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lotusblossom60 t1_jdm29gh wrote
Craigslist
jonlb87 t1_jdm2i20 wrote
Casual Encounters
Its-Finrot t1_jdm3zwr wrote
Easy, just go to Boston common and ask people hanging out at the monument if they wanna live with you! S/
jpallan t1_jdm4mal wrote
R.i.p. Actually, not really.
I remember a clearly bipolar roommate bringing through at least four a week. It was … a lot. Thankfully, I had an ensuite bathroom so I didn't need to deal with that aspect.
downwardspiralstairs t1_jdm57cd wrote
Go old school and post flyers on telephone poles.
Pinwurm t1_jdm6nek wrote
/r/bostonhousing
FarDistance3468 t1_jdm7onf wrote
I’m currently looking for a place on the south shore but every time I see something in the city it’s a room for the price of an apartment
Mighty-Rosebud t1_jdm9dg5 wrote
I haven't used this service, but heard about it around a year ago. Maybe it could work for you: https://bungalow.com/rooms-for-rent/boston
fishpen0 t1_jdm9re1 wrote
The one time I will ever suggest this: A broker makes their income off you signing a lease. They go way the fuck out of their way to find you a roommate to close the deal. Some of the bigger firms have a fucking database of clients looking for roommates and basically are a matchmaking service masquerading as a broker service.
You should never have to pay a broker fee just because some landlord is a lazy piece of shit who can’t post on Craigslist themselves. But if you actually need the full services of one they do actually provide value.
Twice I have used a broker to find me a roommate. I had a list of requirements like general income, job class, gender, etc. and both times they found me one or two people I was signing a lease with in less than a couple weeks
IDCFFSGTFO t1_jdmahbk wrote
>job class
Fucking snob.
Dances_With_Words t1_jdmanpy wrote
Craigslist rooms and shares. You can either post that you're looking for roommates to find an apartment together, or find a 2 bedroom yourself, secure the apartment, and then use rooms and shares to find roommates. The latter one requires more money for the deposit and a landlord who's willing to work with you, but you will get applications. When I did that years ago, I got 50+ emails about the one small room that we had free.
Conversely, the rooms and shares Craigslist can also be useful if you're moving and just want to move straight into an apartment with roommates who already live there. My sibling did this when she moved to Boston last year. She had to email 30-40+ places, which was very challenging, but found a room in an apartment that she really likes.
willzyx01 t1_jdmboxw wrote
Yellow Pages
mrkro3434 t1_jdmce09 wrote
Won't be a quick fix, but search for a Boston based Discord server (I'm sure there's plenty out there, bonus if it focuses on something you're interested in). Then just start talking with people without much effort and see if something clicks with someone.
f1Ynoeld3TRCRaw t1_jdmcuyn wrote
no brokers are a fuckin scam. don't use them or perpetuate the system of a glorified email writers taking a month of rent from students who dont know better.
bostonguy2004 t1_jdmczzm wrote
Have you tried friends, co-workers or college or high school Alumni groups for where you went to school?
Any_Advantage_2449 t1_jdmdgao wrote
I’ve used tinder to find roommates before open up to both boys and girls. Just message people that you are not really looking to date but looking for cool ass roommates and ask if they have a room that needs rent. I looked at a couple places doing this.
Just gotta be careful of weirdos.
No_Lifeguard_9375 t1_jdmdmn8 wrote
Fb marketplace
inoeth t1_jdmdtgu wrote
I think it’s more likely the poster was asking for someone who makes enough money that they don’t have to worry about them paying their part of the rent and perhaps aren’t on such an odd schedule that there becomes the potential for interpersonal issues.
UltravioletClearance t1_jdmeh95 wrote
Do you already live here? Ask your friends. Among my friend group like five people are already looking for roommates.
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fishpen0 t1_jdmfkz3 wrote
You jumped to some extreme conclusions here.
Wanting to live with someone purposely on the same schedule or purposely on a shifted schedule both have to do with job class.
Same if you care about if they will be working from home or not. Having someone around literally all the time can be really great or really awful depending on your personality
Filtering out students or non students is also extremely reasonable and is related to job class (full time/part time)
raytdma t1_jdmgawv wrote
Feel free to join the Boston meets Housing Discord, if you haven’t already. You can post in the looking-for-roommate channel and find others looking for roommates around Boston.
ReturnofSaturn615 t1_jdmh6w5 wrote
I post my open rooms through Facebook. Always get hundreds of hits. Make sure your post is friendly and personable and people will come. I repeat this process every year almost
994806576 t1_jdmhl9q wrote
This guy is spot on. It seems sketchy to get a roommate on Reddit but fb and Craigslist were filled with scams when I was searching for roommates. Posted on r/bostonhousing, had a few people dm me, we set up zoom interviews and the one I went with was a gem 10/10 recommend
priyatequila t1_jdm21j4 wrote
try Facebook groups for meeting new people in the city. there's a lot of posts in there for people looking for roommates!
search something like "makes friends boston" on Facebook, there's a bunch of groups for people in their 20s-30s who've moved to the city either just after college or as young adults for a new job