1 Summer St, Unit Bedroom 5

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About 1 Summer St, Unit Bedroom 5

Come live with us in our gorgeous, historic home with tech upgrades, a short walk from vibrant downtown Hallowell. Up to five other full-time residents live here, plus owners who drop in occasionally as they plan future remodeling and attend to improvements. This home has grand spaces and cosy nooks, plenty of room to spread out or curl up. __The neighborhood__ The Governor’s Grange is very close to downtown Hallowell - 2 short blocks walk to Water St shops/restaurants; easy highway access. Hallowell is a center for live music and good food. Within an easy walk are coffee, fresh smoothies, restaurants, renowned pubs, bakery, banks, post office, and live music. Walk beside the beautiful Kennebec River, or through the delightful Vaughan Woods. A short drive by car are all the big-box stores, services and government offices of Augusta. __The house__ Historic home from 1818 with 6 full-size bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, kitchen/diner, living room, TV room, dining room, library. Stunning cathedral-ceilinged kitchen Washer and dryer in the basement Grand front entrance with curved flying staircase Beautiful setting with grass and trees all round, stream with bridge, views down towards the river. Baseboard heaters from new natural gas furnace (a couple of rooms electrical) Occasional use of one side of a two-car garage with indoor access to the house (first come first served day by day; owner keeps the other side); curving driveway New electrics with loads of power, smart home Nest Protects and Thermostats Fast cable internet with top-of-the-line mesh WiFi (fast and reliable service throughout the house) Baby grand piano to play __The furniture__ Bedrooms furnished with period beds, new mattresses, antique dressers and bedside tables, lamps, fresh bedding. Living room equipped with comfy sofa and armchair, wool rug, 55” 4K TV with Roku for Netflix. Kitchen has two fridges, stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave, coffee machine... __Pets__ We don’t have any pets. We do not want a dog in the house. __Costs___ Utilities included: Internet, Regular Garbage collection, Gardening, Snow Plowing Utilities with bills shared between occupants (owners always pay 1 share): Water/Sewer, Gas, Electricity, Wood for stove (so when we are full with 6 including you, plus owners, you’ll pay a 1/7 portion). Additional fixed cost for basic house cleaning $30 per month each. __Lease__ Lease term: 6 months minimum (unless specifically a 3-month summer-only internship), then month-to-month. Although we have a valid Innkeeper’s License from the City in order to rent out rooms, we have no intention of taking short term guests. One per room avoids overload in common areas. Deposit: $1050 + (first month prorated according to date) __House rules__ NO SMOKING, or vaping anything, and NO DRUGS on the premises (house and land) please - no exceptions. No subletting. We require everyone takes out their own renters' insurance. We allow occasional short-term guests only. __What’s next?__ If you like what you see, write to us by email (no! don't phone please!) and tell us a bit about yourself. We will chat a bit and then give you a chance to meet us and to see the place (we can do this by video with a live tour and conversation with us all). If we all agree you are a good fit, we'll ask you to submit your details into a system where we'll run a background check (and you'll pay $25 for that). Happy room-hunting!

1 Summer St, Unit Bedroom 5 is located in the 04347 Zip code of Hallowell, ME.

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