Looking for a single parent to be my roommate!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:oP, I would not be telling every creep on Craigslist that you and your daughter live alone in that house! It's super easy to find you!!!! Please remove and repost with fewer details!

+1000

I am guessing OP that you are recently divorced/single?

Anyway , you have put way, way too much personal info online about your situation. It's fine to post for roommates but you do not need to provide that much info.

I posted above that roommates do not make a stable home environment for young kids. You really need to think this option through and consider the impact it might have on your child. You are inviting random strangers into your home to live for maybe a few months, a year or two. This is in no way ideal. I could see renting out the basement but I wouldn't try making that person a roommate. Just have them as a renter and keep them separate from your family life.

If the house is too expensive for your to manage on your own, it is far better for you to move now why your DD is young and resettle into a new place of your own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to join your single mom commune, but for my DH, lol Seriously, good luck, sounds like a great arrangement for the right person.

I agree with PP. it is a very Kate & Allie kind of thing. I hope you find good roommates!

Except Kate & Allie was a half hour sitcom, not real life. And half hour sitcoms rarely imitate real life.

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A basement room for $800?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:oP, I would not be telling every creep on Craigslist that you and your daughter live alone in that house! It's super easy to find you!!!! Please remove and repost with fewer details!

+1000

I am guessing OP that you are recently divorced/single?

Anyway , you have put way, way too much personal info online about your situation. It's fine to post for roommates but you do not need to provide that much info.

I posted above that roommates do not make a stable home environment for young kids. You really need to think this option through and consider the impact it might have on your child. You are inviting random strangers into your home to live for maybe a few months, a year or two. This is in no way ideal. I could see renting out the basement but I wouldn't try making that person a roommate. Just have them as a renter and keep them separate from your family life.

If the house is too expensive for your to manage on your own, it is far better for you to move now why your DD is young and resettle into a new place of your own.

She can do a background check, check references. People invite nannies into their homes every day leaving their most precious possessions as long as she is smart about it that would be fine. But I think you'll do better with the basement as well due to the privacy though I love the Kate and Alley co-op idea!

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm a 32yo single parent of a 1st grader. I can totally understand why you would want a roommate with a similar family. If we weren't moving back to our condo, I would be interested! DD is in private but I'm hoping for a Capitol Hill bus stop this upcoming school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:oP, I would not be telling every creep on Craigslist that you and your daughter live alone in that house! It's super easy to find you!!!! Please remove and repost with fewer details!

+1000

I am guessing OP that you are recently divorced/single?

Anyway , you have put way, way too much personal info online about your situation. It's fine to post for roommates but you do not need to provide that much info.

I posted above that roommates do not make a stable home environment for young kids. You really need to think this option through and consider the impact it might have on your child. You are inviting random strangers into your home to live for maybe a few months, a year or two. This is in no way ideal. I could see renting out the basement but I wouldn't try making that person a roommate. Just have them as a renter and keep them separate from your family life.

If the house is too expensive for your to manage on your own, it is far better for you to move now why your DD is young and resettle into a new place of your own.

She can do a background check, check references. People invite nannies into their homes every day leaving their most precious possessions as long as she is smart about it that would be fine. But I think you'll do better with the basement as well due to the privacy though I love the Kate and Alley co-op idea!

Not talking about people she INVITED into her home. Creeps now know what her house looks like, where it is, and that she and her daughter live alone there. Easy prey for burglars, rapists and worse!

[Anonymous]

OP, have you considered inviting a student to live in the basement room in exchange for a fixed amount of childcare and errand-shopping? I would think a GW student would jump at this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gosh, for $2200 I get my own SFH on a metro in VA, 30 minute drive to my work in DC.

+1, Our mortgage is about $2000, utilities are $400 or so in Maryland for a small house. We could rent a room out if needed.

I'm a single parent. I own a small 2br house with a basement (that has an extra room if needed) and my mortgage is $1600/month. I'm not in a desirable part of town, but it's perfect for us.

Location is everything. OP's location is one of the most desirable, thus the prices. OP, if anything your rents seem low to me. I hope you find a great roommate!

[Anonymous]

OP - I do agree with the suggestions to take down your CG posting NOW as way too much personal information out there and maybe even off of here if you can. I would suggest you look for a single female grad or law student for the basement apartment. If you go that route, you have to make clear your rules on overnight visitors etc.but it could be a source of stable renter for a couple of years at a time.