Renting an apartment in China Private (confidential) instructions for the property owner- 1. You own this apartment and two others. This one is decorated, and you have been renting it to students for six years. Students stay one year and then leave. They are a little reliable on paying the rent on time, but not always. Sometimes, you have problems with students who want to leave the apartment before the end of the lease. There are not too many other people to rent in this location. Students almost always want to rent by September 1, but last year you (stupidly) made a deal with the students to stay until September 5. You are not sure if the students will stay that long or not. 2. The apartment is in fair condition, and you don't want to spend much on it to fix it up. The apartment needs some things, like light fixtures in the bedroom and kitchen, and the air conditioning works but not so good. 3. The students you are talking with now seem uncertain of what they will do, and your best time to rent the apartment is in the next two weeks. After that, there will not be many students looking for an apartment until January. 4. You want rent of 1800 yuan per month for the apartment. The other two apartments you own are not decorated, but you guess students could live there if they wanted, and spent their own money to fix it up some. Make a negotiation dialogue