Trying to move out

It's not been a good week for house hunting, no progress at all. No
new prospects.

I am however, checking out a room early next week in Brunswick, a
friend of a friend is looking for someone, so I am in with a good
chance.

I just got a text then from a place in Flemmington that sounds really good too.

Both places are not in the area I wanted, but they are the price I
wanted. I guess you have to compromise one way or the other.

They are also not far from the city by tram or taxi, so I could be
happy in either place.

I have $1000 sitting there for bond and first months rent, so I am all
ready to go!

House Hunt update

So since we decide to abandon team awesome house and go our seperate
ways, no one has got a place yet.

The two that were un-proactive in the search have to my knowledge, not
made any effort to find rooms and I guess are happy not moving out
after all.

Shannon has checked out a few rooms and been accepted into one, she
just needs to decide if she wants to take it or not.

I have looked at 4, and have 2 more lined up.

The one tonight I think might be too expensive. Plus with two PHd and
one masters student it might be a bit of a nerd house. We'll see
tonight.

I'm excited about the one I'm looking at on Saturday. However when I
called it sounded like I was talking to an agent, not someone who
lived there. Is that wierd?? Maybe the landlord rents out room by
room?

The one I looked at last night: the room was huge and the house was
beautiful. It's an ok price. I'd need to upgrade the internet and
possible pay for most of it myself, as the others are low users. The
three that I met seemed ok. Two are Scottish, the other Aussie and
the 4th wasn't there. I don't think that they'd be my new best
friends, but they were friendly enough and with a room that big I
wouldn't even have to get along with them anyway, I'd have room for my
own couch and tv in there. Either way will be ok. If I don't get it,
fine, if I do, I think I'd probably take it.

Room hunting

I've only just started really, and I'm not in a rush so I am only
contacting rooms available that are exactly what I want; cheap.

I've checked out 3 so far, one was ok (the place) but the house mate
not a good match. One was an utter dump, and a fair dirty party
house, I told them I wasn't interested. One was great, good price,
cool people, but it's been a week and a half since I checked it out so
I'm going to assume that's a no.

I've gotten a few rejection emails. One said, "sorry but we are
looking for someone who will be around more" ?? and the other one is
even better, "sorry the room is gone, but I'm looking for someone to
travel around Australia with in April if you are interested."

In most cases, I don't hear anything. Especially with Gumtree adds,
cause I guess they get a million replies.

I was checking one out yesterday, but they message to cancel saying
someone else they'd offered it to accepted. I'm checking one out
tonight, and another tomorrow.

Will someone want to live with me?

House Hunting

Giving up on getting our own place, it’s too hard.  Going to disband and do our own thing.  I’ve been applying for rooms through flatmatefinders.com, flatmatefinder.com and Gumtree.

Got a response from a Gumtree one today (paraphrased),

“Room is taken, but do you want to go travelling with me in April?”

Oookay….