<prompt> Human: Hi all,Rent is increasing in all parts of my city and my friends decided not to sign for another year. They asked me if they could move in with me and theyre happy to pay 500 for each room and a share of the utilities. Ill only be out of pocket 100 and another 100-150 for utilities. Alternatively I could rent out my whole home for 1,500 and live with my girlfriend and pay 200 a month utilities. Itll just take me until end of June to list the home for rent, and hopefully Ill find renters by August, while my friends could move in by June.Anyone been on the same boat? I appreciate the advice, thanks all.Edit: Thank you everyone for the feedback! After thinking a bit I may rent out the rooms for 550month utilities instead of 500. Thats still the same that they were paying for their apartment, and their rooms are slightly bigger as well 14x14 compared to 10x10 Ill be increasing their rent by 50 the year after. Maybe 100. Theyre great friends whom I dont see moving out to buy a home, as they spend all their money on video games and takeout. Theyve lived in the same apartment for 6 years, and had 50 yearly increases until this year because of the influx of people moving into the city.  <response>: Why increase their rent by 50 or 100 next year? Are your costs going to increase by that amount? I suggest increasing their rent proportionally to your costs or not increase it at all. There is no need to give tenants reason to leave unless you want to deal with the hassle of finding other reliable tenants. 