Roommates

[el mechanico]

Turn the utilities off and have or pull the power meter. Before that pull the breaker for the hot water heater and move the fridge out. Pull the front door off as well and his bedroom door.

 

[AneroidOcean]

Hello Forum members. I just wanted to say that for all of you who are thinking about getting a fat pad, and then having roommates so it will not cost as much, think again. I own a house in Southern California. I have two roommates. To put it bluntly, they suck. They do not clean, they definitely do not care about your stuff, and they kill your privacy. No matter how good of friends that you think you are with somebody, you will hate to live with them. I know I do. I am trying to kick them out now. One of the guys is gonna try and squat, so I have to go see an attorney tomorrow. Just remember guys that It aint worth it period!!!

You fucked up.

I've had two really shitty roommates, and the lesson I learned with the first I did not apply to the second. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

The great thing is that it sounds like you've got an out (selling the place). It's not that living with friends is automatically a bad idea, it's not that having roommates at all is a bad idea, it's that you didn't vet your new roommates well enough.

Anyone thinking of having roommates needs to spend some serious time thinking about what is really important to you and then screen potential roommates based on that. My last two roommates have been great, because I didn't play the victim and took charge of the situation. They haven't been perfect, but they hit all my MUST-HAVES and had no problem agreeing to a sublet agreement that specified many things mentioned already in this thread (such as overnight guests, partying, cleaning, etc...). I now MAKE money (or spend less for my own rent depending on how you look at it) and my roommates are a benefit in my life, not a determined. They aren't perfect, but they are close enough that any issues are minor.

I lost my best friend since 4th grade once I lived with him. It sucked. Badly.

But now I'm a better person for it and good riddance to him.

 

[Lazarus]

Living in an overpriced city I have no choice to be a room mate in someone else's house. Right now the drama llama has moved in. An old guy won't move the fuck out despite my landlord wanting him to go because he doesn't get along with anyone, is passive aggressive, bitches about everyone to the landlord and is behind on his rent. Also, we have potentially batshit insane Asian immigrant female. Comes from a rich family, good education, good job, but about to become old maid by Chinese standards and now I know why. I spend as little time as possible at home.

As much as I would like to live by myself it isn't possible.

I was thinking about buying a house and renting the other rooms out but now I am having second thoughts.

Do not do it. You will regret it. If you cannot swing it all by yourself, then it is not worth it at all.

What about real estate investment in general? Is renting out to others worth it? Or is it too much of a headache for the ROI?

 

[InternationPlayboy]

I've had good roommates and bad roommates.

I moved in with one of my best friends once, and long story short, we aren't friends anymore.

I moved in with a friend of a friend who I didn't know before he moved in, we became good friends and are still good friends to this day

I moved in with someone I didn't know at all. He may have been the easiest guy I've ever lived with.

I think overall, it just has to do with the type of person you are and they are. Even if the person is your best friend, they can be a pain in the ass to live with. A complete stranger can sometimes be much easier to live with than your best friend. The most important things I feel are paying rent on time (obviously), being clean, and respect. I don't mind if my roommate smokes weed, that's not a problem for me, but no excess of hard drugs. Shit if he wants to blow lines once a month, not a problem for me so long as he doesn't bring a bunch of coke heads over to the house to blow lines with him. I smoke cigs, but I DO NOT smoke in my house. Never have, never will. Even if I lived alone I still wouldn't. My last roommate didn't smoke weed, I do sometimes. I never smoked in the house out of respect. It wasn't a big deal for me because weed isn't that important for me. If I wanted to burn I would simply go outside or to the beach, no problem.

 

[iknowexactly]

I've had good roommates and bad roommates.

I moved in with one of my best friends once, and long story short, we aren't friends anymore.

I moved in with a friend of a friend who I didn't know before he moved in, we became good friends and are still good friends to this day

I moved in with someone I didn't know at all. He may have been the easiest guy I've ever lived with.

I think overall, it just has to do with the type of person you are and they are. Even if the person is your best friend, they can be a pain in the ass to live with. A complete stranger can sometimes be much easier to live with than your best friend. The most important things I feel are paying rent on time (obviously), being clean, and respect.

I've had more probs with clean freaks than slobs. Except drunks who make noise when I have to get up the next day to work.

One place I would wash my dishes immediately , but then he would bitch that I hadn't put the dishes AWAY after they dried. Was I supposed to wait exactly two hours for the dishes to dry...?

 

[InternationPlayboy]

I've had good roommates and bad roommates.

I moved in with one of my best friends once, and long story short, we aren't friends anymore.

I moved in with a friend of a friend who I didn't know before he moved in, we became good friends and are still good friends to this day

I moved in with someone I didn't know at all. He may have been the easiest guy I've ever lived with.

I think overall, it just has to do with the type of person you are and they are. Even if the person is your best friend, they can be a pain in the ass to live with. A complete stranger can sometimes be much easier to live with than your best friend. The most important things I feel are paying rent on time (obviously), being clean, and respect.

I've had more probs with clean freaks than slobs. Except drunks who make noise when I have to get up the next day to work.

One place I would wash my dishes immediately , but then he would bitch that I hadn't put the dishes AWAY after they dried. Was I supposed to wait exactly two hours for the dishes to dry...?

That sucks. That dude was just too anal. As long as someone is doing their dishes, I don't even mind putting them away. That's a big one though. I consider myself a clean person. I have to live with someone who cleans their dishes after eating. Take a couple hours, I don't care, but don't leave them in there for 2 days and expect someone else to clean them. Putting them away though is whatever for me. That's the easy part.

 

[Lights]

Has anybody lived with girls and had a good/bad experience?

 

[Kickb]

My friend lived with one. She never did her share of the house work. Never washed her dishes, and wanted the air conditioner set to freezing all the time.

Of course, my friend didn't have the balls to check her so she walked all over him.

 

[Bricks]

Has anybody lived with girls and had a good/bad experience?

All the females who i have lived with have been clean and organised.

This bucks the general trend of what i have heard.

 

[Suits]

This is all great advice. I have lived in a dozen different roommate situations, so I speak from experience.

Enjoying each other's company, but not necessarily socializing outside the house is great. You both have separate social lives, but don't mind hanging out together watching some TV or something.

*Important: Similar expectations about cleanliness.
*Important: Similar expectations about noise and periods of activity.
*Best that you aren't friends, but this CAN work if everyone is willing to make an effort and is mature. I'd generally advise against it.
*Trust your guy instinct. If someone gives you a funny feeling, don't room with them.

 

[Alpha Mind]

I will never live with people again, ever.

Being in shape, working from wherever, and living alone doubles my per diem bang ratio.

I enjoy bitches making me food in panties, when I feel like it.

It's the fucking life. Pura vida.

 

[bacan]

Have three roommates .. Including two for 2+ years

All nearly perfect except for dirty dishes

 

[bacan]

Have three roommates .. Including two for 2+ years

All nearly perfect except for dirty dishes

 

[InternationPlayboy]

I just moved in with a friend I've known for a while. We're living in a studio. He's out of town 3 weeks of the month. So basically he's here for 1 week and I have the place to myself for the other 4 and he's giving me this deal rent free. He sees it as a favor for looking after his house, plus dude has mad money and doesn't need help with the rent, and I'm hooking up wifi and paying utilities plus hooking up the house with some other needed items. He's been out of town since I've been here. I think things should work out pretty well, but it's gonna be a bitch sleeping on the couch for a week. It's a good deal to get me on my feet here though. I'll be able to stack some loot.

 

[iknowexactly]

Experience with women housemates--mostly bad, the worst thing is them bringing boyfriends over, the fucking guy can move in and you can't bitch 'cause you just look like a jealous Beta. Plus they expect to be able to bitch you out over petty shit , be rude, then act like nothing happened. Women never apologize 'cause it was how they feeeeeel.

 

[iknowexactly]

....... Also, we have potentially batshit insane Asian immigrant female. Comes from a rich family, good education, good job, but about to become old maid by Chinese standards and now I know why. I spend as little time as possible at home.

Holy shit I have the same roommate except she's from a different country, middle-class and up women over 30 that want roommates and ( in my case ) own cats are highly suspect.

They aren't married because they are nuts in some way and totally in denial of it and if men around them (now YOU) would behave everything would be just fine.....And they'll LET YOU KNOW how you should behave....

 

[AneroidOcean]

Holy shit I have the same roommate except she's from a different country, middle-class and up women over 30 that want roommates and ( in my case ) own cats are highly suspect.

They aren't married because they are nuts in some way and totally in denial of it and if men around them (now YOU) would behave everything would be just fine.....And they'll LET YOU KNOW how you should behave....

Yeah, I've only really heard about horror stories from men and women when it comes to having a female roommate. I just don't see how it could be beneficial. There are a few women I get along with well enough that I would actually live with them if I had to, but only as a last resort. They just aren't logical/team oriented enough for me to be someone I'd live with.