<prompt> Human: A friend of mine is a graduate student without a lot of income. They are paying for their rentfood with student loans. I trust this friend implicitly, both to be responsible and not put themselves in a situation where they cannot afford rent, and also not to be a jackass. They only require a cosigner because theyre a student and not a working professional; they have excellent credit.Given all this, would you consider cosigning their lease, or would you not take on any level of risk?  <response>: No.No.No.No.Okay, if youre still not convinced, ask him to prepay at least 6 months of rent for you to hold in case of a problem, refundable upon termination of the lease.You also didnt mention whether this is an apartment lease or a car lease. A car lease is a hell no from me. If they need to rent an apartment, is there a reason they cant just pay out of their student loans?Beyond that, youre taking a risk with no upside to you. 