dialogue: Alan: Hi there! :)
  John: Hi, what's up?
  Alan: Nothing much. I've heard you and Tim were apartment hunting the other day :) You guys moving together? :)
  John: Lol, no :D
  John: He just lives super close and I thought it was a cool idea to have someone else to go with me :)
  John: The lady who owns the place actually have us a strange look :) She looked super old fashioned so you know what she must have been thinking :D
  Alan: Yeah, I can imagine :) 
  John: And we thought it would be funny not to explain anything. But she actually was very polite and never said anything. 
  Alan: That's a good sign actually :) 
  John: Well, the flat is a typical rental, so she must have seen some stuff :) 
  Alan: Yeah, I can imagine :)
  Alan: Anyway, how's the apartment?
  John: Well, decent would be the best word to describe it. 
  John: the rooms are old, haven't been renovated in quite some time
  John: The kitchen is OK - no luxurious stuff but quite nice looking. And there is a dishwasher :)
  Alan: Always a plus - I can't imagine living without one now :)
  John: The bathroom has been renovated recently - so it's new and in this kind of rental-basic style
  John: In general, if I were buying it for myself it would need a serious overhaul, but as a rental should be ok
  Alan: So what's stopping you? You don't seem all that enthusiastic
  John: The rent is rather high so I would expect a bit more for that money
  Alan: Well, then try to negotiate, if she's been renting it already for some time then she knows the game :) You always set the price higher in case you find someone who would be willing to pay it :)
  John: Yeah, that's a good idea
  Alan: And let me know how it went. Would be good to have all the gang closer :)
  John: yeah, that would be cool :) Will let you know! 
summary: Tim accompanied John with looking for the apartment the other day. They checked out one flat, which turned out to be decent, but the rent was too high. Following Alan's advice, John will negotiate the rent with flat owner.