I just negotiated a lease for a new rental for myself. I think I got a pretty good deal. It’s a 3800 sq. ft. home on an acre lot in a gated neighborhood. The owner was asking $3500 per month. I got him down to $2850 by paying six months in advance. I also got him to agree to not increasing rents for three years. So my answer to the original post is an emphatic “yes”, you can definitely negotiate favorable lease terms, especially at this time of year. I don’t think many people want to move over the holidays.
