1 BR in 3 BR house for female grad/faculty/professional for Fall '26; dog-friendly, 15 min walk (Shared Housing)

Seeking female grad, postdoc, faculty, or professional for one BR for Fall 2026. Rent is reduced, $800, for low-heat, low-electricity months from May through October. You will be living with female faculty owner and female international graduate... student. The available bedroom looks out to the backyard and is approx 12 x 15'. It has a ceiling fan, two windows, and gets good light. You will share the main bath (with tub) with the female grad student, as well as the rest of the main floor: main (large) kitchen, large living room, lovely sunroom, and mud room. It's a quiet family neighborhood on a cul-de-sac. Dog and I are in downstairs suite (we have our own bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette) about half time (during the semester, Sun afternoon through Weds afternoon; other half time in Cambridge) and come through the main entrance, so this is best for someone interested in regular hellos and open communication. Occasional shared meals/activities welcome. All residents share basement washer & dryer and playroom, garage, yard, mudroom, and sunroom. A third bedroom on the main floor is closed, used only occasionally by my college-age son when he comes home for about 1 week; he'll use the downstairs bath. You can rent a small basement room (about 12' x 8', with a window) as an office if you want, for an additional $200/month. 12 minute walk to north end of campus (Ed School / Sylvan), 10 min walk to PVTA route 33 (E Pleasant). Huge UMass ag field next door with amazing sunsets, great for walking. House is peanut-free and meat-free (vegetarian/pescatarian--except for dogfood). I am a 61-year-old female faculty member, environmentally and socially conscious; my dog is a 6-year-old 40 lb dog mixed breed; my son is 21 and currently in California at college, including in the summer; our housemate is a Brazilian PhD student at UMass for a year on a Fullbright. We would welcome a sociable dog who could be friends with my dog. Current photos are with current residents in place; move-out, updates and cleaning will be happening this summer. If interested, please write and tell me about you and your interest in this home/ neighborhood/ situation. Read More