Completely understandable, I was 19 going on 20 when I first rented a room. The gentleman was very nice and stayed out of my way. But it definitely gave an eerie feeling living in a strangers home. Took me almost a year to get used to it and I rented with him for just over one. Do what makes you the most comfortable man. And like I said best of luck to you, sincerely, it's a tough economy out there.

To be honest good luck, when I rented my first house just about 2 years ago, the state had a vacancy rate of just 0.6%. Can't imagine it has gotten any better.

I would say definitely keep trying around. Landlords are mostly looking for annual leases from what I've seen, but you might get lucky.

I would also look on Craigslist for rooms for rent. People are always keen to rent out their extra space for an extra buck and most of them aren't trying to molest you with a price. definitely use caution and always know before hand who you're moving in with.

Do more than check your pressures, check your sidewalls! If you have any severe dry rot or chunks of rubber taken out with interior chords showing, buy some new tires! Trust me you do not want to be stranded on a flat or blowout in the middle of a storm or snap freeze either.

Not to mention tire treads it's very easy to misinterpret how much stopping power, traction and control you have especially if you aren't well educated on cars. A lot of tires will start underperforming in wet and icy conditions even with 4/32 of tread left. A lot of tire places will charge you little to nothing to get a tire evaluation.