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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you're a little too starry-eyed about how you think this thing is going to work out.  We have a furnished basement studio and we have rented to some really interesting young people but we never see them.  They're not here to be our kids or protegees.  Also what the other pps said about this being a business relationship is key.  Focus on getting a good, reliable renter and the heck with the rest.

Okay that said, I advise that you get on your neighborhood listserve.  I live in Capitol Hill and there are always folks who have a friend or family member coming to town for a fellowship or internship.  I've gotten two renters that way.

Also once you get connected with a particular organization they may come back to you.  I have rented to two students from the Academy for Classical Acting at Shakespeare Theatre that does an MFA with GW.  I've also rented to folks connected to the Smithsonian fellowship program and they contact me every year to ask if I'm still renting the apartment.

Graduate students are my favorite tenants because I know that whether or not things work out they are going to go home at the end of the school year.  I don't have to worry about a deadbeat tenant not paying rent.  Also while they don't have a lot of money they do have access to student loans so it's likely that they are going to be able to pay the rent.

But, again, focus on the business.  Contact organizations you're interested in supporting.  Be realistic.  Don't make assumptions about people based on race, class but do check them out carefully otherwise.[/quote]

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