# Things are going to hell. Yay! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354 "2009-07-17T16:43:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/1 "2009-07-17T16:43:13Z")
The economic situation down here is pretty bad but I am reaping one of the silver linings on this cloud. My rent dropped from $845 for a 2 bed/2 bath to $634. That’s equivalent to 3 months free at the old rate! Sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/2 "2009-07-17T17:42:38Z")
Nice drop!! Did you move to a new place? or did your current landlord drop the rent for fear that you _would_ move? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/3 "2009-07-17T18:22:20Z")
Yeah really…what’s the reasoning behind that drop?? Did you Hypno-Toad-ize the landlord?? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/4 "2009-07-17T18:30:35Z")
The apartment complexes in in S. FLA are seriously short of renters. So many people are renting their houses cheap simply to avoid foreclosure that people can rent a home for the same price as an apartment. This is my third lease at this place and the first two times I got two months free. This time its the equivalent of three months free. ETA: the population has dropped precipitously since the mass exodus of the building industry and drop in tourism. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/5 "2009-07-17T19:26:15Z")
Wow. Nice drop for you, pain for them. > [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > ETA: the population has dropped precipitously since the mass exodus of the building industry and drop in tourism. By how much? Are cities like Miami emptying out? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/6 "2009-07-17T19:40:03Z")
Nice one! I recently negotiated a £50 monthly reducation in our rent when we renewed our lease, simply by saying that I felt the rental market had dropped and we were paying too much compared to similar properties in our area. The real estate guy basically asked me to name a price, I did, and the landlord agreed. Result! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-going-to-hell-yay/503354/7 "2009-07-17T20:09:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Wow. Nice drop for you, pain for them. By how much? Are cities like Miami emptying out? I don’t know about Miami. I’m here in Southwest FLA. My county, Lee, is down 24% overall. One big chunk of the county, Lehigh Acres, is down by 48% this year alone. The new numbers come out around the beginning of next month.