We are discussing it tonight, and for those people out there with out 1 year leases, I just do not know how you wing it so much.
Right now I am on a 3 month notice monthly lease, and I have a roommate that is planing on leaving in the spring. I have verbally committed to him to stay till march, it would be really sh*tty of me to leave him early and to also not give my landlord proper notice, especially since we work in a professional environment together.
So if i am going to be decent and honest, i will need to support my $800 Milwaukee, habit until march just to keep the peace.
Of course, it might be that the only way to win, is to just think of yourself. I would rather not live in such a world, and so often times I am willing to support the consequences of being decent to people and friends. It has tended to pay off for me in the long run.
You are totally focusing on the wrong things - think about the application, your product, and your team (not in that order actually). Worry about the other stuff once you get in.
- Visiting/bringing wives is nice, but keep in mind that apart from the expense, your cofounders won't really be seeing them all that much.
-Make sure all or a majority of your founders can move. If they can't you've just given YC an easy way to move on to the next application..