$865 Bedroom + Balcony in Spacious Palo Alto House

Hello Peninsula house hunters! We have a room for you!
-This private bedroom is available on October 1, 2019 to June 31st, 2020 with the possibility of renewal. The room has its own balcony, is versatile, and has a closet + plenty of local storage space.

It is located in a spacious Palo Alto house. We are currently a close group of 9 community-oriented housemates in our mid 20s to mid 30s who work in energy, health, academia, gaming, and technology. We pride ourselves on our welcoming house dinners (about once every other week for the house), house talks (give a presentation a la Ted-talk on anything you love, we'll listen), and sharing adventures both here and abroad.

Here's a little more about ourselves:

MB works in clean energy and enjoys trips to the computer history museum. His hobbies include exploring new cuisines, finding new cultural events in Palo Alto, sending real-talk emails, and winning wiffle ball championships. He's currently looking for a new squash partner.
J goes with MB. She is a new permanent addition after many prior visits. She is excited to be closer to Mitchell park for weekly silicon valley pickleball weekend games. She needs rice to survive and is using her business training to build her own.
M spends her days studying poverty and inequality and her weekends cycling, bouldering, and hiking. Her bacon-wrapped chicken toppled the competition at this year's house progressive. She's currently abroad but will resume her house duties in September.
E thinks people should read more, but she's not pretentious. She is an expert in North Korea foreign policy and fights global threats in your news feed. Resident house TedTalk creator/enthusiast.
N goes with E and is always happy to see you. He dabbles full time in photoshop, designing his own video game. If you set it, he'll spike it in his weekly volleyball games.
R is captivating and creative. You can find him practicing violin in the afternoons or using his extensive pop culture knowledge to win at Jeopardy. He brings a certain Southern California flair to the kitchen and enjoys making homemade pasta with N.
P is resident expert on all things Greek. On weekdays, he builds communication platforms for businesses. On weekends, you can find him swimming in the local pool and/or planning his next Moussaka, which if done right, takes two days of labor.
JH is studying design and hopes to one day figure out to apply it. Loves the beach and is always interested in trying new restaurants.

Our house has a two car garage currently filled with bikes, skis and other adventure implements, a spacious backyard with a fire pit, wood deck and grill, the most amazing hosting kitchen / living room / dining room / great room combo on the Peninsula. We're also walking distance to a grocery store, Rick's Ice Cream, and the one and only Great Clips (ok, there's more than one...)

What we'd like to hear from you!

Please include in your message answers to the following question:

• What are you looking for in a house community?

• How long do you think you'll live in Palo Alto?

• What do you usually do after work?

• What would you cook at a house dinner?

• Any other fun things to share?

• A link to your LinkedIn or Facebook page

• Your availability to interview on Tuesday 9/17 from 6:30-9pm. (For example: "I'm available 9/17 6-8pm.")

Additional details:

Security deposit is $1430 due on move in date (details provided during interview). Utilities and shared house supply costs shared among housemates ~$60-80/month. We share equally in house chores and all agree to keep the house clean and orderly.