Flow from room search to contract ①-1

When searching for room information, nothing starts unless you decide what kind of room you want to live in. It is very difficult to find a room that meets all your wishes, saying, "It's a new building. The room is large. The rent is cheap." First of all, think carefully about the conditions that you cannot afford to give up, such as the rent, area, and size that you can afford to pay

● How much is your budget?

[Rent]
No matter how much you like the room, if the rent is too high, it will be difficult for you to live a normal life. The standard rent is said to be 30% of the monthly income. Consider other monthly expenses such as utilities, living expenses, taxes and insurance, and decide not to overdo it.

[Initial cost, etc.]
To rent a room, you will first have to pay for things other than rent. Security deposit, key money, and brokerage fees paid to the real estate company will be charged.

・Key money: Key money is one of the lump-sum payments paid by the borrower to the lender at the time of the lease contract (that is, the money paid only once at the time of the contract). It is paid in the sense of gratitude for renting the room to the lender and will not be returned. Most of the rent is for 1-2 months. Recently, the number of properties without key money is increasing.
・Security deposit: Money paid by the borrower to the lender at the time of the lease contract of the building. The security deposit has the purpose of being a "collateral" to be deposited with the lessor when renting a rental property. Since it is collateral to the last, if there is no unpaid rent etc. by the time you move out, in principle, the full amount will be refunded. However, if there is a rent delinquency, or if repair costs are required to restore the original condition, the refund will be deducted. Estimated for 1 to 2 months of rent.
・Brokerage fee: The brokerage fee for a rental property is a fee that the real estate company receives as consideration for information on the property, negotiation of contract conditions, explanation of important matters, conclusion of contract, etc. The brokerage fee for rental contracts is stipulated in the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Law as "one month's rent + consumption tax is the upper limit".
・Rent debt guarantee fee: The cost required to conclude a guarantee contract with a guarantee company in case the rent cannot be paid. If you have a guarantor, you may not need it, but in many cases it is essential.
・Fire insurance premiums: Even if a fire breaks out, we will not be liable for damages unless there is gross negligence, but the lessee is obliged to "restore to the original state" when moving out by the lease contract. As a result, in the unlikely event that the building is destroyed by fire or damaged, the lessee is obliged to restore it to its original state, and if that is not possible, liability for damages will arise. Also, even if your property is damaged by the fire from the next room or the next house, you cannot claim damages from the misfire, so you have to protect yourself (property). Generally, the fire insurance that the lessee takes out is "household property insurance" and "renter liability insurance".
・Key exchange fee / key exchange fee: The cost of exchanging keys. It may be treated as a cost to purchase a new exchanged key.
・Disinfection fee: Money paid for cleaning and disinfecting.

In addition, it may cost more, so let's assume that it will be more than the calculated amount. By the way, it is recommended to estimate the rent for 4 to 5 months. However, please note that the cost may vary greatly depending on the contract details of the room. You can also reduce the initial cost depending on the contract conditions of the real estate company and the building, so consider the budget that suits you and search for a room.