<prompt> Human: I recently moved to the bay area with my partner. We are currently in temporary housing for another few weeks. Rent where we want to live is about 2500 for a 1 bedroom, and 3200 for a 2 bedroom. My take home pay is around 6400month not including stocks and bonus and my partner is in-between jobs right now since we just moved. Im thinking her take-home pay would be around 2000month or so when she does find a job.I would like to rent a 2 bedroom with the intention of finding a roommate afterwards, but my partner is concerned about the possibility that we will not find one. I work at a large company with new people coming in all the time, and there are lots of other big name tech companies in the area as well.The way I see it is that if I rent the 2 bedroom and fail to find a roommate, I will end up losing 8,400 more in one year than if I just rented a 1 bedroom in the first place... but if I do find a roommate, I could end up saving around 10,800 in a year than if I had rented a 1 bedroom.TLDR: Should I pay more for a 2 bedroom for the possibility of finding a roommate in the future or just rent a 1 bedroom?  <response>: I take home about the same as you. No way in fucking hell would I commit to half my salary going to rent. You make it sound like all 1br are 2500, and all 2br are 3200. Clearly this is not the case. Find a better deal.But the part that sticks out the most in your post is that you really are eager to play baby landlord. As a couple who has great combined income, why would you desire to have any roommates? Couples who live with roommates do it out of sheer financial necessity, and are often not happy with the roomie setup. 