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I'm turning to Hacker News for help finding a temporary home.

34 pointsMax-Wendkos8 comments

Unorthodox? Definitely. But that's okay, because I 'm running out of options.

I've been living in SF since early June working on a startup concept and want to stay out here while I work on getting together a prototype. However, my apartment lease is about to end and I have to go back to Philly, which will be make it much more difficult to find a place to live out here.

This wouldn't be so hard if it wasn't for the fact that I have a 77 lb. dog and don't really know enough people to sign onto a full-term lease.

So I'm looking for one of the following: - a one-year lease with awesome roommates just south of the Panhandle. - a temporary sublet - a short-term place I can stay with with my dog while I continue my search for a more permanent home

Is there anyone out there who can help me?

Thank you!

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Small bit of help here:

It turns out the magic word for finding short term places in SF is to search "furnished apartments" in yelp or google rather than "short term apartments," even if you could care less about furnishings.

Secondly, consider Berkeley or some part outside of SF that isn't as strict on credit checks/salary etc. The rent is also much cheaper, and you still have access to the city via BART.

Thirdly, use http://www.mapthatpad.com/ to keep a handle of all your apartment leads through craigslist. Lots of landlords are flakes and repost, or don't get back to you.

Lastly, start networking at places like ttps://www.noisebridge.net and ask around about 'hacker houses' that are common in SF, but not necessarily found by googling.

I don't know when they are looking at launching, but if you aren't aware:

> [StartupBus founder] Bizannes has now turned his attention to Startup House, which is tipped to become one of the largest co-working spaces in Silicon Valley.

> According to Bizannes, the Startup House will be “like [start-up funding firm] Y Combinator and American Idol in a blender”.

> “It’s a 36,000-square-foot space in the heart of the start-up district of San Francisco’s SoMa [district] that is to be transformed into a hub for technology entrepreneurs encompassing a co-working space, cafe and start-up house – a hostel for entrepreneurs where they will live, breath and eat start-ups for the duration of their stay,” Bizannes has said.

http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/young-entrepreneurs/20...

Though the possibility of getting voted off the island wouldn't necessarily offer to you the security you might be looking for.

I think you'd have better luck posting on something like http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco

I know that some landlords like to pick the people who they rent out their apartment to, so they look for people on Craigslist rather than posting an ad for their apartment. Did you try posting a wanted ad on craigslist? If not, be sure to post about yourself in the ad.

Thanks for the reply.

I actually already posted a wanted ad on Craigslist and that got me a lot of weird offers. I'll post another, though, and see if I have better luck the second time around.

Hello, I am also looking for a place with other founders in Mountain View, Palo Alto area.

This is me: http://www.facebook.com/bahadir.balban and this is what we do: http://www.slideshare.net/bbalban/b-labs-solution-personal-a...

I have recently arrived in Mountain View and been looking on Craigslist for a while. If anyone has a place that would be a match I would appreciate a reply at: bbalban@b-labs.com

Thanks, Bahadir

Extended stay hotels allows pets. I was able to find some month long deals on craigslist in my area (central nj) for about $1100

You might have to negotiate a monthly stay discount.

try to find a liveaboard boat in one of the marinas in the area.

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