Warning: Fairly long but I could really use some opinions about this...
I'm completely torn about what to do with my living situation next year. I've got two perfectly good options and could really use some advice. A couple of friends of mine from high school (who have gone to the same university as me for the past four years) desparately want me to move into their rented house with them (if not, they'll end up moving out and into a 2-bedroom apartment). It's a decent sized 3-bedroom house in a nice neighborhood. They offered me either one of the smaller bedrooms (which is 12x14) or the master, if I wanted, for $50 extra/month. Now, if I moved in I would want the master because Waffle sleeps with me at night and her litter box and food would need to be accessible at night time when my bedroom door would be shut. The master bedroom is the only room with a bathroom attached. I think the house would be great for Waffle because there's sliding glass doors leading to the back yard that she would have a blast looking out of (I have a solarium in my apartment so she just uses the windows to look outside). Living there would be great, I think, and I do enjoy new living situations.
Ok so...sounds great, right? Well, my current roommate and I have gotten along great. The only problem we have is that Waffle does not like her cat, Coco, and because of this she doesn't really like Tiffany (my roommate) if she smells like Coco (which of course is most of the time). Our lease here in the apartment is up at the end of August. Tiffany and I have not resigned our lease yet, so that's not the problem. The problem is just that I don't want to leave Tiffany in the cold. I know there's plenty of time for her to find a new place to live, and a few people have been telling me "It's important you do what will make you happiest." But for me, Tiffany having an easy time of it is a concern as well. I haven't talked to her about it yet, so I don't know how she's going to feel.
Basically, I'm very interested in moving into this house but am concerned that Tiffany might be upset if I do choose to move (even though we haven't resigned). Currently my rent is $467.50 for my share of the apartment which includes cable and water. I asked my would-be roommates how much each share of each bill usually was at their house and they gave me some estimates. If I chose to live in the smaller bedroom it would be about $436 and in the master would be around $486 with all bills included. So, the house is a small bit cheaper than the apartment.
I just need some thoughts about this. What do you think of the situation? Any ideas would be appreciated as I can't get this whole thing to stop circling though my mind!!!
Thanks a lot guys and I'm sorry this is SO long.
I'm completely torn about what to do with my living situation next year. I've got two perfectly good options and could really use some advice. A couple of friends of mine from high school (who have gone to the same university as me for the past four years) desparately want me to move into their rented house with them (if not, they'll end up moving out and into a 2-bedroom apartment). It's a decent sized 3-bedroom house in a nice neighborhood. They offered me either one of the smaller bedrooms (which is 12x14) or the master, if I wanted, for $50 extra/month. Now, if I moved in I would want the master because Waffle sleeps with me at night and her litter box and food would need to be accessible at night time when my bedroom door would be shut. The master bedroom is the only room with a bathroom attached. I think the house would be great for Waffle because there's sliding glass doors leading to the back yard that she would have a blast looking out of (I have a solarium in my apartment so she just uses the windows to look outside). Living there would be great, I think, and I do enjoy new living situations.
Ok so...sounds great, right? Well, my current roommate and I have gotten along great. The only problem we have is that Waffle does not like her cat, Coco, and because of this she doesn't really like Tiffany (my roommate) if she smells like Coco (which of course is most of the time). Our lease here in the apartment is up at the end of August. Tiffany and I have not resigned our lease yet, so that's not the problem. The problem is just that I don't want to leave Tiffany in the cold. I know there's plenty of time for her to find a new place to live, and a few people have been telling me "It's important you do what will make you happiest." But for me, Tiffany having an easy time of it is a concern as well. I haven't talked to her about it yet, so I don't know how she's going to feel.
Basically, I'm very interested in moving into this house but am concerned that Tiffany might be upset if I do choose to move (even though we haven't resigned). Currently my rent is $467.50 for my share of the apartment which includes cable and water. I asked my would-be roommates how much each share of each bill usually was at their house and they gave me some estimates. If I chose to live in the smaller bedroom it would be about $436 and in the master would be around $486 with all bills included. So, the house is a small bit cheaper than the apartment.
I just need some thoughts about this. What do you think of the situation? Any ideas would be appreciated as I can't get this whole thing to stop circling though my mind!!!
Thanks a lot guys and I'm sorry this is SO long.
