Looking for Roommates - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

777 · 10-05-2007, 06:11 PM

Hi guys, I'm looking for a room to rent, and I have a dead line of November (of this year). For those of you that have had to look for a room to rent, I was wondering if you guys have any tips, pointers, etc, to help me out.

Currantly, I've looked at Craig's list, Roommates.com, and posted a thread in Tilted Events. The Roommates site, requires a premium account to read messages, and I don't have a credit card. Is there anything else I should try?

Slims · 10-05-2007, 06:18 PM

ok, where are you now, and where are you trying to live?

What do you do for a living, and what price range are you looking for?

Do you have a car? What about good credit?

If you are just looking for a room, then you are probably pretty flexible. Try to find a local newspaper online and check out their classifieds.

If you are interested in an apartment, then start calling realestate agents in the area. Even if they can't help you personally, they will probably know someone who can.

snowy · 10-05-2007, 06:21 PM

Lots of newspapers post their classifieds online. Look there.

Are there are universities or colleges within the area you're looking? Look at their student papers.

777 · 10-05-2007, 06:26 PM

I'm in Chihuahua, Mexico, and I'm looking for a place near East Los Angeles, CA. Just a room will be fine.

Thanks

captobvious · 10-05-2007, 06:51 PM

Facebook has a marketplace where people can list rooms/apartments for rent, and it's free. That's how I found my current place.

xxxafterglow · 10-07-2007, 04:32 AM

Craigslist and the local alternative newspaper (not sure what it is in LA)...
You can always move in to a place nearby (if it's not East LA) and keep looking for something better.

The Roommate site sucks, imho.

777 · 10-25-2007, 05:02 PM

So far, I'm not having much luck. So I'm asking a buddy of mine, who lives in the area I want to move to, to help out.

Also, let's hope this ad I place on Craig's List helps: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/sha/459813344.html

If you guys think I should make any changes to it, let me know,

Thanks

10-05-2007, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
777 drawn and redrawn Location: Some where in Southern California	Looking for Roommates Hi guys, I'm looking for a room to rent, and I have a dead line of November (of this year). For those of you that have had to look for a room to rent, I was wondering if you guys have any tips, pointers, etc, to help me out. Currantly, I've looked at Craig's list, Roommates.com, and posted a thread in Tilted Events. The Roommates site, requires a premium account to read messages, and I don't have a credit card. Is there anything else I should try? __________________ "I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip." Roger Zelazny

10-05-2007, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	ok, where are you now, and where are you trying to live? What do you do for a living, and what price range are you looking for? Do you have a car? What about good credit? If you are just looking for a room, then you are probably pretty flexible. Try to find a local newspaper online and check out their classifieds. If you are interested in an apartment, then start calling realestate agents in the area. Even if they can't help you personally, they will probably know someone who can. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

10-05-2007, 06:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Lots of newspapers post their classifieds online. Look there. Are there are universities or colleges within the area you're looking? Look at their student papers. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

10-05-2007, 06:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
777 drawn and redrawn Location: Some where in Southern California	I'm in Chihuahua, Mexico, and I'm looking for a place near East Los Angeles, CA. Just a room will be fine. Thanks __________________ "I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip." Roger Zelazny

10-07-2007, 04:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
xxxafterglow Crazy Location: Berlin	Craigslist and the local alternative newspaper (not sure what it is in LA)... You can always move in to a place nearby (if it's not East LA) and keep looking for something better. The Roommate site sucks, imho. __________________ Uh huh her.

10-05-2007, 06:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
captobvious Insane Location: Somewhere	Facebook has a marketplace where people can list rooms/apartments for rent, and it's free. That's how I found my current place.

10-25-2007, 05:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
777 drawn and redrawn Location: Some where in Southern California	So far, I'm not having much luck. So I'm asking a buddy of mine, who lives in the area I want to move to, to help out. Also, let's hope this ad I place on Craig's List helps: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/sha/459813344.html If you guys think I should make any changes to it, let me know, Thanks __________________ "I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip." Roger Zelazny