Experience on Renting Out Rooms As a Couple

Happy wife, happy life.

Is one of the bedrooms in the basement somewhat away from the others? Then I could see it.

But maybe a better option is AirBnB? No roommate and you control how often you rent it out.

I'm with your GF. I would not take in lodgers when you don't need the money. Who would want a strange adult hanging around your house?

Until you are married, she has no say so.

Once you are married, you should be very sensitive to the needs of your wife. She will be your biggest cheerleader and best friend for the rest of your life.

I believe your question is not about renting out a room. I believe your question is whether or not this girl is your future wife. And, unfortunately, we can't help you there.

I will give you this encouragement: sh!t or get off the pot. If you are going to marry this girl, then get down on your knee and propose. If you aren't going to marry her, then break it off. Now. But, do not under any circumstances pretend to be married for the next X months/years by buying a house and living together. I will almost guarantee you that won't end well for you as a couple, and you will wish you had broken it off sooner.

Prior to that, however, I think it makes total sense to rent out one of the rooms.

Um no. The potential pitfalls of a couple having a roomate are so numerous and serious that it actually makes no sense at all.

You'll be having a stranger in your home 24/7, sharing common areas such as entryways, kitchen and bathroom with that person, have to worry about theft or damage while you're away, might get into a nonpayment-of-rent situation that could result in a court case.

You'll lose a substantial amount of privacy and be hostage to your lodger's noise levels, comings-and-goings, and schedule (maybe they'll stay up substantially later than you, or wake up substantially earlier).

And what if your tenant frequently brings guests over, or has a boyfriend/girlfriend sleep over so often that you basically have an extra tenant?

What if you come home and want to use your kitchen and find that your lodger is hogging the stovetop while cooking? Or you need to wash up before leaving for work or an appointmennt, and your tenant's taking a 40-minute shower?

Have you thought about how you'll charge for utilities, or how you'll split the costs for necessities like soap, toilet paper, condiments? What will you do when your tenant starts sampling or pilfering favorite food items of yours from the fridge or constantly leaves dirty dishes in the sink and/or doesn't clean up after him or herself elsewhere?

Given all that, I have no idea why anyone who doesn't need the money would possibly want a roomate, especially as you're cohabitating with your girlfriend.

It's a recipe for disaster.

And Air BnB is no answer either, as that brings with it all the headaches mentioned above, except with a succession of strangers rather than just one.

Are you friggin stupid?! If you don't want your gf walking around in just her panties or just your dress shirt or with just a towel or naked, then get a roommate. If you do get a roommate I will bet you a $1000 you and your gf will not get married. Be smart, make the best decision, no roommate!

Good luck!

Word of advice: watch Pacific Heights with her before coming to a decision.

Advertise for a roommate but keep the rent low so you can have your choice of tenants.

Rent to a good looking, younger girl.

Be friendly with the tenant but obviously stay aloof and innocent.

Your wife will be insanely jealous 24/7 and you can probably do anything you want to her in bed.

You're welcome.

Do not give away the milk for free!

You are living in a house with your girlfriend, right? If you want to rent out a room, you have zero options other than to rent to a female, but you are a guy. So this female will be a looker. Living in a house with you and your girlfriend.

Please do this immediately and keep us updated.

I asked your girlfriend's father if he would be ok with me renting a room in your house. He said yes.

See how she feels about renting to a couple.

GF & I housesat/sublet a penthouse (with a big balcony) for 14 months with a lesbian couple.. BUT both of us were fine with living with another couple.

In a general overview

it looks like you two are not really ready to make a long term commitment if you can not get this type of conflict resolved a week or at most two weeks of discussion.

Story of My Life wrote:

My girlfriend is adamant that she doesn't want a roommate.

If your roommate ends up being a dude, your girlfriend will bang him out of spite.

If your roommate ends up being a female, you will bang her out of curiosity.

My wife moved into my house and the sublets stayed. Here's how.

There were 3 bathrooms. Before I rented the rooms, I put partition walls to make two little studios separate from the rest of the house. One was a downstairs master and already had two exits out. I built a vestibule at the main house front door and put two more doors, one to the house with kitchen and all the upstairs, and another to the second studio. I rented them without kitchens just fine. $500 each more than 10 years ago.

OP, this is a precursor of things to come. Your girl sounds like a bum. Drop her immediately and move on. You are on the road to financial ruin.

Why do you let your wife-to-be have a say in this?

This was 3 years ago. A spam advertisement brought it up again.

The guy is long devorsed and his former girlfriend, now Ex wife lives in this house she got out of the marriage. She is set for live, he has to pay for it for the rest of his.

I'm glad the ads did bring it up.

OP, what did you decide to do? Are you married, broken up?

Dude, you're doing this all wrong. You get a girlfriend so that you don't have to have roommates.

Having some random person living in your house is not worth a few hundred bucks a month.

Harambe wrote:

Advertise for a roommate but keep the rent low so you can have your choice of tenants.

Rent to a good looking, younger girl.

Be friendly with the tenant but obviously stay aloof and innocent.

Your wife will be insanely jealous 24/7 and you can probably do anything you want to her in bed.

You're welcome.

I second this