Housing: anonymous student notes

my room budget is apparently considered a cute suggestion by the maastricht housing market

Every room viewing is five minutes of pretending the mould has personality.

Landlords asking for a full biography before replying “already rented” should pay us an application fee.

My family thinks “still looking for a room” means I have been sitting calmly and occasionally checking.

The rent is not all-inclusive. Unfortunately my anxiety is.

I want to be happy for people who found housing without immediately asking how, where and whether their landlord has another room.

The room looked fine online. Apparently cleanliness was sold separately.

Paying rent before I live there is a very expensive way to imagine a bedroom.

A private kitchen sounded lonely until I saw what people do to communal kitchens.

Finding a room with a longer lease should not feel like winning generational wealth.

I can handle a small room. I cannot handle paying a large-room price for it.

The cheapest room always comes with a sentence beginning “the only small issue is…”

Housemate compatibility is apparently discovering whether four people share one definition of clean.

Every housing website wants a subscription before it gives a landlord the chance to ignore me.