Hi
There are possibilities that I share a flat with another person, probably in western or northern suburbs.
Can you please share your though and possible experience about sharing an apartment?

- What I should look when I am going for inspection?

- How I can understand whether the other inhabitant is clean and tidy and will look after his own things?

- What if the other inhabitant do silly things like listening to music loudly or throw parties in the apartment?

- How does usually flatmates share the daily tasks like washing dishes and so on?

- How does usually flatmates cook their foods when there is only one kitchen in the apartment?

-Anything that you think is useful for me and other possible readers.


Thanks

Perhaps you can use a bit of "common sense" and you will experience minimal problems? Let me give you a hand.

How about, a nice clean tidy apartment. ?

Why not try looking at the apartment when you inspect it. If it is clean and tidy, this might be a good sign.

This is a risk you take when you share a place. Why not try avoiding moving in with people who are likely to play loud music and throw parties? just a suggestion.

Well, sometimes flatmates wash their own dishes. sometimes they take it in turns. Sometimes they use a dishwasher. And sometimes, one of the flatmates doesn't do any washing!

Re: cooking - please see the response for daily tasks above.




In all seriousness mate, this is what you need to do. DON'T move into the first flat you see. DO go and check out 10 or 15 different ones.... afterwards you will have a very good idea of what to do.

And also, most importantly....follow the wise words of livingreality (another BE member), that can be found in my signature below:


"You don't have to visit India to find a guru. The guru is already in yourself!"


ho ho.

Hi
There are possibilities that I share a flat with another person, probably in western or northern suburbs.
Can you please share your though and possible experience about sharing an apartment?

- What I should look when I am going for inspection?

Do you mean what you should look at or look like?

- How I can understand whether the other inhabitant is clean and tidy and will look after his own things?

you'll see that when you visit

- What if the other inhabitant do silly things like listening to music loudly or throw parties in the apartment?

Join in. although perhaps best to check that you like the same music before you move in. Nobody wants to have to dance to something like David Hasselhof - although you may only have to worry about that if you move in with Germans. Also make it clear that you expect to be invited should they expect to make noise after midnight

- How does usually flatmates share the daily tasks like washing dishes and so on?

See if there is a roster on the wall, although whether anybody pays any attention to it's another thing

- How does usually flatmates cook their foods when there is only one kitchen in the apartment?

Usually they'll use a cooker or a microwave

-Anything that you think is useful for me and other possible readers.


Thanks

Oh - I've a good piece of advice.

If you know one person living in a flat share - and they complain about ALL of the other people sharing - perhaps they're the one with the problem not everybody else.

Very good lesson I learnt when I moved in with a mate.

like it!

- What I should look when I am going for inspection?
Have a look at the bathrooms, the kitchen and the lounge as well as other communal areas. Size of room might be a consideration? It really depends on yourself..

- How I can understand whether the other inhabitant is clean and tidy and will look after his own things?
Ask, that's the only way you'll find out. In my current home, I have a guy staying in one room and a girl in the other. My room has an en suite whereas the girl and guy have to share their bathroom...and because the guy doesn't keep the bathroom tidy, and is generally a grott, we are kicking him out cos' it's not fair on the girl. /end rant.

- What if the other inhabitant do silly things like listening to music loudly or throw parties in the apartment?
Ask them to stop because it's disturbing you. Before you move in, you might want to ask them if they are into regular parties and loud music...and let them know that you like peace and quiet now and then.

- How does usually flatmates share the daily tasks like washing dishes and so on?
I usually get everyone to clean once a week or so, on a rotating roster. It doesn't always work though, but that's my own fault because I'm not very confrontational.

- How does usually flatmates cook their foods when there is only one kitchen in the apartment?
Take turns. Build a timetable around the regular eating schedules? It can be very annoying but it usually falls into place.

-Anything that you think is useful for me and other possible readers.
Nothing I can think of at the moment!

Suburbs of where?

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts.
I will got to Sydney and based on my research the northern and eastern suburbs are safe, clean and close to city.
thanks.

"He died with a falafel in his hand" is a book about house/flat sharing in Sydney.

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www.flatmatefinders.com.au