Hello r/personalfinance!
I (23f) lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with my parents for 12 years (since I was 12).
The summer of 2021, my parents bought a home in Florida and I moved out to attend graduate school. By move out time, my parents were paying $1100-$1200 in rent.
My last semester of graduate school is coming up, and I’d be interested in moving back to my hometown. I thought I could move back to the apartment complex, but rent for a 2 bedroom runs at like $1900 now. It’s not run by a private landlord, but the property manager knows me really well and she has watched me grow up.
What do you think my chances are of negotiating an apartment down to $1100-$1200?