I agree that finding a place is hard. Some rental companies won’t even take renters who are not ALL making at least 3 times the monthly rent in income. Each person. Yea. Ridiculous since my parents wouldn’t even be able to make that happen. Anyway, sometimes finding a place, especially your first place, is more about price than value simply because of income which can suck. But think of it more like a stepping stone or learning experience.
Another thing: Roommates are both good and bad.
Good: They help pay for rent, you are never lonely, you can pawn off some of the chores to them.
Bad: They can whine too much, choose not to do those chores, or worse yet, foot you with all of the rent.
Neutral: They might not be furry 🙁
Regardless of your situation, if you are living with roommates, it’s best to take a day or two to set up Roommate Guidelines with you and your roommates. That way, each of you knows what the expectations are so if one or both of you breaks the guidelines, then you can have a roommate meeting to talk about it. The best part about these guidelines is, if all of you agree that they should change, then they can change because you are the ones that created it.
That’s my 2 cents anyway.
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