# A Roommate Quandry **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113 "2008-03-20T18:45:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![yams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/848f3c/32.png) [@yams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yams)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/21 "2008-03-22T00:02:08Z")
[QUOTE=pbbth] Hmmm, all good ideas and points for sure. I guess I will start searching around on Craigslist and put the word out to see if there are any dependable people looking for an affordable place to stay in my neighborhood. [/QUOTE] pbbth, as someone currently living in a box-like, over-priced efficiency in Manhattan, can I ask whereabouts are you located, and about how much is rent? Just curious, is all. love yams!! ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/22 "2008-03-22T14:36:48Z")
**yams!!** , I currently live in Washington Heights and my half of rent/utilities is $800. My apartment is a 2 bedroom, over 1000 sq ft and absolutely gorgeous! If all you were looking for is a price comparison that should help, but if by some strange coincidence you are considering moving and might think about taking my roommate’s half of the place I will be glad to tell you all about my apartment and I will even send you some digital pictures if you would like! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/23 "2008-03-22T20:20:57Z")
Don’t forget to specify furnishings in the room to let and, if fully furnished, whether you’re amenable to their bringing any furniture of their own. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/24 "2008-03-23T20:40:08Z")
Do you think I would do better with the room furnished or unfurnished? The rest of the apartment is fully furnished but that room will be empty except for a dresser that is in there currently. I have no problem with getting rid of the dresser or adding more furniture depending on what would be the most helpful in my search for a roommate. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/25 "2008-03-23T21:40:22Z")
I think being flexible where you can (on furniture) will help by not ruling out people based on something you don’t care about. In general I expect people with their own furniture are a little more stable. Unless you plan to target people coming to town for temporary gigs or training courses, I think you’re better off letting them bring their furniture. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/26 "2008-03-23T22:40:55Z")
In my own experience, having total strangers as roomates was definitely a good thing. While I had long wished I could live with my best friend, honestly there are several issues him and I have that would have made a lot of aspects of it difficult to deal with. As others have said, its much easier to be assertive with a total stranger and have all the rules set up from the get go. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113/27 "2008-03-24T15:55:15Z")
I’d mention in the ad that furnishings are flexible, that you’re willing to provide additional stuff if necessary or to accept [some of] their stuff in your place, whichever applies – and for interested applicants who meet your criteria to not be discouraged by the furnishings issue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roommate-quandry/442113.md?page=1)