is the average rate for each state or county in US or abroad.

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Re:Show HN: Colibrin – Get up to 15% of your rent back. (AMA... by somid3 on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:24PM (#17443618)

This varies dramatically, some areas like Rittenhouse in Philadelphia has an average of 10%, while other locations have a 3% vacancy rate -- the national average in the US is typically 7%

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