Bibliomansion

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This page is for the residents of the Bibliomansion.

TODO

before moving in

  • DONE (2015-10-26): review and sign the lease
  • DONE (2015-10-26): pay security deposit (Mika) and first month rent (Bryan)
  • assign rooms
There are 4 bedrooms (three on 1st + one of 3rd floor), a dining room (2nd floor), and a living room (2nd floor).
Decide which extra room will be the common/guest room.
Room Pros Cons Comments
Small room (1st floor) Probably cheapest. Wood floor. Smaller than the other rooms. Small windows. Has a closet. Next to the front door and the bathroom.
Medium size room (1st floor) Has glass doors facing the first floor balcony. Wood floor. May be cold during the winter? Has a closet? Next to the bathroom.
Big room (1st floor) Large. Has glass doors to the first floor balcony. Wood floor. The access to the laundry room is only through this room. Could be used as a common room/library. Has a closet.
Medium size room (3rd floor) Has a nice bathroom with a bathtub. Has a fireplace. Has a walk-in closet. Carpet. The access to the roof is only through this room. Far from the front door. Could be used as a common room/library. Sliding door.
  • decide rent division
Divide equally for the first month and discuss further when we are all in town at the end of November?
  • set up:
  1. internet (see below)
  2. electricity
  3. gas
  4. water
  5. garbage/recycling pickup. Ask for containers too.
2-5 can be set up on the city's utility website?
  • get the maintenance person's info
His name is Sergey, number is 253-797-3704

after moving in

  • set up an electronic transfer to the landlord for rent. Pavel will let us know the account number.
  • make sure that the front door lock works.
  • house projects!
weekly dinner?
grow hops and brew beer!
  • Don't forget to...
update voter registration district
register for USPS mail forwarding (online or at post office)
register for UPS "my choice" shipping controls (for your name)
change bank/credit-card billing addresses
update shipping addresses (eg, for subscriptions, paypal)
  • get internet!
will recommended comcast business
Verizon: not available (region)
Cascadelink: not available (condo/apmnt buildings only)
WaveG/CondoInternet: not available
Reallyfast: not available
Provider Bandwidth Cost Notes
Comcast 75/5 mbps $50 (1yr)
Comcast 150/10 mbps $60 (1yr) $10 self-install. Native IPv6
Comcast 250/20 mbps $110 (2yr)
Comcast Business 50/10 mbps $110 No caps
Comcast Business 75/15 mbps $150 No caps
Comcast Business 100/20 mbps $200 No caps; $20/month static IP, or 5 for $25/month
Wave Cable 100/5 mbps $45 (1yr) 300 GB cap
Wave Cable 100/10 mbps $70 (1yr) 1 TB cap
CenturyLink 100/? mbps $70 (1yr) Same up-front costs and install date as 1000gbps
CenturyLink 1000/1000 mbps $110 (1yr) $20 activation; $100 modem; $60 setup; Nov 18th earliest; "non-commerical" and "no servers" TOS

(NB: 1000GB/month is about 3mbps continuous) (some Comcast info from dslreports.com)

Payment

due

  • December rent (2015-12-01 by electronic transfer).
  • utility payment

  • Bryan has paid $4000 for the Nov rent.
  • Mika has paid $4000 for the security deposit.
  • Lucy has paid $200 in application fees