<p>I'm in a dilemma for my living situation next year. </p>
<p>I had agreed with 4 other friends to find a house nearby my college to rent, however this poses many problems
1. It's hard to find 5 bedroom houses close to campus
2. Utilities/Rent will be annoying to pay because we have to split everything up
3. No furniture
4. Some houses don't come with things like lawn care, so it would be hard for us to take care of the house
The upside to this situation is I'll be living with close friends and the social group I usually hang out with.
Also, we have NOT found a house to rent yet. We have only looked on the Internet for houses.</p>
<p>The other situation: </p>
<p>My friend recently told me her parents just bought her a townhouse. She says she's charging me only $400, UTILITIES INCLUDED. She also said she wouldn't charge me for the months that I won't be there for, for example summer when I go back to my hometown. And also I think it would be somewhat furnished since her parents bought it for her to live in. On top of that, if anything broke it would probably be fixed promptly. </p>
<p>Lastly, I feel like I'm going to be hurting some relationships if I ditch my 4 friends to live with my friend with the townhouse. I'm afraid they'd be mad that I'm bailing on them. </p>
<p>I'm not sure what I should do here. if I live with my townhouse friend, I'll be saving money and my living situation is all set, but I might be risking my relationship with close friends.</p>
<p>Why don’t you tell your friends that unless they find something together you already have something lined up for yourself? I doesn’t sound that hard to me. Also mowing the lawn takes like what 10-20 minutes per week? I don’t see what the big deal is.</p>
<p>No mowing the lawn can take up to a whole half an hour, man. Oh my gawd… D:</p>
<p>Anyways, take the second option. It’s shouldn’t even be a question. What you’re basically asking us is “Should I take the option with the possibility to find a house or the option which is a sure thing I’ll have a place to live.” Come on. Don’t be dumb. Friends come and go.</p>
<p>I was in a similar situation where I was planning to live with some friends but one of them found a different place more suited to what she needed and backed out. It wasn’t a big deal and no one held it against her. Since you don’t even have a place picked out, you aren’t obligated to stick with them. If they are good friends, they’ll understand. </p>
<p>Also, you’ll likely be hard pressed to find an affordable five bedroom place near campus. If you are planning on living with them, you might want to talk about doubling up in rooms.</p>
<p>Well I really think you should take the chance your friend is giving you since is something secure. Your friends would do the same trust me. if they were in that situation, and the worst part, they probably wouldn’t even think of the rest of you. Talk to them and make the move now that is secure, if you wait more, your friend might give it to someone else!</p>