1 BR in Large House of Safe, Quiet Neighborhood

We're seeking a housemate for private home in Newark Delaware beginning March 15th. The home is spacious at 3,500 sq feet; secluded in that it's in a quiet neighborhood on a lot that backs onto White Clay Creek Park, yet convenient as it's located 10 minutes northeast of the University of Delaware campus and Main Street in Newark (Polly Drumond & Kirkwood Hwy.)

A bit about the home:

4 bedroom, 3.5 bath floor plan spanning three floors, fully detached with 3,500 square ft of finished space plus a full basement and two-car garage. Floor plan is such that none of the 2nd floor bedrooms share a wall, so it's an optimal set-up for maintaining privacy and noise control.

Features:
- Internet: WiFi (Verizon Fios highest speed) throughout with a booster on each floor
- Climate Control: Multilevel HVAC, ceiling fans in all rooms for best efficiency and temperature regulation
- Water: City water using a tank-less Hot water Heater so we never run out of hot water
- Emergency Preparedness: Whole house generator for emergency power outages
- Trash/Sewer: City sewer; private trash service

Parking: Street parking

Back Yard: Cement patio in back yard that backs up to White Clay Creek Park. There is a walking path across all of the backyards that takes you past an agricultural field and further into the park.

Housemate Space: Currently we have one unfurnished 2nd floor bedroom available. This front facing room has a northeast exposure separated from the other by a full bathroom. This bedroom shares this full hall bath with one existing male housemate.

The bedroom is a bright, airy 12x 12 room with 9ft ceilings, two double-pane windows; a closet, wall-to-wall carpeting, & has a ceiling fan.

Monthly Rent & Bills is $1,350

Shared Space: The main floor is an open concept layout which has a great room with double sliding doors out to back yard, a formal dining room, eat in Kitchen. There is a laundry room, powder room, office and master en suite bedroom on the main floor.

Back Yard: There is a cement patio in the back yard with a charcoal grill and patio furniture in summer.

Monthly Rent and Bills: as above with "Bills" including:

- All utilities (gas, electric, water, sewer, trash removal, internet); roommates are responsible for their respective cellphone and streaming services.
- Household consumable supplies (paper supplies for kitchen) dishwasher pods dish soap sponges
- Cleaning supplies for a dedicated professional housekeeper.
- Laundry: use of the W/D is available provided roommates utilize the hypoallergenic laundry supplies provided. (laundry detergent spot cleaner and fabric softener )
- Bi-monthly cleaning service for the shared space; housemates are responsible for their respective bedrooms.
- Verizon FiOS high-speed internet
- Grounds maintenance (garden, lawn); housemates handle snow removal is minor as it's street parking

Security deposit = one month rent and "Bills"

Term: A trial period of 60 days is honored to ensure a good fit for all parties, after which a roommate agreement of 12 months will be required.

A bit about the environment: We are two mid-career professionals, one female and one male, and one docile, elderly female cat who likes people but is unable to co-exist with other pets. We have a drama-free, calm, sane, upscale, non-smoking, clean & tidy hypoallergenic environment.

We have invested a great deal of time and effort to create and maintain a hypoallergenic home environment, as all members have allergies, (humidifiers, air-purifiers, anti-allergy cat food, carpet shampooing, housekeeper service, etc.) thus casual/recreational /outside-only smokers/vapers won’t work.

We enjoy socializing but take the party elsewhere. If you are into smoking/vaping/ boisterous partying, this is not the environment for you.

Ideal housemates are mature people who consider a co-living environment as a positive rather than a sacrifice. Best fit for housemates are males who are easy-going but responsible, open-minded and non-prejudiced when it comes to race, creed, color, sexual orientation, and alternative lifestyles, etc. and will be content bringing only what you need for your bedroom, knowing that the other spaces are fully furnished with nice things.

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