An apartment in Minsk is rented for $65, but with one condition

An advertisement for an apartment rental at a very low price appeared in Minsk — just 65 dollars a month. However, there is a very specific reason for such a low cost: the owner wants the tenants to do the renovation themselves, writes Onliner.by.

The accommodation is located on Lahoiski Trakt, in a decent nine-story building. Inside, it's a typical 1990s setting: old wallpaper, linoleum, simple furniture. However, the apartment cannot be called completely empty: the room has a bed, a sofa, a dresser, and a desk; in the hallway — a wardrobe; in the kitchen — a dining table, cabinets, a refrigerator, and a stove. It is also stated that the apartment has a washing machine.

According to the advertisement, the apartment is rented until mid-summer at the latest.

The peculiarity is that the future tenant is offered not just to live, but also to gradually carry out repairs. The advertisement states that work has already begun (for example, wiring has been replaced and the balcony updated) and needs to be gradually continued. According to the author, preference will be given to two or three builders: "The main thing is that something is done every day."

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Among the advantages, the owner also mentions the location of the house: nearby are shops, a park and a river, the "Palihafičnaja" tram stop — from which you can quickly get to the "Yakub Kolas Square" metro station.

The monthly rental cost for this option is 65 dollars at the current exchange rate.

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Journalists contacted the apartment owner to find out how he decided on such an unusual rental offer. Here's what he said:

— In this area, it would have been easy to rent this apartment for 350 dollars in a day or two, but I decided to try renting it with the condition that the tenants would do the renovation. At first, I even offered to let them live for free, just to do the work.

He implied that a person would perform tasks worth approximately 1000–1500 rubles per month, otherwise he could find builders himself and give them instructions. The renovation was envisioned as cosmetic: re-wallpapering, updating the Soviet parquet, furniture... There were many calls, some even came for a viewing: one guy was ready to live with his girlfriend and gradually update something, but then changed his mind and returned the keys. I'm already thinking of abandoning this idea and doing everything myself — in the future, I plan to live in this apartment myself.

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