I CAN HAZ HOUZING?

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The Housing Post

...know anybody Boston-area who's got a room to rent?

So I can stay in my current housing situation for only about another month. Housemates sign new lease on September 1st, and the Random Unwanted Houseguest (me) should be gone by then.

I had originally planned, when I was first homeless and hunting, to get my own place. However, the more I've considered things (and had a wacky Tarot reading), the more I've realized that living by myself would be Very Not Good right now. I'm a borderline introvert-extrovert; the presence of people can occasionally overwhelm me, but I go absolutely nuts without them.

I do, however, reserve the right to be moderately picky about who I move in with. I will be frank: a lot of people who've lived with me have wound up hating me. And a housing situation that blows up in my face will, if anything, be worse for me than living alone. There are a fair number of people in the world who I like just fine as friends but would not be okay living with. And if I have to move again within a year or two, I'm probably going to freak the fuck out.

Disclaimers offered, however, if you do have a room to rent or an open slot in your geek house, please look under the cut, and if you don't but know somebody who does, please pass this on.

This will also be cross-posted to Craigslist, but I know I'll have better luck and be more comfortable if I go through my friendslist.

Desired Locations, in Order of Preference -
- Camberville
- Medfud
- Arlmont
- JP
- Other (if < 0.5 hrs from East Cambridge during rush hour by some mode of transportation, and reasonably safe neighborhood)
- Salem (only possible exception to the 0.5 hrs rule)

Desired Amenities -
- Geek house, or at least v. open-minded (for I am bipolykinkypagangeek)
- A place to put my car (required)
- Air conditioning (or at least a window to install one in my room)
- In-building laundry
- Dishwasher
- Mobile shower head (not for the reason you think)
- Naturalist/clothing-optional
- Wireless
- Cat(s)

Fun Things That Come With Me -
- Large and varied book collection which I lend freely
- Small and varied DVD collection, ditto
- Nifty kitchen stuff
- Full set of willow-pattern dishes
- Several Apple desktops that I would be willing to repurpose as house/shared machines
- My brain, which can be entertaining

Good Things About Me -
- Steady, well-paying job
- Have car, will give rides, within reason
- Likes cleaning bathrooms
- Generally laid-back, friendly, and eager to please
- Doesn't give a damn how noisy you are, sleeps with earplugs
- No smoking or drugs, minimal alcohol
- Crazed fangirl

Bad Things About Me - (so you know what you're getting into)
- Spotty rental and credit history, due to previous unemployment and brokeness
- Can be noisy (music, sex, magic if I start practicing again, etc.)
- Can require pestering for chores
- Can't cook
- Will get cranky if housemate(s) home all the time (yes, I know this is unfair, but it is also sadly true)
- Mentally ill (some form of depression), may get maudlin
- Crazed fangirl

Move-In -
- No later than September 1st

Monies -
- Rent and utilities together should not exceed four digits for maximum viability

Comments

[paper-crystals.livejournal.com]

Is it okay if I post a link to this on my lj?

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

absomalutely.

[dalious.livejournal.com]

Looking for a housemate to move in by Sept. 1st. Rent is $650. The utilities are cable/internet, gas and electricity and will be split evenly. Lease is for 12 months. First and security required. There is a cleaning service that comes every two weeks ($75/session).
* prefer a young professional or a grad student but not limited to that.
* either a non-smoker, or someone that only smokes outside as I do.
* All religions, races, ethnicities, genders, and sexualities welcome.

The apartment:
*Second Floor: Available bedroom, my bedroom, a small office (sharable), and a rather large-ish bathroom with a fabulous shower. Bedroom is carpeted and has a reasonable sized closet.
*First floor: Huge eat-in kitchen, tiny bathroom off the kitchen, hallway, medium-sized dining room & living room.
*Basement: Plenty of storage space, pantry, washer and dryer that can be available for use.

The neighborhood:
*Access to 91 and 69 bus. 10 minute walk to Central Sq(red line)., 15 minute walk to Harvard Sq (red line), short bus ride to Lechmere station (green line).
*Supermarket (Johnny’s Foodmaster) and Walgreen’s in walking distance, and a Shaws a short bus ride away. The laundromat is also in walking distance.
*On-street parking available
*Lots of wonderful ethnic restaurants, shopping and live music venues

I am a 29yr old female professional in the healthcare industry and have two wonderfully cuddly and friendly cats. I am an avid reader and movie watcher. I also host movie nights, game nights, or small dinner parties about once a month.

This is a kink friendly household!

Shoshanna (aka Rosie)
617-775-0095
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[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Do you know Galen aka marphod? He has a place in Medford and is looking for a housemate. You might reply to here (http://marphod.livejournal.com/352308.html) with a link to this info.

[marphod.livejournal.com]

Actually, my email address (in my profile) is better. But I got here anyways.

I'm looking for a roommate, immediate availability (although also no pressure to rent RSN).

650$ plus 2/5th of the utilities (except Water, which I cannot legally charge for). Oil heat, gas range (electric oven, though), electricity, cable/internet and phone. If I end up getting another roommate, the utilities would be dropped to 1/3rd. I am also looking into a cleaning service.

Non-smokers, only (allergic).
Geek preferred. Graduate Student/Young Professional preferred.
Open and affirming house. I'm a multistory unit, so it may not be accessible, but all disabilities welcome.


I have the top 2 floors of a 2-family house; it totals around 2400sq
ft. For shared spaces, there's a large kitchen, a living room, dining room, and a library (all lower floor). 2 full baths (one on each). Storage is available in the basement. There is an in-unit laundry (well, on the stair platform outside the kitchen). (There is also my room (lower), the soon-to-be-former office (upper), which I may try to rent, and my game room/stuffed animal abode (upper), which can be public space/guest room as needed). The downstairs neighbor (he has a separate entrance and occupies the first floor) and I jointly own the house.

The room I'm looking to rent is (all sizes approximate using a 16" ruler; I can't find my tape measure) - a T room, with the long side being 20x7, and the leg being 8x4 (long wall is interior). 2 windows (in the leg of the T). Carpeted.

(The soon to be former office is ~14x9, but I need to get stuff out of there, and it has only one small window.)

For fair warning, I am looking to do some remodeling over the next few years, but I can schedule that to convenient times (and lower the rent on those months due to the inconvenience).

(on the list of potential things includes adding a 3/4 bath, adding a whirlpool tub, turning the other part of the upstairs into a master suite, adding more windows and a skylight. Nicer carpet in the rentable bedroom/upstairshall, better venting in the roof)

My place is a few blocks from Medford Center, just off the 96 and 101 bus routes, and close to the 80, 94, 95, and the West Medford commuter rail stop.

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As for your desired amenities:
-Geek house, or at least v. open-minded (for I am bipolykinkypagangeek)

I'm a geek; its my house. (I meet the bipolykinkypagangeek moniker, but I'm mostly non-practicing on both the Poly and Pagan part.)

- A place to put my car (required)

Plenty of on street parking (no permit) and the driveway is technically 3 cars (and we've fit 4, before), although that depends on moving cars and sometimes playing car tetris with the downstairs neighbor. I generally park on the street, though.

- Air conditioning (or at least a window to install one in my room)

Window, check. I have an AC unit, as well, but until we get the roof fixed, you may want th put one in the upstairs bathroom as well -- the upper floor can get hot without AC in each room.

- In-building laundry

Check

- Dishwasher

Check.

- Mobile shower head (not for the reason you think)

Don't have one, but if you move in, I don't care if you want to replace it.

- Naturalist/clothing-optional

Not strictly.

- Wireless

I've got a wireless access point that's not currently working. OTOH, the downstairs neighbor doesn't care if we still his.

- Cat(s)

No can do. Allergies.

[tenshikurai9.livejournal.com]

No know of a space for you.

[tenshikurai9.livejournal.com]

Medfud=Medford and. . .?

[marphod.livejournal.com]

Medford. Just pronounced like us locals say it. Except a few too many letters (Mefe(d) is how I usually spell it.)

[tenshikurai9.livejournal.com]

My bf uses Meffa. There's a restaurant on Salem Street that has a dish with the name Meffa.