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Main floor smaller room available Sep 15 $875/mo , can be furnished
OR Larger upstairs room next to bathroom, furnished, with nice windows facing east $945/mo
Main floor garden view (large east facing windows) possibly available Oct 1 $925/mo , can be furnished
- For 1 person only per room please,
or could work for a couple as the 2 rooms are adjacent and share a bathroom. Make one room an office?
- No pets
- No smoking
- Natural cleaning & laundry supplies only
- Mostly scent free home
- Utilities are $75/mo per person
------------------Hello and welcome... -----------------
Hi, thanks for checking out this shared house info. We believe living in a shared house can be a fantastic experience and it's not just for saving money. It can be about learning from others, sharing a little yard work, lowering our carbon footprint, and other fun stuff like that. Communication workshop? Yes...
The mental health and long life benefits of shared housing and community are shown in many studies (check out the Blue Zone studies!), but you know that moment when you need to borrow a couple eggs on a Saturday morning for that epic brunch?... now that's where the magic happens right?
Anyway, our house is pretty relaxed and we see each other from time to time. Kitchen chats help keep us connected but we're all busy and active out in the community so it's really maybe a 3 or 4 out of 10 now days on the scale of social community houses, and probably an 8 of 10 on clean. We dream of monthly dinners or hangouts in the future.
Our focus/theme is building a mindfulness based home where people here are really conscious of each other and not being self-focused.
Everyone living here is practicing calm, quiet, progressive, inclusive lifestyle and working to be socially conscious, equity minded, anti-racist, growth mindset, beautifully imperfect and learning... etc.
Ok...still interested? here we go with the details...
--------------------- House Info ---------------------------
- Early 1920's Craftsman home
- Hardwood floors throughout
- Fully furnished, full kitchen
- TV only upstairs for occasional movies. Headphones otherwise.
- Lovely back yard, bbq, patio, front porch, front tree area, various options for sunshine on this SE corner lot
- Easy walk down to the best spot on Greenlake for swimming, paddleboarding, etc.
Shared use of paddeboards, kayaks and floaties possible
- Plenty of free street parking right outside the house, easy bus/bike options. Bus stop is 1 block up.
Scooter or bike to Ravenna station for Light Rail is also quite easy
- High speed wifi - Century link - usually over 50mb UP and down for good zoom quality
- Gas range/oven, microwave, new stainless dutch door fridge, washer/dryer inside, toaster oven, blender, tea kettle, etc.
- Easy access to I-5 and transit
Approx $75/mo avg for utils w/ high speed internet
--------------------- More Room Info -------------------
1) OCCUPIED - Balcony room has a west facing door with windows that opens to beautiful SW facing balcony in the trees. Amazing spot for sunrise or sunset!
Balcony room is smaller - more like 11x15' with sloped ceiling and also large storage areas in eaves
Fits a queen bed
Landing area of stairs is included and about 6'x5' for clothing rack and other storage
also shared full closet in the upstairs bathroom
Note: the last photo with south facing large windows is the middle guest room / lounge space, not the bedroom for rent
2) OPEN SEP 1 - Main floor garden/yard facing room, large window, East facing for some morning sunlight
Small closet
Can be Furnished lightly, Full size bed, room for queen bed ok
$925/mo
3) OCCUPIED
Larger Upstairs East Room has a nice openable window to the backyard/garden area facing east (nice sunrises through the giant cedar tree) and a closet in the bathroom. about 18' long by 13' wide, somewhat lower ceiling and partly sloped ceiling on sides, plenty of room for someone 6'1 though. It just feels cozy.
Has a queen bed, dresser, desk, etc.
4) OPEN SEP 1
Main floor room under stairs, about 10x12'
Full closet
One smaller window
not ideal for a light sleeper
$875/mo
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Separate bathrooms for 2 upstairs rooms and 2 main floor rooms
4 people total in the house
--------------------- People Info ---------------------
Overall, we're looking for humans who are...
- calm, mindful, positive, relaxed, kind, socially conscious, progressive, low-key, empathetic
- ideally enjoy a very calm quiet house, more of a respite than a full on community style house.
our theme now days is mindfulness and rest, with occasional kitchen chats
- respectful, good community ethics, equity minded, welcoming, LGBTQ friendly, Black Lives Matter conscious and on your journey of learning while acknowledging the gifts of imperfection.
- good open communication is awesome, no PNW passive please (IRL preferred for most things)
- if you enjoy an occasional deep dialogue about life, fantastic!
- Artists, Nonprofit workers or folks working in mental health/wellness/arts/etc. are encouraged to apply (discount may be possible)
Having a good sense of humor and being open with communication really helps with shared houses. We like to have good camaraderie and say hello here and there, maybe support each other after a tough day, have tea once in a while, but realistically on average the house tends to be a place to cook dinner, rest and recharge and isn't super social relatively speaking.
We aren't "age-ist" at all but do find that folks who've done at least 7+ years of their own personal work albeit through counseling, communication training, somatic therapies, etc. and are self aware, have decent communication skills, life long learners, growth mindset, not into grind culture, and are trying to make the world a better place... often fit really well here.
Personally, we are working as nonprofit arts/creative director, full time artist/painter, live events sound tech, etc. We also share the backyard (and utils) with another woman (late 40's) who lives downstairs in the separate apartment (separate entrance) and works in environmental justice. She's not around much and is lovely to talk with in the back yard on occasion.
Long term there are 4 people total in the main 4 bed/2bath house. Occasional guest in upstairs guest space.
---------- Other Details -----------
- No smoking, no pets (sorry, not even cats/etc. due to allergies! fish/etc. ok in room)
- Natural cleaning supplies only including laundry please.
- No excessive scents in the house.
- Compost, low waste, low energy use house
Damage Deposit is $800 refundable
+ first month rent to move in
+ last months rent can be paid over 3 mo time if needed (once a long term lease is confirmed)
----------------- Saying Hello / Contacting Us ------------------
When you email, we really appreciate if you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you're looking for in a house.
We can't reply to everyone but we appreciate you writing.
It's fine to keep it simple (unlike this ad we've developed over the years! :-) but please do tell us a bit about yourself.
ie.
- Recent housing situation, reason for moving, and what you liked/didn't like about other shared housing
- A couple brief reasons why you like living in a Shared House
- Job/$$ reliability info a
- Typical morning schedule
- Something to show a bit about yourself, could be Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn or whatever... really helps to see you're a real human and what your vibe is and if any friends in common. If you're not on socials, we understand... it's a hot mess out there. Maybe get creative with something... or a photo or blog? :-)
We tend to get a lot of emails and we will try to reply to as many people as we can. We won't be able to reply to everyone, but thank you for writing. Have a creative week...
