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giansegato · on March 31, 2021

Hey, OP here!

> what "profile" the author is referring to here?

Profile means anything that can tell the landlord if you're a trusted party that won't default on them: your income, your credit score, your perceived "safety", your language skills, but also if you own a pet, how long you've been together your partner (if any), etc. It's hard to impossible to evict someone, so they're trying to be extra sure you're a "safe bet".

> Is this considered expensive for Berlin right now?

Well, that's a Figma mockup - anyway, the data is realistic. You have to consider two things: 1. it's not about money (due to rent control), it's all about lack of supply, 2. the salaries are lower than other places - eg. for devs it's extremely hard to go over 70-80k/y

sbeller · on March 31, 2021

> "profile"

Things like whether you have dogs, kids, are a smoker.

Or other things that you're not supposed to discriminate by according to law (looks "foreign", doesn't speak German or with a strong accent).

And then the non-obvious things like your financials (what is the likelihood of paying rent or lack thereof) or connections.

But I think the article doesn't specify actually what they mean by profile.

bogomipz · on March 31, 2021

Thanks for the clarification.

I had a few follow up questions:

Is this profile usually a verbal communication with you and the landlord then or do they expect to see written proof of those profile details during a viewing appointment?

What would an "reasonable" price be for the mock up listing of the 65 square meter place in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg be then?

Lastly aside from rent I'm guessing the two biggest overheads are power and internet? What could one expect those to be?

guenthert · on March 31, 2021

> Things like whether you have dogs, kids, are a smoker.

Or have a German ID card (Personalausweiß). Last time I tried to rent there (2017) I had a hard time finding a place as most landlords insisted that I'd be showing them my ID card (mine expired while living abroad). I think without it, it'll be additional hassle with the Einwohnermeldeamt for you and the landlord (not sure about that, but some landlords wont be either).

zwaps · on April 1, 2021

In terms of average rental price It is very expensive for Berlin. I pay 750 all inclusive in a better location for the same size.

The kicker: got my contract signed five years ago.

There’s a stop on rent increases for a reason.

arximboldi · on March 31, 2021

Yes, that's quite expensive.