Me and a friend are going to be roommates soon, we were before a couple of years ago too. I found this really cool house and I already gave the deposit. My friend and I, I'll call him X, will be living there for 18 months.
Here is where I need some opinions: The owner is willing to sell the house, now or later. I nor my friend are able to buy for at least as long as the term of the lease.
X made a comment that he would buy the house, and jokingly interjected that I could pay him rent. Needless to say I didn't find it very amusing.
Here is my question...How can I tactically say to him that since I found the house, that I should be the first one to decide if the house was to be bought by one of us? I know this will cause a problem. One, he will be an ass and say whoever contacts the owner first and gets approved for a loan. That will cause problems as far as living together. Two, if it were the other way around, and X found the house, I would feel obligated NOT to contact the owner first. I am considerate like that. Am I being overly protective? This is a major deal in terms of friends and what they can and can't do, IMO. And also in terms of, we are talking about a house here, major deal...
I just think that since I found the house, I did the leg work to get in the lease (was not a great deal of work, but nevertheless), that I should be given precedence in the right to buy the house when the time comes. Now if I didn't qualify for the loan, then X could do whatever...
Does this make any sense?
Here is where I need some opinions: The owner is willing to sell the house, now or later. I nor my friend are able to buy for at least as long as the term of the lease.
X made a comment that he would buy the house, and jokingly interjected that I could pay him rent. Needless to say I didn't find it very amusing.
Here is my question...How can I tactically say to him that since I found the house, that I should be the first one to decide if the house was to be bought by one of us? I know this will cause a problem. One, he will be an ass and say whoever contacts the owner first and gets approved for a loan. That will cause problems as far as living together. Two, if it were the other way around, and X found the house, I would feel obligated NOT to contact the owner first. I am considerate like that. Am I being overly protective? This is a major deal in terms of friends and what they can and can't do, IMO. And also in terms of, we are talking about a house here, major deal...
I just think that since I found the house, I did the leg work to get in the lease (was not a great deal of work, but nevertheless), that I should be given precedence in the right to buy the house when the time comes. Now if I didn't qualify for the loan, then X could do whatever...
Does this make any sense?