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Grant starts with guaranteed base salary. A documented annual bonus may be worth asking the property about, but HomeBase does not assume the full bonus will count. A signing bonus should generally be treated as one-time cash for moving costs, deposits, furniture, and financial cushion rather than recurring annual income. The apartment’s exact policy controls whether any bonus income is recognized for qualification. This keeps the planning conservative and avoids telling a recent graduate they qualify for a rent level that depends on discretionary or one-time compensation.
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