Roommate room switch deal - what's the catch?

[Jeff7]

Am I being too suspicious?

I'm in a 2-room apartment, with 2 people to a room. One of the guys in the other bedroom has left the college, so the remaining guy has the room to himself for this semester.
I meanwhile still have a roommate.
This guy has offered to switch rooms, giving me his room to myself. He insists there is no catch.


My question is: What's the catch? Why would he give up a whole room to himself, so that he can have a roommate?


Update
I've made the switch. There doesn't seem to be any catch. The guy just doesn't seem to like being in the room by himself, as some of you suggested. I guess that kind of thinking just gave me a big "does not compute" error, because to me living alone was a holy graile of apartment life.

 

[SmoochyTX]

He's interested in the roommate?

 

[neutralizer]

Maybe he doesn't like to live alone?

 

[TanisHalfElven]

go look at the apartment. see whats up ?
its possible its not a a good location, perhaps far from the bus stop....

 

[novasatori]

maybe the other two are in a relationship and you don't know it

the catch would be headboard banging, and male moaning from across the hall, :music: all night loooooong :music:

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Maybe he doesn't like to live alone?

The part that has be a bit suspicious is that last semster, he was gushing over how he's going to have a room all to himself. He's got the two desks together to make a corner desk, he's got two dressers, the beds are pushed together - he's made it his very own, double-size room.

 

[dartworth]

Sounds like a question to ask the roommate, not A-TOT

 

[johnjbruin]

Noises, smell, neighbors above him humping loudly, some other daily annoyance factor

 

[pennylane]

I imagine the guy with his own room pays or a bigger share of the apartment rent. Maybe he just doesn't want to pay the bigger share.

 

[Syringer]

WHY DONT YOU ASK HIM WHY

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
I imagine the guy with his own room pays or a bigger share of the apartment rent. Maybe he just doesn't want to pay the bigger share.

Ooo, that makes sense.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven
go look at the apartment. see whats up ?
its possible its not a a good location, perhaps far from the bus stop....

I'm IN the apartment. It's a 2 bedroom apartment, with 4 people. I am currently living in said apartment, in the bedroom opposite the one in question.

Originally posted by: dartworth
Sounds like a question to ask the roommate, not A-TOT

I have asked the roommate. He says there's no catch.
That could be like asking a used car salesman, "Why is this car only $100?"
"Oh, no reason. There's no catch."
When it turns out that the engine is rusted solid.

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: fanerman91
I imagine the guy with his own room pays or a bigger share of the apartment rent. Maybe he just doesn't want to pay the bigger share.

Ooo, that makes sense.

Nope. We all pay the same amount, right to the college. The college is losing out right now with this vacancy in the apartment. It happened last year too actually, someone just abruptly left, and the guy who stayed had the room to himself the whole semester.

 

[illusion88]

I vote for him not wanting to sleep alone. Perhaps he is just lonely and wants a little companionship. No biggie.

 

[Leros]

nvm

 

[pennylane]

Is he the kind of guy that would try to be a little sneaky? You live with the guy. If he's an honest guy, maybe there really is no catch and he's just lonely.

Did you ask him why he wants to switch rooms?

 

[Skunkwourk]

maybe he wants to save money, and suggest the single pays more rent

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
Is he the kind of guy that would try to be a little sneaky? You live with the guy. If he's an honest guy, maybe there really is no catch and he's just lonely.

Yes. He is. Which is why I keep wondering, what's the catch?

Did you ask him why he wants to switch rooms?

From the original post:
"He insists there is no catch."
For him to insist this, I would have to ask him, no?

From a post further down:
"I have asked the roommate. He says there's no catch."


Yes, I have asked him. He says there's no catch. That's why I came here - what might a catch be? I tend to be a pushover with practical jokes, if "pushover" is the right term. I tend to take people at their word, and assume no ulterior motive. I've learned over the years that that is a very very stupid way to treat other people, as they generally do have some other motive for seemingly altruistic behavior.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
He's interested in the roommate?

Brokeback Apartment?

 

[smack Down]

The catch is a fat smelly CS student is about to move in.

 

[pennylane]

Asking why he wants to switch rooms and asking him if there's a catch or not are two different questions, aren't they?

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Offer him $200 for a water bottle.

 

[puffff]

he could be superstitious and think it's a bad sign that someone who lived in the room left college. he doesnt want it to happen to him.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
Asking why he wants to switch rooms and asking him if there's a catch or not are two different questions, aren't they?

Yes, they are. And I've asked both.

He has "no reason" for wanting to switch. And there's "no catch."
When I take people at their word for deals too good to be true, it rarely turns out well for me.

Originally posted by: Eghck
maybe he wants to save money, and suggest the single pays more rent

No, there is no difference in how much we pay. The apartment holds 4 people. If 3 drop out, the one left will still pay the same amount as he did before. It's up to the college to get people to fill the vacancies.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: smack Down
The catch is a fat smelly CS student is about to move in.

Something like that I'll bet. By switching rooms with you, he has a known condition, he knows for certain who he'll be sharing a room with. If he keeps his current room, the college could move someone else in who is a pain to live with.

ZV

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: smack Down
The catch is a fat smelly CS student is about to move in.

This one sounds good to me. If you three are cool now, he'd like to lock in having a cool roomie over having an unknown possibly move in later.