Posted on 08/08/2005 12:29:06 PM PDT by jmc813
I will be moving into a new place within the next few weeks and have decided to be the sole leaseholder. Therefore, I must now go about finding a roommate.
I prefer not to go with a current friend because if, God forbid, something were to happen, I would hate to lose a friendship. With that in mind, I'm probably going to take out an ad on roommates.com and the like.
What advice can you offer me as to good questions to ask these stranger before deciding to live with them or not? Are there any red flags I should be aware of? Appreciate any help you could offer.
And finally:
when new roomie comes over to sign the rental agreement, make sure you have your piece conspicuously placed in plain view..
single white female hottie bi-sexual. ;o)
1st ? How big's your rack?
2nd Do you have a job?
3rd How big's your rack?
etc.
Question: " How often do you chat on DU? "
Might be worth the money to get a property manager to do this for you. Otherwise, I'd highly recommend a credit check, iron-clad rental agreement, statement of rules/regs clearly outlined and posted in the house, and some personal references. I rent out rooms, and I've had some doozies. One woman rented two rooms with her daughter. I had to feed the kid most the time since "mommy" was busy having her hair done, nails, pedicures, watching TV, talking on the phone, not doing housework, etc......
oh, AMEN, my friend....Amen.
LOL. Just trying to be helpful! ;o)
You're not a liberal are you? Who did you vote for last election? Any DU's in your family
Hey, hanfg with the winners and you might become one someday. You just picked up Ty Law which is a step up.
Sucks for us that he's in the division now instead of somewhere else. The funny thing is that greedy SOB is signed for less money than he could have gotten by staying here with the Pats.
Oh well...
"Question: " How often do you chat on DU? ""
Really! I think the first question should be "are you a democrat?"
Arnold and Danny DeVito?
Someone else mentioned hours. I briefly had a roommate and the reason it didn't work was hours.
I'm a non-partier, go to bed early, get up and go to work person.
they tended to come in after the bars closed rattling around making enough noise to awaken me.
Does that matter to you? Different feeling on weekends vs. weekdays?
If you're sharing common space clearly delineate cleaning chores, dishes, shared meals or not etc.
GEORGE: Do you realize in the entire history of western civilization no one has successfully accomplished the Roommate Switch? In the Middle Ages you could get locked up for even suggesting it!
JERRY: They didn't have roommates in the Middle Ages.
GEORGE: Well, I'm sure at some point between the years 800 and 1200--somewhere--there were two women living together.
JERRY: The point is I intend to undertake this. And I'll do it with or without you. So if you're scared, if you haven't got the stomach for this, let's get it out right now! And I'll go on my own. If not, you can get on board and we can get to work! Now what's it going to be?
GEORGE: All right, dammit, I'm in.
"You're not a 3000 year old demon who likes Celene Dion, are you?"
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George: So Scott's your roommate, huh?
Bonnie: Yes. Oh, I'm sure I've mentioned him.
George: No, you didn't mention it.
Bonnie: He's a great guy, you'll really like him.
George: I'm sure I will.
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LATER...
Jerry: Male roommate, huh?
George: Yes. A male roommate.
Jerry: Is this a problem?
George: It's a huge problem, Jerry. The hardest part about having sex with a woman is getting her to come back to your place! He's already got that.
Jerry: Well, maybe he's --
George: No. Believe me, he's not.
Jerry: So he's an eligible receiver.
George: She's confiding in him about our dates. You always like the person you talk to about the date more than the date! It's just a matter of time till they realize, 'Hey, we could have sex.'
Ya got a room to rent? :-)
Lots of roommates in Seinfeld. Don't forget this classic:
Jerry: So, you and Lyle are roommates?
Lanette: No.
Jerry: Gay?
Lanette: What?
Jerry: Is he gay?
Lanette: No.
Jerry: Are you sure?
Lanette: I think I would know.
Jerry to himself: This is a new one.
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