room for rent in Takoma Park DC Metro for sale in Silver Spring, Maryland

$675

A fully-furnished private bedroom (~100 sq. ft.) will be available on or about September 1 in a home in Takoma Park, Maryland for an international or friendly student, scholar, intern, or professional (preferably non-smoking male).
Room includes a single-size bed, desk + chair, shelves, clothes dresser, closet, and ceiling lamp + fan. Tenant will also have full access to the balance of the house which includes a furnished living room, dining room, kitchen, a shared bathroom, fireplace, and front porch (as well as a second bedroom).
Monthly rent is $625 plus gas, electricity & internet (amount depends on usage but, on average, tenants share is approximately $50/month). Home has DSL internet access (FIOS), a TV (not cable) + DVD player, as well as a coin-operated clothes washer & dryer. The house does not have central air conditioning - just a single window unit in the dining room.
The home (8606 Greenwood Avenue, Takoma Park, MD) has a well-maintained, fenced-in front and back yard and is located on a quiet, tree-lined street across from a landmark.
The home is located one block from several major food stores. It is also located less than one block from seven bus lines that run regularly to the Takoma and Silver Spring metro stations (and then into Washington, DC); also less than one block from the shuttle bus to the University of Maryland. It is within walking distance of Columbia Union College and the same town as Montgomery Community College.
During the past 12 years, the room has been rented by 20+ Ukrainian and Russian students and/or researchers (as well as scholars from China, Mexico, Moldova, Kosovo, Georgia, and Kazakhstan).
The primary tenant in the house is an attorney, energy-policy writer & advocate, and former U.S. Peace Corps volunteer who served in Lviv, Ukraine (2) and presently works with several Washington DC-area environmental and Ukrainian NGOs. Listing ID 2387543.