Author Topic: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO  (Read 4263 times)

redeyedtreefr0g

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My husband and I and our best friend are looking for a house to rent. Our lease is up October 8th, and unfortunately we have to give 60 days notice of moving out. So we did. However, we don't have a new place to live, yet. 60 days notice is a bit ridiculous...
Anyhow.

We need at least 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. More space is welcome.
My husband and I have a well-behaved Beagle, Grunt, who is 8 years old and has grown up with us since puppyhood.

Not required, but would be amazing:
We'd prefer a place with a garage so my husband can repair our car.
My husband loves cooking, a gas stove (and a kitchen bigger than a closet) would be fantastic.
Fenced yard for Grunt. The boys are both handy and can fix things and they would love a yard to care for.
The boys would love a basement.

I believe our budget allows up to $1500 a month for rent, but less would obviously be better, especially if utilities are up to us. We would prefer deposits which are refundable- I understand security would likely be needed, maybe something for Grunt.

We are all employed. No drugs except the occasional night enjoying alcoholic beverages. We can supply references and any other documentation needed to provide proof of employment and good-tenantship.

If you find anything you think we might like, or if you are a landlord, please let me know! In or near Longmont, but NOT Boulder.
It's worth a try to ask! Thanks for reading

redeyedtreefr0g [at] hotmail [dot] com
« Last Edit: August 14, 2013, 05:08:31 PM by redeyedtreefr0g »

redeyedtreefr0g

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 05:08:08 PM »
Well, thanks to the 203 readers who at least took a look. I kinda figured this was a long shot :P
I'll keep looking

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 05:23:56 PM »
Sorry--I live in CO, but way over in the southwestern corner.  I know nothing about places in Longmont.  Have you tried contacting MMM directly, since he lives there and actually owns a rental?  Best of luck to you.

redeyedtreefr0g

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2013, 06:08:42 PM »
Good idea actually. I suppose it's not very bright to assume that he would have seen this particular post in a whole forum of them :) I sent an email through his contact form. MAYBE I can see him at a bike night, but it seems I miss more of those than I can go to.

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2013, 07:51:05 PM »
I don't live in Co but wanted to say I love your dog's name. And good luck finding a place.

redeyedtreefr0g

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2013, 06:10:59 PM »
Thanks :)

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2013, 11:34:46 AM »
Hello,

Found this on Craigslist today:

http://boulder.craigslist.org/apa/4026247337.html

And this, but only has 1.5 bath:

http://boulder.craigslist.org/apa/4027172776.html

Good luck!

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2013, 11:40:36 AM »
THANKS!

I've also been scouring craigslist at least 2x a day, and am happily just now starting to see rentals pop up with October move-in dates. I had seen that 3-level one, but you've given me a perfectly-timed reminder to call that number today.

<3

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Re: WANTED: 2/2 Dog-friendly House to Rent, October - Longmont, CO
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2013, 10:36:29 AM »
We found a house!

It's large and open inside, with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, and a detached garage. There is a dog door!! It has gorgeous views out giant windows, and there is plenty of space to park our cars.

Rent is higher than I'd like at $1450/mo (my coworker has a 3/1 and her mortgage payment is just under $900/mo, she gaped at me). BUT, it has a swamp cooler, which a few quick questions from coworkers has led me to believe is a lot cheaper than central air conditioning, and about as cooling. So maybe utilities will be lots cheaper than we're used to. Plus, it looks like all the major fixtures are being replaced- I saw a new water heater and plumbing apparatus. The washer and dryer that are in it get to stay (yay!), and the flooring is being redone in a dingier section.

My coworkers seem to think we're jumping at this too quickly, but we've already been stuck once waiting to see if we were approved for a place at the last minute, which is how we got stuck HERE for 3 months. We're going to pay enough money this morning to secure the house as ours and get it off the market, and we'll have time to pay the rest of the fees as we get paychecks.

HOORAY!!!!