$300/week•48 year old woman
Hi,
I’ve been living on my own at Gordon Park for the last 5 years and am about to be reluctantly forced back into sharing due to another unreasonable rent increase.
I’m devastated, as I like my own company, space and quiet, where the place is kept neat and tidy without having to compete for kitchen space, quiet downtime, or amongst partners that overstay their welcome and change the whole vibe of the home for the paying tenants.
I am otherwise pretty laid back but am 48, so I’m not looking for a party house or people that feel their lives are wasted if they’re not drinking and partying every weekend.
Been there and done that.
This alone makes me incompatible with many ads looking for a new housemate.
I like calm, settled, non chaotic energy.
I’m also doing part time study for a year to do my Masters online, so a place offering peace of mind and quiet during the week are high on my priority list.
I’m looking to share with someone who is a bit settled in life, has calm energy and doesn’t feel that the household has to be ‘on the go’ and practicing a very full and active social life to feel validated.
Preferably someone also in their 40s if possible or at least mature minded with life skills and is open to a broad range of ethnicities.
I like my space and hope you do too, (no needy flatmates) but can be social at times when mutually convenient and not expected or pressured into it.
I love doggos so if you have one that would be a bonus.
I will probably taken them for a daily walk to unwind and make them some dog friendly ice cream here and there.
I much prefer the company of dogs to people as I get older!
I’m looking to stay around the Chermside/ Kedron/ Gordon Park/ Lutwyche areas for convenient access to transport and grocery shopping.
I prefer to share with only one other so that there aren’t too many different competing personalities or quirks clashing, or feeling like you’re living in an hostel, and prefer to keep bills to a minimum.
I have my own Netflix, but if you need to pay for multiple other streaming services etc and want someone to go halves, unfortunately I wouldn’t be interested in that as I wouldn’t use them and it wouldn’t be economical on my budget.
I also have a leftover $600 electricity rebate that’s still in credit and is transferable, so that’s a few quarters of free electricity!
(I haven’t paid an electricity bill for over a year now)
I’m looking at around $300 week preferably all inclusive or happy to discuss and negotiate.
Hopefully you don’t have excessive power and water bills either, as I have kept mine to a minimum to save money.
If you have any questions or think your quiet low maintenance lifestyle could work with mine, please let me know.
If your place has some storage space that would be a bonus as I’m also reluctantly forking out a few hundred a month on storage rental now, that could be kept in my pocket.
I’m looking to move on the 9th August.
Apologies for the long summary, but I believe in being upfront and honest, so that there are no nasty surprises later and hope for the same from you so that we can both increase the chances of things working out.
Cheers
Rachel.
Edit: please do not message me offering a room if your main reason for doing so, is to collect bond for the purpose of spending it on your own bills.
Bonds are a safety net against potential damage- they are not free tenant money and must be returned when the tenant leaves, whenever that may end up being.
It is hard enough to find a place with many rooms sitting empty while those seeking accommodation even short term, are unfairly pushed closer into homelessness.
There should be no empty rooms in a housing crisis.
We are all doing our best- please be mindful of this, be flexible and check your expectations.
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