Even if you think, “I want to live in a share house!”, it’s difficult for the first time because you don’t know how to start. When you look for a share house, please check compatibility with a management company first. Other than that, you should also check a share house’s atmosphere, rules, people living in the share house, facilities, and location. By doing so, there would be less difference between your actual life after starting living in the share house and what you imagined before.
We introduce 5 key points in choosing a share house.
Let’s check compatibility with a management company
First, you should see if you can get along with a staff from a management company rather than an atmosphere and location of a share house you want to rent.
Most of the share houses are regularly checked by its management company. If a staff from a management company is open-minded and easy to talk to, sometimes the staff would become a middleman when trouble arises. However, if a staff is closed-minded and difficult to talk to, it’s hard have a conversation privately in case of trouble. It’s such a waste of time if you end up with leaving a share house because of the trouble, though you move into the share house.
No matter what happens, it’s safe if just a staff from a management company is easy to talk to. Moreover, the staff takes care of people who want to take a look at a share house. In some cases, they consider if your character matches with the current residents and see a possibility of troubles. So, there is a high possibility of getting along with other residents if you get along with the staff from the management company.
Key Point #1: Atmosphere
One of the key points in choosing a share house is to check the whole atmosphere of the share house. An atmosphere varies depending on a share house, and so does compatibility.
In many cases, you can find out an atmosphere of a share house by checking its common spaces when you go take a look at the share house. For example, if a living room is organized and a kitchen is used modestly.
If a share house’s living room is organized and clean, it has an atmosphere of keeping the rules decently. On the contrary, if personal belongings are put everywhere in a share house, probably the share house is generous and loose in a good way. The former share house is suitable for people who like everything organized and tidy, and the latter is better for people who are not good at cleaning and organizing.
Key Point #2: House rules
Many share houses set house rules for the use of common spaces. You should check not only if there are house rules but also if residents follow and keep the rules.
If just there is a person who doesn’t keep the rules, common spaces tend to get messy. Moreover, there would be a conflict between the person and other residents who want to follow the rules. Thus, please check if there are house rules in the share house, and the rules are kept decently among the residents. A management company or a landlord of the share house would tell you if you ask them at the time of viewing.
Key Point #3: Compatibility with other residents
Please check what kind of people are living in a share house if you get a chance to talk with them during the time of viewing. Compatibility among the residents is crucial when you choose a share house.
Though people come and go in a share house, you live with them in the same share house for a certain period. Thus, it would be tough to live together if there is an unfriendly atmosphere because of hostile and reticent people.
Living in a share house means its residents are basically friendly. So, probably most of the residents don’t mind having a conversation with you if you go talk to them during the time of viewing. A possibility of meeting with residents gets higher if you go take a look at a share house during the night rather than the daytime and on weekends rather than on weekdays.
Key Point #4: Facilities
One of the key points to choose a good share house is to check facilities during the time of viewing. You will have plenty of time at the time of viewing to check if not only your private room but also common spaces such as a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are easy to use and not obsolete.
Sometimes it’s hard to live if facilities in a share house are obsolete and hard to use. Moreover, availability of kitchen utensils and plates that can be shared varies depending on a share house. The degree of adequacy in facilities and shared home appliances in a share house affects what you bring in for moving-in. You want to carry fewer belongings and stuff, you should choose a share house that is well-equipped with facilities.
Key Point #5: Location
Lastly, you should check the location of a share house. Liveability changes depending on how long it takes from a station on foot and to the city’s central area.
You can find out a location through an advertisement of the property. However, the time from the station changes depending on your walking speed and weather. Moreover, you should check if there are any convenience stores and supermarkets near the share house if you need to.
Summary: Please check compatibility with a management company and know the key points in choosing a share house!
While the number of people who want to live in a share house has been increasing, many people don’t know how to choose the right share house. You might have been one of those thinking, “It would be easier if there were key points in choosing a share house!”
As we told you in this article, you should check compatibility with a management company of a share house first. Then, you need to find out an atmosphere, house rules, residents, facilities, and location of a share house when you actually go take a look at the share house. By knowing these things beforehand, your actual life after starting living in the share house matches what you imagined before that.
