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Live downtown with roommate or in the burbs alone?
04-28-2013, 05:40 PM
Need some input on what to do here. My lease is coming up for renewal in the next couple of months and I currently live about 15-20 minutes from downtown in a 1br place in a decent apartment complex. Obviously, moving downtown would improve my logistics for day game and weekend game but my cash flow isn't such that I can swing a 1br in the best parts of the city without crippling my social budget. I'll be 30 this summer and after living alone for the past 7 months, I thought I was done with roommates, but having one would be the best way for me to move to a better complex in a more lively area of the city without killing my budget. The only issue with getting a roommate is that it would have to be a random, most likely from Craigslist.
What would you guys do in my situation? Find a random roommate to move downtown with or stick it out at a 1br in the burbs for another 6 to 9 months?
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04-28-2013, 06:12 PM
20 minutes is nothing. Roommate can be big hassle. Broke, lazy, messy, unhygenic, dishonest etc etc etc
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Live downtown with roommate or in the burbs alone?
04-28-2013, 07:26 PM
We have a few roommate threads in lifestyle. Overall consensus is no no no. If you have to get a roommate, get them on the lease and don't get a friend. Do as much research as possible on the dude or girl. As long as they are relatively clean, quiet, and pay rent on time, then you don't need to be friends.
I would go with logistics and try the roommate thing. 6 month lease if possible. Try a young professional that can use the logistics also. What city is this in? Is downtown that live?
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04-28-2013, 07:49 PM
Yea, I would definitely vet the person before we go out and start looking for places. Someone over 25, male, preferably single, professional, and with good social skills.
Having a female roommate is no good. I had a chick roommate once and she threw salt in my game by telling my gf about the other girls I brought through the house. Yes, that can happen with guy roommates, but the chances are much lower. Also, living with a female roommate makes girls you're dating really suspicious, especially if she is attractive. That is drama that I don't need. I'd also have a hard time keeping it in my pants if I had a hot roommate.
I live just outside of Atlanta, so downtown is supposedly the place to be for black guys.