Room in 100 year old house for Spring Semester and

Before responding, please read this ad in its entirety to see if it will be a good fit.

The three spare bedrooms in this home, the full-time residence of an older professional, are rented throughout the year as single rooms to recently graduated young professionals and to full-time men upperclassmen or graduate students from the local universities (Arcadia University, Westminster Theological Seminary, Temple). One room is now available.

With original hardwood floors and furnished with antiques, this large house passed the century mark in 2013. Each bedroom is fully furnished and it is rented out as a single. No exceptions. If you are a couple, this will not be a good match for you.

The rent for each room, with shared bathroom, is $700. The cost of utilities and wireless high speed internet are included in this price. The lodgers have kitchen/ laundry privileges, access to huge back yard and off-street parking. I am sorry, but I can neither reduce the rent nor enter into a formal arrangement permitting a lodger to perform certain services in lieu of partial rent.

The house is in Glenside, walking distance from Arcadia University, and only a mile from Westminster Theological Seminary. It is a 10-minute drive from Salus University. Its location is just north of the Philadelphia city line in Montgomery County, in an extremely safe neighborhood.

It is half a block from a Wawa convenience store and minutes’ walk from the Glenside commercial section and train station (including a line that goes to the airport). For someone without a car–or whose car has broken down– it is an exceptionally well-connected suburban location.

I rent out rooms in units of time that correspond to blocks of time on the academic calendar. In this case, the lease on the room would be through the end of August, 2026. I do not make exceptions to my policy of only renting out rooms for such blocks of time. If you seek a month-to-month arrangement, this will not be a good solution for you.

This place is not for people who largely or totally work or study from home. It is for someone who has a place to go every day and at most works out of the house one day a week.

If you think we have a good match, please write and tell me about yourself (required if you want a reply), your age, what school you go to and what you’re majoring in, or where you work. Include when you would want the room and for what time period. Tell me anything else you think it would be meaningful for me to know. If you don't, I will delete your message. If we have a good match, I will get back to you.

Important: If the ad is up, the room is still available–please don't write to ask. When someone asks anyway, I know the person couldn't be bothered to read through the ad, and he is not someone I want living in my house. Also do not send me a message that consists of only a telephone number I am supposed to call, or one that only says “I am interested in the room.” When you contact me please focus on telling me about yourself. If you don't, I will not pursue having a dialog with you.

No pets, please.