Question 1

How do you buy out a roommate's share of furniture?

Accepted Answer

Agree on the item's current value, then multiply it by the leaving roommate's ownership share. Staying owners pay that amount in proportion to their own shares. Add every shared item here to net the reimbursements into a short settle-up list.

Question 2

How much is used furniture worth?

Accepted Answer

Straight-line depreciation spreads the original price over an estimated useful life, reducing its value each month until it reaches zero. The defaults here are estimates, not resale appraisals; condition and local demand can change the value. Agree on a current value together and enter an override whenever that is more appropriate.

Question 3

What if the leaving roommate wants to keep an item?

Accepted Answer

Choose Leaving roommate under Who keeps it for that item. They reimburse each other owner for that owner's share of the current value. Those payments are netted against items the staying roommates keep.

Question 4

What if we paid different amounts?

Accepted Answer

Choose Custom amounts each paid and enter each owner's original contribution. The amounts must add up to the price paid, and ownership follows those proportions. Staying owners divide any buyout payment in proportion to their own ownership shares.

Question 5

Can we save the agreement?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Copy the link and save it in notes, email, or bookmarks, or send it to your roommates. The link contains every entry and reopens the same calculation without an account or server storage. It records your calculation, not a legally binding agreement.

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