How to Find a Roommate
Give Your Self Sufficient Time to Find the Right Person and/or Place
Don't wait until the last minute to start your search . As soon as you know a move is in your future, you should begin looking a roommate. RoommateClick’s thirty (30) day subscription gives most roommate hunters a good head start.
Review Many Profiles : Be comprehensive. The more thorough your search, the more likely you are to make a good match.
Your Profile
Fill out your RoommateClick profile as accurately and comprehensively as possible. The more information you provide, the greater your chances for are for successful matches. Yes, our questionnaire is thorough , but we find the more detail you provide, the better roommate match you will make.
Be Honest . Don't try to pass yourself off as a non-smoker if you smoke, or a tidy person if your concept of neatness doesn’t involve cleaning!
Look for prospective roommates that have similar likes and dislikes. Often, the best roommate shares with you similar like and dislikes. Usually the best roommate for you is someone that's similar to you on a few to several lifestyle, basic personality, and household variables. For example, do you want to live with a smoker or non-smoker, pets or no pets, male or female, etc. Do you mind rooming with a student if you’re working?
Don’t prioritize the variables that are less important to you: Although demographic criteria such as age, gender, sexual preference is important, it may be less important to you than on behavioral variables such as cleanliness, partying habits, guest policies etc.
Communication
Check your messages, e-mail or phone, regularly and reply quickly if you are interested. Most roommate seekers are proactively and quickly trying to make their matches. Strike when the iron is hot!
Make certain your emails are kind and courteous, and check them for spelling and grammatical errors. Remember, this is your first direct contact with a prospective roommate, and you will certainly wish to put your best foot forward.
Use Common Sense
If something sounds too good to be true, palatial penthouse share on Fifth Avenue in New York for $250/month…it probably isn’t true. RoommateClick does its very best to authenticate each and every profile, but please use your best judgment. ….paragraph on scamming
Before signing a lease with a new roommate, you should check out some basic background information on the person you’ll be sharing your home with. You want to make sure you’re your roommate is reliable and trustworthy. RoommateClick offers you the ability to pre-qualify yourself to prospective roommates via a self-selected identity, credit, and/or criminal background check, as well as the ability to perform these checks on prospective roommate (with his or her permission).
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