my mom and her b/f are wanting to buy a house (they currently rent and are about a month or two months away from the end of their lease, the property they rent was sold to publix)
her b/f called me today and asked if I had rented my basement room yet (he knew that I was planning on renting it at some point in time) - I said no, and basically he asked if I was interested in letting them stay down there for a couple of months until they found/purchased a house. (I think he has some credit issues that drop off in a couple months - he doesn't know my mom told me that)
What do you think? The reason the room isn't rented yet is there isn't a kitchen/cabinets/sink down there. This means that until one is installed that we would all be sharing a kitchen/living space. He has the capability of building a kitchen area - I didn't bring that up though. I asked him to let me think about it for a day or so. He offered to pay $500 a month, which is what you'd normally pay for a one bedroom 'basement apartment' around here.
btw, he said they were looking for an apartment, but all the ones around here are either REALLY shady, or want a 1 year signed lease.
I'm 21, my mom and her b/f are both in their mid-late 40's. My mom was not around much when i was growing up - I was basically raised by my grandmother. Her b/f, however, is an awesome awesome guy who has really helped my little sister (who was a huge problem child) out many times.
If you think I should decline - help give a good way to say no. My initial response is that I don't really want to do it. I have friends over drinking on the weekends, and a typical 21-year old life. My mom also smokes; which I think is disgusting. I would ask her not to smoke inside the house but i dunno. bleh.
EDIT:
just to follow up - my grandmother raised me. my mom wasn't around.
I called them back and told them to move on in - and that they aren't paying me anything.. she was like wtfever im paying whether you like it or not.. we went over stuff like that she doesn't want to be upstairs etc etc.. basically things should work out (famous last words said directly before a 'business with family' decision)
her b/f called me today and asked if I had rented my basement room yet (he knew that I was planning on renting it at some point in time) - I said no, and basically he asked if I was interested in letting them stay down there for a couple of months until they found/purchased a house. (I think he has some credit issues that drop off in a couple months - he doesn't know my mom told me that)
What do you think? The reason the room isn't rented yet is there isn't a kitchen/cabinets/sink down there. This means that until one is installed that we would all be sharing a kitchen/living space. He has the capability of building a kitchen area - I didn't bring that up though. I asked him to let me think about it for a day or so. He offered to pay $500 a month, which is what you'd normally pay for a one bedroom 'basement apartment' around here.
btw, he said they were looking for an apartment, but all the ones around here are either REALLY shady, or want a 1 year signed lease.
I'm 21, my mom and her b/f are both in their mid-late 40's. My mom was not around much when i was growing up - I was basically raised by my grandmother. Her b/f, however, is an awesome awesome guy who has really helped my little sister (who was a huge problem child) out many times.
If you think I should decline - help give a good way to say no. My initial response is that I don't really want to do it. I have friends over drinking on the weekends, and a typical 21-year old life. My mom also smokes; which I think is disgusting. I would ask her not to smoke inside the house but i dunno. bleh.
EDIT:
just to follow up - my grandmother raised me. my mom wasn't around.
I called them back and told them to move on in - and that they aren't paying me anything.. she was like wtfever im paying whether you like it or not.. we went over stuff like that she doesn't want to be upstairs etc etc.. basically things should work out (famous last words said directly before a 'business with family' decision)
