Since 2007 Shawn and I have been renting our spare 2 rooms in our townhouse. So far it's been Greg, Henry, Brandon, Peter, Angela, Daniel, and now Jhe.
I would say pretty much all of them have been great, mostly keeping to themselves. Everyone except for Angela and Daniel were students so the max they stayed with us was 6 months.
Throughout the whole process (up until now) the only major damage was when Henry didn't realize that hot cast iron frying pans should not be left on the kitchen counter. The result of this was a huge laminate blister which immediately formed and had to be cut out of the countertop. Shawn didn't like Henry.
Greg was a cute kid from Kelowna who's mom sent us a bottle of wine when he left. Brandon would randomly come and go and sometimes pay the rent. Henry was a sweet, sheltered kid who had no life skills and still calls us for rides occasionally. Peter was an Australian Christian youth minister who travelled the world. Angela is my sister who's previous landlord was a jackass. Daniel is a spoken word artist. Jhe is about to move in.....he's a tattoo artist.
It's definitley stressful renting and living with people. Boundaries are an issue, food/cleanliness/hygiene are an issue. I don't want to live with creepy people but I also do a lot of my posting for tenants on craigslist:P For us the money we make off of the rentals makes it worth it, but there are times that i wish i could just walk around naked again!
Hopefully Jhe will settle in well, and hopefully I can find a home for the Plecostomus my sister left in the room because I keep forgetting to feed it!
Meagan
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