QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL (INTERESTED) HOUSEMATES

About

This sheet contains a list of questions to ask a "potential housemate" - someone who, after inspecting the house and chatting with the current housemates, is genuinely interested in moving in soon. Keep in mind these questions are not meant to be offensive or make you feel nervous - it's mostly a way for us to (a) get to know you better, (b) collect your contact details (so we can get back to you soon), (c)make sure we don't forget any important questions and (d)to break the ice! :-)

Basic Info and Contact Details:

  • Name: ______
  • Mobile phone: ______
  • E-mail address: ______
  • Date of Birth: ______
  • How did you find out about the room: ______
  • Date of visit: ______

If you were to become our new housemate:

  • How soon were you thinking about moving in: ______
  • How long are you likely to stay in the house: ______
  • What factors are likely to affect the duration of your occupancy:
    (eg. study, employment, family etc)

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NOTE:It seems to works best to fill in this first page yourself, but then give the form back to us to ask for the rest of the questions.

Personal:

Background
  • Where are you living now(i.e. what suburb): ______
  • Have you had experience living in share house(s) before:

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  • Tell us about the last place you lived: ______

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  • What are/were the reasons for moving out of your last share house (and/or family home):

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Where are you from originally: ______

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  • Tell us a little about your hobbies/interests: (shopping, sports or sleeping-in)</u>

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Family
  • Where does your family live?: ______
  • Any brothers or sisters?: ______
  • Tell us about your family:

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  • Would your family ever want to visit or stay with us?

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Other
  • Would you describe yourself as energetic or laid-back?

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  • Do you consider yourself a neat person? ______
  • Do you like bringing friends around often? ______
  • Do you smoke: yes / no / rarely
  • How often do you go out clubbing / pubbing etc?: ______
  • How often do you drink?: ______
  • Do you have any special dietary requirements, medical conditions or religious beliefs: ______
  • Do you have any major concerns if you were to move into the house?

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Relationship Status
  • What is your relationship status? ______

If you have a boyfriend and/or girlfriend:

  • Tell us about them:

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(name, occupation, personality, criminal record etc.):-)

  • How often are they likely to be around: ______

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NOTE: As a policy if someone in the house has a girlfriend or boyfriend, it's nice if we can all meet them and get along - especially if they are likely to be around a lot. And if you have "relations" it's obviously important to be considerate - the walls upstairs are unfortunately quite thin!

Income / work / study

  • What is your occupation(s)? ______(what do you do?)
  • What kind of hours do you work? ______part-time / casual / full time
  • Are you a student? ______:-)
  • What are you studying? ______

(NOTE: If you have finished studying and belong to the "real world" you can write down what you use to study)

  • What is your main source of income? ______
  • Can you comfortably afford rent each week, plus ~$15 a week for internet, electricity etc? ______
  • Do you have a financial "back-up"? ______(eg: parents, centerink or mafia)

Transport and Possessions

  • Do you have a car? ______
  • What is your main method of getting around? ______
  • Do you have any pets? ______
  • What type of computer do you own? ______

(Note: we have our own network where we share files and have cable internet to each room)

  • How much furniture do you have?

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  • What type of communal items will you bring to the house? ______

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  • If you do move in how far would you have to move your stuff and how long might it take? (maybe we can help)

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  • Did you like the room? ______
  • Did you find this form creepy and/or how could we improve it?!

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