Renting Your First Apartment - Leases Deposits and Roommates

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Sam's solo move-in adds up to $2,450 between first month, deposit, and fee, and splitting that same apartment with one roommate cuts it to $1,225 each, a joint lease that also divides the $1,200 rent and $1,200 deposit down the middle.

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