Remember the old Boarding Houses..

Gee, I wondered how long it would take for someone to get it. Denise, maybe only weird people understand weird humor. I don't feel weird. What about you? LOL

Selena, ideally, someone who wanted to run a boarding house would have the $$ to buy a place. In the real world, though, nwlady and Kaya don't have that kind of scratch. A suitable house, a willing landlord and compliance with state laws and local ordinances can do the trick.

I would LOVE to have a boarding house. As I mentioned in an earlier post on this thread, DH and I rented rooms to skiers way back in the way back. It was fun (and profitable). We only stopped doing it because we both went back to work. Anybody besides me ever notice how working interferes with getting to do other stuff. SO annoying!
 
But it's smart to think of the necessities that would go into actually doing it. When/if it comes time, I would either have a down-payment, or rent. I have a friend that has 400 acres, she's partly raised me. She asked me once if I wanted a piece of the property, I mean it was like, would you be interested in having a piece of it. I don't know if that would come to pass, but if it did, I would still need to have the money for the taxes etc.

It's still just a thought, a dream:) I have fun dreaming about things once in awhile. I am a realistic person most of the time, so dreaming is something to break the monotony of "real-life" LOL!
 
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Oh geez Kaya, that looks so inviting! Wouldn't something like that be neat, wow, what a beautiful setting, and house!

Now I'm really dreaming, LOL:)
 
Denise, it is a doable dream. Find a 4 bedroom house. Talk to the owners. You want to rent it. You have people who want to contribute to its upkeep. You want to have roomies. That is what they are, essentially. Roommates. Their rent goes to the major rent. You do the collecting. You are responsible for that rent. You rely on the roommates to pay their rent in a timely manner. You do all the rental checking on whether they can afford their portion of the rent. You get 3 roomies. They are responsible for the upkeep of their rooms. You supply the kitchen and the cooking utensils. You have rules. Make sure they follow them. And get a deposit on each room.

I have been a property manager for over 40 years, now retired. Now I rent rooms in the rental house I am in. It works for me and has been for 10 years.
 
We have WIFI and hardline hookup to one modem. 4 pcs, 4 slots in that modem. If someone has more than one pc, they can get online with WIFI and no hardline hookup needed. We have cable and some premium channels. We divide all utilities by 4 because there are 4 people in the house. If one brings in their partner, then we divide by 5. We supply the pots, pans, plates, utensils. They supply their own toilet paper, cleansers, dish soap, food. We share the laundry room, the kitchen, the library, the den, the front yard. Mail that comes in is placed on the counter which everyone checks when they come home from work.
I have had gay couples over the years. Love them. I have had interracial couples. Love them. I have had a few bad eggs...which I got rid of because I am not one to take crap and they all know it before they move in. They sign a contract stating the rules of the home. No booze, no drugs, no guests over more than 2 times a week and only for 2 hours. Pay rent by the 3rd, utilties by the 10th once hubby figures out the share for each person.

It works. All you have to do, Denise, is find a house for rent...and talk to the owners and tell them you want to be The Golden Girls...with maybe a man if one of the girls cannot be found. No teenyboppers. You want to have a home for seniors that are still able to take care of themselves and need a roof. Thats it.
 
So it's only a dream, Denise...so far. We're never to old to dream, but if we dream and wait too long, we can get too old to DO! Maybe it'll turn out to be something that's just impractical, or maybe it'll turn out to be something doable. Dreaming is how you start.
 
What Georgia said.

I don't know where you live in Oregon, Denise, but you can start looking in CL right now. See what is there. Can't hurt to look. Maybe even place an ad in CL stating what you seek. A large home for seniors who are on a fixed income that want to share the home with you. Someone MIGHT call you and say they have just the place.
 
That is a beautiful area too Kaya! Good job finding that, when I get ready to find a place, whether for myself or something for several folks, I will enlist your help:) Living up in that area would be a big change. I lived in Aloha for about 15 years, the other side of Portland, near Beaverton. It's much prettier, in my opinion out past Sandy. Estacada is lovely, very smal and quaint;) That house would be a good one too, pets allowed!! Yesssssssssss!!
 
I always thought a boarding house was when a widow rented out rooms and provided meals. Meal times brought about the "boarding house reach" at the table.
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Yes, a home for the home-less, or just a place so people can have a home-life that don't have loved ones, or at least family they can live with. I've been closer to people I've lived with then I ever have to "family".
 
Perfect! I want it, but it's a bit too close to Whatsisname, the Father of My Children;)

Denise, just what you're looking for. I wonder if the tenant has to take care of repairs?
 
Oh neat gals!! That is a cool place for sure:) I am thinking more along the lines of an RV right now, LOLLLLLLLLLLLL!! Just kidding, well sort of. But the simpler the better, because I've been thinking about my gypsy-heart again, and how I love my freedom;) You never know though;) Thanks, it's a fun thread!! Denise
 
Kaya said:
I wonder what is wrong with the house.
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Maybe a lot. Maybe nothing. This is in an area where jobs can be harder to come by. And who needs/wants an 8 bedroom house? Looking at the age of it,it could be expensive to heat too. Very nice area if you don`t have to work though...
 
There's an idea whose time has come, Mrs. Robinson. Whatsisname and The Trophy Wife don't have to work. Maybe I could just move in with them!

Denise, RV? Have you any idea of the cost of maintaining one of those babies? Not to mention the cost of gas! I bet they probably get a grand 10 mpg. Then there's the cost of hookups and space rental.

Crap on a cracker...I dunno about anybody else but I'm just plain worn out. I'm tired of getting old. Can't I just BE old and just sit and rock and not be concerned about money (or anything else)?
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
There's an idea whose time has come, Mrs. Robinson. Whatsisname and The Trophy Wife don't have to work. Maybe I could just move in with them!

Denise, RV? Have you any idea of the cost of maintaining one of those babies? Not to mention the cost of gas! I bet they probably get a grand 10 mpg. Then there's the cost of hookups and space rental.

Crap on a cracker...I dunno about anybody else but I'm just plain worn out. I'm tired of getting old. Can't I just BE old and just sit and rock and not be concerned about money (or anything else)?
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Yeah, just jokin about the RV Georgia:) I really want a little bungalow, and enough dough to take at least a day-trip once in awhile;) I'm worn out, but that because I just paddled around the river, then had to lug that kayak back to it place in the weeds, then walk up the hill to where I live, LOL! I just met a nice feller, that I just might invite to the bbq this weekend. I will ask my neighbors if I can bring a date first though, of course:) Who knows, he could be my "weenie-roasting" partner I have hoped for. He hikes, loves to be active, 58, ah, a younger man, hmm, well, it wasn't on my bucket-list to date a younger man but what the heck;)
 
58 isn't exactly pre-puberty! Not enough difference in age to matter. Can't hurt a thing to make a new friend...maybe he could drive the RV and you could take a road trip to Georgia. Or maybe he could be the handyman at the boarding house.
 
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