Hi --- I myself am a Stanford PhD student (and former undergrad), and am posting on behalf of my brother who is moving to the area in a few weeks. If you reply to this post I will forward the responses to my brother. Thanks!

From my brother:

"Hi, I'm moving to Palo Alto/Redwood City from NYC in a couple weeks and looking for either a short or medium term lease, ideally in a shared house.

I am a 27 year old male, and will be working at a tech-focused hedge fund in Redwood City/Palo Alto. I would like to live with people around the same age, who are normal clean and friendly. I know some people in the city but not a ton.

I could spend up to $3k a month but ideally would spend less. I think it would be cool to have a house with a pool/some outdoor space but am open."