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How to Write a Great Roommate Ad

The ad you write needs to have six types of information: Location Features of the room and house Something about who you are What you are looking for The financial information Contact information The location is in the subject line or headline of a paper ad. The headline should also describe the basics. It is [...]

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The Secret to a Good Housemate Ad

A good roommate ad has six 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, a description of what you are looking for in a housemate and contact information. The location and [...]

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Finding Housing: The Pitfalls of Craigslist

For now, Craigslist is the most popular way 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 house. With [...]

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