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A few years ago I attempted to do a very similar thing with a few friends from the goog. The issue that we ran into - owners really don't like renting large pla
by elq 19y ago
A few years ago I attempted to do a very similar thing with a few friends from the goog. The issue that we ran into - owners really don't like renting large places (like a house) to non-families. So the four of us (including one woman!) were denied at each of the 5 places we applied.
I wish you better luck!
- ujeezy 19y agoI was wondering about this, thanks for the info! I'm sure owners won't look too kindly on self-employed entrepreneurs either ;)
- andre 19y agoWith a big down payment they shouldn't have to care.
- menloparkbum 19y agoWere you trying to rent a house in Atherton? Group renting is very common in the Valley. In San Francisco it is the default housing situation for almost anyone under the age of 30.
- elq 19y agoNo - Palo Alto and Mountain View were the focus. There was 4 of us, each working at very well known companies and making each over $100k/yr, so we wanted a nice 4-5 bedroom house preferably with a pool and plenty of parking. Those types of homes were not very common and the 5 we found _really_ didn't want to rent their home to a misfit group of mid to late 20 somethings.
- ralph 19y agoWhen taking a place on a six month contract with it to run on with two months' notice thereafter, I've made up for the lack of "normality", i.e. no employer salary cheque, etc., by paying the six months rent up front and then reverting to the normal monthly rent payment. Every landlord so far has agreed. It may help to think of ways you can persuade a landlord, and often than means paying more money (the interest I lost -- not much).