Roommate Stories

Christmas and Roommates

December 24, 2011
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Obviously celebrating Christmas with your roommates depends on how well you get along with them.  I don’t know how other “live-in landlords” celebrate during the holiday times with their roommates, but my current roommates are great! With that in mind, we’ve collectively decided to get a Christmas tree and do a gift exchange. We’ve a [...]

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It’s Official – It’s Christmas Time

December 12, 2011

I wasn’t planning to get a tree this year, but one of my roommates suggested getting a tree and the other agreed.

So guess what! …

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Moving In

February 7, 2011
I got it!

Greetings! Today, I’m off to the West Coast for a week-long work trip.  My new roommate was going to move in this past weekend, but he informed me that he will be moving today.  Obviously, I won’t be around when my new roommate moves in, but my other roommate returned from his underway at sea [...]

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Perfect Timing

February 5, 2011
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I checked my e-mail account early morning yesterday(I leave for work early everyday so I end up checking my e-mail early too) and found that I received a new message from roommates.com early, which was sent late last night. I quickly glanced over the profile of the prospective roommate and determined the message was from a legitimate roommate. However, in order

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My Rant About Kitchen Trash

November 6, 2010
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Earlier this week, my roommate had his girlfriend visit from out of state for a few days.  As I mentioned before, I don’t mind having significant others stay over and she certainly was no exception.  This was the first real opportunity I had to meet her versus a quick “Hi, my name is Mike, how [...]

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Returning Home from a Long Weekend

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Hello Potty

This past weekend, I was in LA attending a friend’s wedding.  I returned home late Monday night.  Upon arriving home, I initially noticed nothing was out of place in my townhouse until I went to use the bathroom and flushed the toilet.  That’s when I noticed the bathroom handle was different from the way I [...]

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The Furniture Storage Business: Everyone’s Ideal Roommate

October 1, 2010
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Anyone that currently rents out a room or thinking about renting out a room wants a roommate who is quiet, responsible, clean, and respects your personal belongings.  To many, this is the perception of the ideal roommate.  In actuality, we may get someone like this or someone far from this. I think I have found [...]

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Reiterating a Tip for Renting Out a Room

September 23, 2010

If you’re thinking about renting out a room or already doing so, I want to reiterate an important tip that I shared when I wrote this post.  I stress this tip again because I feel its über important if you’re renting out a spare room to a roommate who you don’t know well. In addition, [...]

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Follow Up Post #2: Leniency on the Rent Payment – Sharon is Moving Out, Time for a New Roommate

August 24, 2010

Quick Summary My roommate, Sharon(not her real name), was just let go from her job of eight months.  Shortly, there after, she was able to land another job, but in record time of four days, she was let go(I don’t want to talk about the explanation she gave me). To make her rent payment that [...]

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Follow Up Post: Leniency On the Rent Payment

August 19, 2010
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This is an update to my previous post about feeling a little anxious because my roommate, Sharon (not her real name) lost her job, making me wondering if she could make the rent payment. To my relief, she lucked out on her job search and was able secure an interview the following Monday morning after [...]

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