So I think I’m going to take the room I looked at today.
The one that I had originally planned to check out (there were two available in the house) had since become unavailable as the previous occupant decided to renew for another year, so that just left the one basement room to rent. It was smaller (about the size of a Rez room, a little bit wider) and doesn’t have a window, but on the flip side it’s only $325 a month + $50 for utilities, comes with furniture, and is pretty much right across the street from the school.
We also went to check out another house the guy owned, but I’m definitely not going to be getting a room there, for several reasons.
1) The rooms are all $525/mo + $50 utilities. I had hoped for a room that was sub-$500.
2) The house was in a bit crap condition.
3) The house was directly below the flight path from the airport.
4) The house would have ~8-10 different guests (too many!)
5) The rooms themselves weren’t that much bigger.
6) The rooms came unfurnished.
7) The house was a ~20-min walk from the school.
So yeah… $325 for a smallish, windowless room right across the street from the school, or $525 for a marginally larger, far away room in a house in poor condition? Easy choice, right?
I’m gonna sleep on it and get in contact with him first thing in the morning. I want to see the house again before I sign a lease just to make sure there aren’t surprises I didn’t see the first time, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be taking the room.
Sunlight is overrated anyway.
