For those who OWN their house

PandaManda23 · December 2010

"if i'm on the wrong board sorry"

We recently bought a house off of post back in March. Coming a year soon...and tight on money still I haven't talked about it with DH yet but would you rent out a spare room to a mil. guy is the company??

The room is directly across from DS's room and the spare room is next to ours (wall , not door)

our mort. is around 800 a month...so renting it out for 200 plus 50 for groceries 250?

the guy is new like maybe a month new...so nothing established yet

please let me know your opinion before I talked to DH about it

alsbablon · December 2010

As long as they aren't way dif ranks (E3 and E7) or anything like that, and the guy has a record of good conduct, try it!

Also, the price depends on where you live.....Our house, back in Va, where my 16yo SD, and two college-age BILs live has last BR being rented to a Sailor for about $300/mo....free internet, cable, pool in summer, etc.....DW and I cover groceries for the household, but she does help keep it clean.

Make sure you setup/have an understanding of, expectations before following through

PandaManda23 · December 2010

Dh is E4 and the guy is E3 obviously ...so that should work

TanyaKM · December 2010

I personally wouldn't.... just because I'm very protective of my 'alone' time and I wouldn't like having someone other than my husband in the house. But that said, it's a personal decision. If you think it would work for you and your husband, then go for it!

xche · December 2010

PandaManda23:
Dh is E4 and the guy is E3 obviously ...so that should work

I question your word choice.

I wouldn't do it either, unless it's someone you know well and trust. Even then, roommates complicate things.. not my scene.

Roundrockgal79 · December 2010

x_che:
I wouldn't do it either, unless it's someone you know well and trust. Even then, roommates complicate things.. not my scene.

This. My DH was constantly having other soldiers live with him prior to us getting together and I had to put a stop to it. The only ones that weren't complete disasters were the ones that were married and only stayed a few weeks while finding housing and getting their families moved. The single ones...disasters! Always issues getting paid, left messes all around, would eat all the groceries or if they bought separately would eat his when they ran out of theirs. One guys room smelled so bad from the trash he had in there and his lack of doing laundry that it took weeks AFTER he moved out to get the smell to go away! Ick!

KateCupcake976 · December 2010

No way. I wouldn't feel comfortable with another man in the house. How well do you really know somebody and then expose them to your child. I wouldn't want to move someone in and worry about adjusting to someone new living in the home. Also there would be no privacy he would be right next your room. I wouldn't be able to deal with the room mate situation especially now that I have a child.

anabell0920 · December 2010

Nope. I would rather live in someplace smaller/ less expensive that we could afford alone then have a stranger especially a man in my house. I know you own so it's different but no way I would feel comfortable doing that. Wha about when this single guy wants to bring a girl home and your kid is there?

CantWait4U2arrive · December 2010

From personal experience, we let a guy move into our home. He was a slightly lower rank than my husband and worked long hours and left on the weekends to see his family. Always cleaned up after himself and very respectful of our home and our son. But honestly, we would never do it again. It took away from our alone time tremendously. We no longer felt like a family of three. We were a family of three with another guy in the other room. It was awkward at times. And DH and I would just push our disagreements to the side since he would be home, and it was not good at all. If you think your husband and you can keep your marriage the way it is, with someone else in your home, I say why not. But it honestly, takes away from "us" time. Good luck in what ever decision you make.

MrsP052909 · December 2010

Personally, I wouldn't do it. I don't even like it when DH's friends stay the night. I like to have my own space and I think having another guy move in would definitely cut in on family time. Besides it would just be kind of awkward for me, no matter how well you know the guy.

JessC28 · December 2010

My husband and I had a younger guy who lived with us when we first got married. The house was set up so the kitchen and living room were in the middle, though, with a master bedroom and smaller bedroom on one side and then another bedroom and bathroom on the other side.

It worked out alright, I was very clear on "house rules" and boundaries when he first moved in though, and we made it clear he would have to move if there were any problems. We also told him we would help him find a place and move if it came to that. He was very respectful of our privacy though, and he worked a lot, so a lot of times I didn't even see him.

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