Are you an apartment renter or are you searching for a new apartment on a budget? If so, you may look for ways to lower the cost of living.
Of course, you can move into a cheap, affordably priced apartment, but there is another way.
That way involves finding a roommate.
In fact, if you are a homeowner with an unoccupied spare room, offer it for rent.
You can easily find a roommate on the popular classified website Craigslist.
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Why is Craigslist a great way to find a roommate? Not only is the website popular, allowing you to reach a large audience, it is also free to post listings.
You can easily post a roommate wanted advertisement or search through the existing wanted ads.
If this is your first time using Craigslist to find a roommate, there are some important points you want to first consider.
Anyone can access the website.
This means criminals too.
For that reason, if you are an existing apartment renter or homeowner, don't post the address just yet.
What you can and should do is describe it.
Describe features, such as a yard or private parking.
Don't give out the address until you have an interested person who is ready for a showing.
When posting your roommate wanted advertisement on Craigslist, be sure to include a price.
For example, most roommates split the costs evenly.
Not only consider rent, but utilities too.
You don't want to be left paying all of the cable, phone, and internet bills yourself.
You can ask your roommate to spilt the cost of these too or automatically include them in the monthly total.
Regardless of whether this information is included in your roommate wanted advertisement, you must come to an agreement before letting your new roommate move in, to avoid later complications.
In addition to posting a roommate wanted advertisement on Craigslist, you can search the existing ones too.
To search multiple cities at once, which the classified website currently does not allow, download the free Craigslist Reader at MotionT.
com.
Find a roommate with ease and live cheaply.