Finding Roommates

Forget Paper Application, Online Application For Landlords made Easy at Leasely.com

February 23, 2011
Resting

A few months ago, I received an e-mail from Walter Chen, the founder of Leasely to try out his new service, Leasely.  This is a service geared towards landlords who want to implement an online application process for prospective tenants to fill out electronically versus filling out a traditional paper application.  The system is pretty [...]

Read the full article →

Making an Optimal Post on Craigslist to Find Roommates

February 17, 2011

I wrote a guide on how to use roommates.com a few posts ago.  I hope you guys found that post informative.  Today, I’m going to write about using Craigslist, which is probably the most popular way homeowners and landlords use to find roommates and tenants.  Now Craigslist is not solely dedicated for finding roommates – [...]

Read the full article →

Perfect Timing

February 5, 2011
No 9 - funky ceramic

I checked my e-mail account early morning yesterday(I leave for work early everyday so I end up checking my e-mail early too) and found that I received a new message from roommates.com early, which was sent late last night. I quickly glanced over the profile of the prospective roommate and determined the message was from a legitimate roommate. However, in order

Read the full article →

Rough Patch

February 3, 2011
Jamaican Potholes Vol. 1

It’s February third.  Normally, I would have two roommates right now who would each be paying rent for the bedrooms they are living in.  However, this isn’t a perfect world and things don’t always work out. One of my roommates recently moving out, which now has reduced my collections by half.  Now, if I didn’t [...]

Read the full article →

Does this e-mail Sound Like a Scam?

February 1, 2011
Passe-partout (computer, e-mail, online)

I wrote a post of typical scams running on roommates.com and Craigslist awhile back.  The other day, I received the follow e-mail: Compliments, I will start by introducing myself briefly; I am Gabriela Kann 30 years old, Am Originally from Ontario, Canada grew up in Northern Ireland, UK. I am a Pathologist by profession, presently [...]

Read the full article →

Feeling the Pressure

January 21, 2011
pressure

Alright, I’m in the market for a roommate to replace my roommate who is moving out at the end of this month.  With my work travel and vacation plans going on through March, the pressure is on to find a roommate as soon as possible or I could run the risk of missing my goal [...]

Read the full article →

Starting Out With Roommates.com

January 18, 2011
100B3970.JPG

In previous posts, I’ve mentioned I’ve used roommates.com to advertise my spare bedroom.  It’s the advertising medium I first used to get started in this gig.  So, I thought I should write a post how to use roommates.com for people starting out. Before I begin, I just want to let everyone know I’m not receiving [...]

Read the full article →

Taking the Plunge

January 12, 2011
splash

Now that you have a goal set on what to do with the rental income, it’s now time to generate the income by finding a roommate.  This is the part that makes people feel a bit weary of the whole renting out room scheme.  I was in the boat when I started out on this [...]

Read the full article →

Small Appliances

December 15, 2010

With the cold weather around CT, some of my roommates in the past have expressed an interest in getting a space heater for their bedroom.  I assured them that my townhouse stays comfortably warm with the electric heaters in the bedrooms and through out the townhouse.  I’m not making this up.  My townhouse is fairly [...]

Read the full article →

Hard Time Finding Roommates?

November 25, 2010

There are times when you’re going to have no inquiries from your online advertisements. I’ve been in this situation and it’s not the best situation to be in. For one, once your spare room goes unrented, you’ve lost your source of income for that month. It’s ideal to find a reliable roommate fast.

At one point, one of my rooms went unrented for 3 months. One of my rooms commands $600 per….

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →