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Interviewing Long Distance

Moving long distance presents a challenge.  How do you find a place to live when you aren’t there to see the place and to interview potential housemates? Some people make the trip for a weekend ahead of time and try to jam it all in and maybe they get lucky.  I’m sure some do get [...]

NPR Day-to-Day Report on HomeShare

NPR (National Public Radio)  discusses the growth of home sharing arrangements in the US. This three-minute piece describes the Vermont HomeShare program and the success of two different arrangments.

Writing your roommate wanted ad

A good roommate ad has five types of information. It should list the location and the rent. It should also include a description of the room for rent and the larger house,  something about yourself as a housemate, and a description of what you are looking for in a housemate.
The location and the rent should [...]

Using Craigslist to find good housemates

There’s no question that Craigslist has become the primary route to finding a place to live. It’s free to posters (except in NYC) and it is easy to search if you know where you want to live. I used Craigslist for years when I was looking for people to rent the single room in my [...]