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(03-25-2013 12:41 AM)bigdrov1x Wrote:  

Hello Forum members. I just wanted to say that for all of you who are thinking about getting a fat pad, and then having roommates so it will not cost as much, think again. I own a house in Southern California. I have two roommates. To put it bluntly, they suck. They do not clean, they definitely do not care about your stuff, and they kill your privacy. No matter how good of friends that you think you are with somebody, you will hate to live with them. I know I do. I am trying to kick them out now. One of the guys is gonna try and squat, so I have to go see an attorney tomorrow. Just remember guys that It aint worth it period!!!

You fucked up.

I've had two really shitty roommates, and the lesson I learned with the first I did not apply to the second. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

The great thing is that it sounds like you've got an out (selling the place). It's not that living with friends is automatically a bad idea, it's not that having roommates at all is a bad idea, it's that you didn't vet your new roommates well enough.

Anyone thinking of having roommates needs to spend some serious time thinking about what is really important to you and then screen potential roommates based on that. My last two roommates have been great, because I didn't play the victim and took charge of the situation. They haven't been perfect, but they hit all my MUST-HAVES and had no problem agreeing to a sublet agreement that specified many things mentioned already in this thread (such as overnight guests, partying, cleaning, etc...). I now MAKE money (or spend less for my own rent depending on how you look at it) and my roommates are a benefit in my life, not a determined. They aren't perfect, but they are close enough that any issues are minor.

I lost my best friend since 4th grade once I lived with him. It sucked. Badly.

But now I'm a better person for it and good riddance to him.