Share a gorgeous house surrounded by gorgeous land up on Chestnut Hill along the Montague-Leverett Line.
More information, and photos, can be found at
http://westernmass.c.../roo/3968629335.html
Cost:
- $625 month-to-month (includes heat, hot water + electric). This number could go down or up depending on how much propane we use.
- Starting Sept 1 or later
Optional shared 4G internet (or on your own via your own plan)
Optional shared landline phone (~$25/month).
Due Up Front:
- First + Last Month's Rent ($1250)
- 2 housing references
- Proof of renter's insurance policy that includes at least $100K liability coverage
(as an aside, if you don't have it, you should get it-- it's extremely cheap [~$150/year], protects your butt and stuff in case of an emergency, and commonly gets you a discount on car insurance when bundled with it).
The Location:
House is on 4 acres of fields and in midst of thousands of acres of forest with miles of hiking trails out back door. M&M and Robert Frost trails are within walking distance through woods.
-5 minutes to The Bookmill or Leverett Coop or Lake Wyola
-20 minutes to Amherst or Greenfield
-30 minutes to `Hamp
-45 minutes to Brattleboro or Keene
What's in it for you:
-The master bedroom (12' x 13') + goodly amount of closet space
-Basement storage
-On site Washer + Dryer
-Shared huge living area + awesome kitchen
-Shared Yoga / meditaton / retreat room
-An enclosed front porch
-A deck with a sunset view
-Solar hot water May-October = FREE long hot showers
-4 acres of fields with mown paths to ramble in
-1000's of acres of forest right with trails right out the back door.
-Lots of lovely wildlife (birds, coyotes, deer, porcupines, occasional bear)
-Fire pit in summer (fire weather dependent)
-A woodstove to snuggle up to in the winter. Main heat is forced hot air by super-efficient -propane furnace.
-Beautiful flower beds to work with if that's your thing
-Possibility for raised garden beds w/ lots of fencing (note aforementioned deer)
-Seriously, have you looked at the photos? This place is gorgeous.
About the living situation / the space:
-LGTBQ ally / safe space. Green lifestyle.
-Adult, Clean / orderly (but not Martha Stewart), calm, respectful, mature, and FUN, atmosphere. Dedication to great communication and magnanimous (harmonious, even) cooperative-style living.
-NVC friendly, but squirt guns will get pulled if communication devolves to this:
http://www.funnyordi...0040c4/i-m-triggered
-If you're into composting, recycling, energy conservation, being stoked there is a special yoga / meditation / retreat room, and general enjoyment of nature (there's a lot of it here) and somewhat-rural living, you would be very happy here.
-Copious artificial scents (cologne/perfume, heavily scented candles / cleaners / detergent, lots of bleach, etc. . .) and big TV's / entertainment centers (TV in your room = OK) and smoking aren't a great fit.
-Occasionally there are friends over for dinner or small gatherings with good food and musical instruments.
-I take a deeply respectful, less-a-renter, more-a-steward, approach towards living in and sharing this amazing home, and hope you would too.
-Shared light outdoor upkeep ( lawn mowing, snow shoveling, and wood schlepping) and general self-sufficient house-savvy (i.e., what to do if power goes out / pipes freeze, etc...) are part of living up here and keeps the rent down.
About your potential housemate:
I'm a 35 year old fabulous guy with over a decade of shared living experience. That does not mean I wish to create a CoOp or intentional community-- It just means I have good housemate skills, and you should too. I have a career as a professional scientist down at U-Mass and a great big community all over the Valley. Generally clean cut with crunchy Buddhist middle. Folksy (fiddle and banjo get played, sauerkraut gets made, etc...). Gentle radical social and environmental justice bent. I look at my potential housemates as potential friends, because more often than not that's what ends up happening anyway.
Caveats / quirks to living here:
- There's no high-speed internet up here. However, you can get DSL-ish speed via a 4G hotspot if that's your thing. Good for everything except streaming NetFlix.
- Cellphone reception is decent but complicated: House has a signal booster for 2G / 3G. This makes internet possible.
- You *will* need snow tires in the winter and a reliable car. The road is hilly and we're higher up.
**Contact me via the Craigslist link above if you're interested!