Room details
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Available April 1st (or Saturday, May 14th, if preferred).
Private bedroom (unfurnished) on Second floor of two story house for 1 (ONE) person in a shared 5br 2ba house with four friendly housemates. Located in the southern part of Rochester, NH in the Gonic area. Utilities are additional, and are split between the people living here (typically 4-5). Housemates are all working professionals and are gone more often than home, and looking for the same, as this seems to work well with the shared spaces.
Total space of Bedroom+closet: 133 sq ft.
Bedroom dimensions:
13.4 ft x 8.33 ft (111 sq ft)
Closet dimensions:
5.78 ft x 3.95 ft (22.8 sq ft)
(Note: The photo of the dining room is currently being converted into the new living room, and there is an eat-in kitchen).
Est. Utilities per person typically cost about:
$15/mo - basic Internet
$30/mo - Electricity (more if using window AC unit or electric heater in winter).
$20/mo - Water (Average, but less if you use less).
$65/mo - Oil heating (mostly in colder months, typically Oct-March, and less in Sept and April, and zero in summer).
We also share the cost of shared supplies, such as toilet paper, tissues, hand+dish soap, etc.
Open to having a well-mannered cat, or dog (if it does not bark at all) and is cleaned up after. The additional pet fee is $50 extra per month, per pet.
Term is 1-year lease, or longer if desired.
To move in: first months rent+1 month security deposit+last months rent, 2 landlord references (current+previous), copy of credit report, and employment+income verification are required for move-in.
Amenities include shared use of:
Washer & Dryer (basement)
Off-Street Parking
2 Bathrooms (1 first floor, 1 second floor)
Large, full, eat-in kitchen
Living Room
Back Porch
Yard (small, but cozy)
Fire pit
Basement storage (minimal)
Close to Rt. 16/Spaulding Turnpike and Rt. 125
5 min to Hannaford, 8 to Marketbasket
20 min from Newington
25 min from downtown Portsmouth
12-14 min from Dover
16 min from UNH
Great hiking trails 5 minutes away
Shared cleaning of the house/common areas+snow shoveling.
Please note: address given for this posting is very close to location, but for privacy reasons is not the actual address (it's the fire station within a block's distance away).
All applicants are welcome to apply.
Happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Lease is 1-year, or longer if desired. First+Last+1mo Security Deposit required to move in.
Shared cleaning of the house/common areas+snow shoveling.
Off-Street parking (Side of road out front of house. Not a busy street).
Non-smokers only.
Non-caged pets are $50/month extra per pet, and only quiet animals allowed (sorry, no barking dogs or talking/chirping birds).
Housemate details
Three working professionals, two Male, and one Female, ranging from mid 20's, early 40's, and one mid 50's, who are friendly, conscientious, respectful, communicative, and clean. We are rarely home, and ideally looking for the same.
Current housemates
1 female, 3 male, 0 non-binary, 0 prefer not to identifyCurrent pets
0 cats, 0 dogs