I assumed it was a joke; she couldn't possibly be serious.
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Could she?
Please assure us that it was a joke, missgreeneyes!
hold your horses everyone!!!!!!!!!
As far as I know my current tenants have NOT sublet. I (strongly) prefer not to have my tenants sublet and my agents do too. My agents advised against kids and having 4 adults in 2 bedrooms. Some agents work on a first-in-best-dressed principle. Slap down the deposit, sign the lease and grab the keys.
I attended the last inspection with the agent and the place wasn't that clean but acceptable. I mean, they live in it, so I can't expect them to be cleaning constantly, can I?
Having said all that, throughout the years, any uni student/backpacker (myself included) can attest to the fact that an overwhelming number (majority?) of eastern suburbs/inner west (uni-oriented) and city (uni/traveller-oriented) apartments are sublet. Haven't you seen the signs taped around the Sydney CBD? "Sharemate wanted for triple bedroom. Living room available. Free rice (? Used all the money to pay rent = no money for food?)"
I have caught many a glimpse of an eastern suburbs living room with a bed in it, draped off with a shower curtain, or partitioned off with a wall ofwardrobes and bookshelves. The dead giveaway is old bedsheets for curtains and a heap of old furniture stacked on the balcony!