🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm looking for two more people to share a 1-year lease on a great
3BR/2BA house in Palo Alto.  I've lived here for 2 years already and I'd
like to put together another good group of people to share it with for
another year.  Various rooms will become available in roughly the
8/1-9/15 timeframe and move-in dates and room choices are flexible. 
Rents are negotiable and would best reflect a fair division of the house
as we would all be signing the lease together.  The total rent is
$2450/month plus phone/utilities (~$150/month).  Please talk to me if
you're at all interested.  Two people who already know each other would
be particularly welcome.

LOCATION:
South Palo Alto near Charleston and Alma (but far enough from train 
tracks)
5 min walk to market, Mitchell Park, library, JLS Middle School
basketball/tennis courts, athletic fields w/ pickup soccer/ultimate
games.
Easy bike to downtown Palo Alto, downtown Mountain View, Stanford.
Good commute location.
Quiet street with no through traffic.
Plenty of on-street and driveway parking.

CONFIGURATION:
3BR/2BA Eichler ~1500 sq ft.
1-year lease @ $2450/month + utilities/phone (~$150/month)
2 small BRs sharing 1 BA ($650-$800/month + utilities)
1 master BR w/BA  ($950-1100/month + utilities)
Furnished living/dining room area with high ceiling, plenty of light.
Equipped with computer, piano, TV and stereo.
Large kitchen with plenty of counter space.
Wall-to-wall carpet in good condition.
Rec/guest-room with ping-pong table.
Front yard, back yard with BBQ.
Washer/dryer.

LIFESTYLE:
TV is either watched or off (and preferably not watched full-time)
Preference for somewhat communal living (shared food, shopping etc)
Two small bedrooms aren't too big so occupants must be comfortable
sharing the abundant common space.
No smoking, no pets.

HABITS OF MINE THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAND:
Playing piano (I'm no Horowitz but maybe a bit better than your kid
sister) 
Watching sports on TV a few times a week.  (I don't have cable so I'm
not a total addict.)

COMMENTS
After living in this house for almost 2 years, the things that have
really made this place ideal for me are 1) its proximity to what I care
about, 2) its spaciousness including the extra room, living room with
sloped living room ceiling with room for a piano, and back yard, and 3)
a usable kitchen.  The small bedrooms are no good for people who just
want an apartment in a house and while the large bedroom offers plenty
of space, I would prefer someone who doesn't mind seeing the rest of the
folks in the house once in a while.  Finally, for what it's worth, I'm a
23-year old graphics software engineer with a BA in Math and CS from
Swarthmore College, and would prefer to be surrounded by people my age,
at least in spirit.  But for God's sake, don't feel like you need to be
an engineer though.  That's about all.  Let me know if you're
interested.  Thanks,

Andrew Brown
asbrown@sgi.com
(650) 856-2589 (home)
(650) 933-4067 (work)