If you count yourself among the many creative professionals in NYC and want an ultra-personal service and no bait-and-switch postings, Listings Project is a bit of a local legend. Initially launched as the personal project of Stephanie Diamond to help artists like herself find living spaces and work studios in NYC, the site has grown into a full-fledged operation that offer rooms and entire apartments to rent or sublet, with to no-fee listings on their site each week.
The results also include listings from Airbnb as well as brokers, which may be a turn-off, though you can filter out Airbnb and for-fee listings. Currently, there are just over rooms available on the site, but watch out for furnished rooms, Airbnbs, and places designated for college students there are filters for this too.
RoomieMatch is also a good choice if you tend to shy away from having all your personal information published on the web for anyone to see, since matches are emailed directly to users. And should you need to find another roommate within the month period, the subscription will be gratis.
Brooklyn-based RoomZoom started the same way most good ideas start: Founder Elien Blue Becque was sick of sifting through the dumping ground of Craigslist every time she needed to fill a room in her affordable Williamsburg apartment, which yielded hundreds of emails from people.
RoomZoom asks you first to create an account, then fill out a questionnaire that addresses roommate expectations, like level of cleanliness and capacity for social gatherings. The company then creates matches based on budget, lifestyle, and living habits, and sends them back in the form of a ranked list.
Global and expansive, Roomi is the big friendly kid on the block. Like other sites, you can either look for a room to rent or for someone to move into your own apartment.
Roomi is free to use but has optional paid features including identification verification, background checks, and profile boosts. As with any of the sites listed here, you need to go with your gut and remain vigilant. For more tips, read "How to find a room and roommate on Craigslist—and avoid the freaks. As with Craigslist, Reddit requires a healthy degree of skepticism and stellar judgment skills to navigate successfully.
The main features of the app are free. Q: How long does it take for my listing to be live? A: Once you complete the quick sign up, your listing will be live immediately and it can be viewed by everyone. Also, you will be able to proactively engage with prospective roommates.
Q: Can I find someone to team up with me to find a place? A: Yes! In fact most of our matches occur between two individuals for that exact purpose. Q: How do I know if the people on the site are real? A: Everyone on Diggz is a real person. We take security very seriously and use A. We also filter out outdated or inactive accounts so you'll be searching through relevant profiles.
Welcome to Roommates! Finding a compatible roommate has never been easier than it is right now, using our innovative online tools to streamline your search. Become a member. Sign up today while it is FREE! But it doesn't have to be through friends and family, it can be actual friends and family. Recruit an old classmate or work friend to move in or even a relative. The upside is they already know you and you already know them, but the downside is roommate arguments can get personal and taint life-long relationships.
After a quarter-century, it seems almost retro to turn to Craigslist to find a roommate. But even now, the classified ads site might still be the best place online to look, and it's free. Yes, Craigslist has a reputation as a home for creepy people and ne'er-do-wells, but there are many more good people than bad just looking for a place to live.
Get the most from Craigslist by coming at it from both sides. Create a listing for your available space detailing clear, specific requirements and personal inclinations like gender, age, rent, pet ownership, waking hours, employment and lifestyle, smoking preferences and, of course, availability dates, plus the same information about yourself. Then, do your own search for situations wanted on the N. Search for anything you want in a roomie using multiple keywords with vertical bar separators like: "roommate Chelsea dogs likes to cook watches Russian Doll.
My craigslist roommate moved in at AM and then never spoke a word to me or our other roommate. Nofaceinc January 30, But be warned and careful. A recent study from NYU showed Craigslist has become less trustworthy, and the site's moderators fail to catch half of the scammers on the site. Similar to Craigslist, Reddit is an intriguing place to search for roommates in New York.
But as with anything on Reddit, it's going to take a lot of pouring through long threads and clicking "see more" buttons to wade through complaints about security deposits and recommendations for doorman birthday gifts. While Reddit may be a step up from Craigslist in reputation, be sure to go in with eyes open for scammers and danger.
Depending on the size of your personal network, your own social media may be a great place to find a roommate. Just like with real-life family and friends, your Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections and Twitter followers might know someone who knows someone who is looking for a place to live.
The benefit of social media is that you have connections to people — from work, from childhood, from some friend you met once — that you never interact with in real life and the ability to blanket-ask them for help. Treat your post on social like you're putting up a classified ad. To get more results, you might want to make your Facebook or Twitter public.
Aside from your personal connections, you can also look for and post about roommates in public Facebook Groups, as well. With an ad in the Super Bowl, the megasite has been pushing its Groups community hard, so this is a great time to find a plethora of potential roommates.
Hit up some of the most popular NYC roommates Facebook Groups, and search and post away with everything you're looking for and where. Just be sure to keep your privacy and safety in mind.
There are also many specialty groups such as Gypsy Housing , which is private and strictly for members of the performing arts community and has sub-groups just for the outer boroughs.
Another Facebook idea is to search Facebook Events to find roommate-finder meetups near you and chat with folks in person!
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