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Room in Large 5-Bedroom Smart Home • Free Cleaning

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Lease pending

Roommate for Spacious Smart Home • Free cleaning service • Free common-area supplies • Gigabit internet • Two patios • Quiet & well-kept with lots of freebies

🖥 Internet included
🧑‍🦽‍➡️ Accessible property
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly
• All ages/genders welcome
• Flexible prorated earlier move-in available

🔸— The Rooms —🔸

Two private bedrooms available on the second-floor. Take you pick!
• Room 1 - $845: Large enough for a king-size bed, AND dressers, AND a chair or small desk with a standard closet
• Room 2 - $795: Large enough for a king bed or full size bed with night tables, but has full wall-length double-closet

All rooms have:
• Carpet
• Bedroom furnishings available (bed and dressers, optional)
• Room lock and key for privacy

🔸— The House —🔸

• A spacious, calm 2700 sq ft, 1980's build home where everyone has room to breathe.
• Full kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, dishwasher, and cabinet space
• Shared living room
• Full-size, in-unit washer & dryer (first floor laundry room)
• Central heating and A/C (no need for window units)
• Outdoor spaces: front patio, back patio, yard, sunroom, and fire pit
• Keyless entry
• Handicap-accessible entryway + indoor stair lift + grab bars
• Double-pane windows

🔸— Free Cleaning & Shared Supplies (Included) —🔸

• No worrying about dividing chores
• Free professional cleaning service for common areas (bi-weekly, ~$270/month value included)
• Free common area supplied with toilet paper, hand soap, trash bags

🔸— Gigabit high-speed internet —🔸

• Signal boosters throughout the home — strong, uninterrupted connection in every room and even outside

🔸— Safety & Security —🔸

• Locking bedroom door
• Ring doorbell
• Outdoor camera system

🔸— Parking —🔸

Plenty of street parking year-round with driveway parking available during snowy nights

🔸— Household Vibe —🔸

• The home is quiet, respectful, and well-maintained — more relaxed evenings than parties.
• Live-in property manager, so maintenance issues are handled quickly
• Big house means no one is on top of each other

🔸— Location Highlights —🔸

🚉 Big Timber Metra Station — 5 minutes (quiet area)
🛒 Randall Road shopping, dining & errands — 5 minutes
🏞️ Downtown Elgin — 8 minutes (tacos, gym & rec center, Hemmens performances, riverwalk, Gail Borden Library)
🏥 St. Joseph Hospital & Advocate Sherman — 5–6 minutes
🎓 Elgin Community College (ECC) and Judson University — 8 minutes
✈️ O’Hare Airport — ~30 minutes directly down I-90
🏙️ Chicago — ~45+ minutes directly down I-90

🔸— Utilities —🔸

Gas, cable, and internet are included for free. Electric and water are split evenly between residents. Rough estimate is $100–$150 per month.

🔸— Lease Length —🔸

12-month lease, with the first 3 months as month-to-month to make sure we’re a good fit. Prorated start date available for sooner.

🔸— Move-In Requirements —🔸

• Credit score 600+ • Background check & references • Single occupancy only • Income of at least ~3x rent 🐾 Must be cat-friendly for one very chill cat that lives here (No dogs or additional cats at this time.)

🔸— Housemates —🔸

• Early-40s courteous professional that manages the property — that’s me
• Quiet, kind, respectful grandmother retiree (part-time work outside the home)
• One additional roommate moving in soon

Interested?
Feel free to let me know your name, occupation, and little about yourself.

Happy to answer questions or set up a showing.

  • House share
  • Elgin
  • 60123
$845 monthly
large
$795 monthly
large

Availability

Available
Available now
Minimum term
12 months
Maximum term
15 months

Extra cost

Deposit
(Room 1)
$895.00
Deposit
(Room 2)
$795.00
Utilities included?
Some
Fees apply?
No

Amenities

Furnishings
Furnished
Parking
Yes
Garage
No
Yard/patio
Yes
Balcony/roof terrace
No
Disabled access
Yes
Living room
shared
Broadband included
Yes

Current household

# roommates
3
Total # rooms
5
Ages
40 to 75
Smoker?
No
Any pets?
Yes
Occupation
Mixed
Interests
films, travelling, art, video games, writing, work, gym, museums, comedy, board games, meditation, meeting new people, coffee, technology, bowling
Gender
1 Female, 1 Male, 1 Other Roommate

New roommate preferences

Couples OK?
Yes
Smoking OK?
No
Pets OK?
No
Occupation
Don't mind
References?
Yes
Gender
No preference

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