Loaded my pics. Wrote some descriptive language and my place was rented in 36 hours. Quality, in an era of mediocrity, shine through all the time.
Roomie is a great website to publish a free room to look for tenants. I would recommend it for sure.
The site is old & outdated.
People hardly respond, nor do many remove their listing once they no longer need a service.
Stick with a paid service or CL.
You never know how accurate or honest someone may be. Most recently met with a potential roommate in person, and was told the room was not available. They could have told me this in an email, instead of using up half my day with travel time. Also recently, I found what looked like a good roommate match, but they never replied, so why did they even list the room for? Thanks for letting me review.
Roomies got a lot of fake and scammers on their platform. They don't tell the truth at all. It's better to get what you want from either friend and family or realtor. Don't waste your time here
This site is a joke not one person on the site who offering an available room ever responds to messages they either just ignore your messages or Block the post from being seen again.Im seriously in need a place soon and if you in the same position as me don't bother with this site you'll just be missing out on an opportunity somewhere else.
It was good we found connection with each other. Thanks for providing this awesome platform. It would be nice if Roomies have features to help confirming or proofing a tenant is a quality tenant and may vice versa too.
Within a 120-minute window of submitting my first room request, I obtained both a response and phone call from my host. Our connection was instantaneous. I paid a visit to her, she gave me a tour, and I left a deposit. In two weeks, I will move in. Our compatibility was unmatched.
While this site does make finding a roommate or room to rent super easy, it's also a super easy way to be scammed. I decided to rent from an individual on this app and I thought everything was fine. Come to find out a few months later that the person on this site was subletting and the owner of the home had no idea. So then I was kicked out, never got my deposit back and they never reimbursed for the remaining money from my unused month. That person is still up on this website too. On top of all that the roommates were absolutely dirty and never cleaned up after themselves. Half the time there were moldy dishes in the sink, the bathroom was disgusting and the house was nasty. I was the only one who ever cleaned up. It's too much of a gamble finding people on this website.
Continual breakins and trespassing onto property by houseless and criminals. Landlord ignores safety issues and deletes relevant clips of trespassing on his security cams to avoid liability. Cops called. Dangerous conditions in house made me end up in ER. Got termination notice after I was injured on the property due to unsafe living conditions. Avoid this place, you will get hurt or killed.
Owner Francisca wants someone to control...has cameras everywhere. Ordered me around doing chores that her or her son could do but she is sooo lazy, very loud and very deceptive. A wily personality. Police have been here twice already and I have only been here 2 weeks...said she doesn't get along well with women but I am a man and trust me, she's off her rocker. I am studying yoga, that's my demeanor! Good luck to the next victim. Room was great though with adjacent bathroom. Can't say anything bad about accommodations. If you don't do all her housework for her...you're toast. She's a real hypocrite...I don't judge because I have been unstable at one point...and karma is a $#*!! Hope this helps. Namaskaram!
Being without a stable residence can be daunting so it's good to know that roomies is Go and not just show. I've been familiar with them for a year & they will now be partially to credit for my last two lovely living situations.
Other roommate websites claim to be free but you cant message other users without paying so its effectively useless. This website is great, I got a lot of traffic for my ad and found a roommate in a few weeks after talking to about 15 people. I had a much better experience here than with roommates.com.
I was impressed by the amount of work that must have gone into creating this site. It is simple to use
And most responsive. Each time anyone expressed an interest in the rental I was immediately contacted by email. Helpful forms and suggestions were created as guidelines to help both parties negotiate through clear communication about the expectation that arise during the rental process.
Overall the app is really user friendly, good to use, the matches sometimes were hit or miss. Truly though I would recommend this app for anyone that's seeking a room to rent you you can see if they're verified not verified so it gives you some sense of security
I'm a disabled vet who rented an extra room from my house to help with high prices. And for no reason my account was frozen and I was blocked out.
When I tried emailing them to see why o have been totally ignored.
My experience has been a nightmare with Carol on 181 garden path. Please be aware. She is tring to charge all kinds of fees.
Like the dry cleaning of her cheap bedding. A cutting board that I used to cut on... really? 85.00
For a tiny scratch. Would have been nice to know in advance it was for decoration only... I could go on and on. Please be aware...
This home is located in Conyers. The lady in charge has issues and a lot of rules. You can't have guest but once a week. They're cameras all over the place except in your room and bathroom. She watches and monitors your every move 24/7. Parking is terrible because you basically park on the side of a hill and there in no sufficient space if you have a big truck. You can't really use the washer and dryer if you have large loads and have limited space in the fridge. You can't use her oven or stove.
You need to make a subscription to view messages - I think it's $12 one time and $30 monthly ongoing.
Regardless of that I was scammed on the very first offer.
Other offers were presented in misleading manner.
Stay careful or stay away!
Don't go for Verification or document verification with Roomies because only they will loot your money & they will say roomies have chosen to cancel your request, without any reason. Moreover, they don't even have customer support so eventually, you will end up with nothing but losing money. I spend money twice but no results. Go to any local agency for a background check or even for finding a room.
And yes, they'll say write us an email but GOD knows in which decade they'll respond.
Answer: Legit. It does offer a place for roommates to find someone to share an apartment or a house
Answer: Hi Kathleen, Credit checks are generally completed within 24 hours. Background checks can vary depending on the county courthouse. Some users experience a faster turnaround, and others may experience longer delays. Most do receive their results within 3-5 days. Hope this helps, The Roomies Team
Answer: Hi Kathleen, Thank you for your inquiry. There are two ways users can initiate background checks. Option 1. A person can purchase the check and assign it to a potential roommate. The potential roommate can then submit their information and they will both receive the report once completed. Option 2. The person completing the background check can purchase and submit their info. (This can be either the person posting a room or a potential renter). Once the check is completed, they can share the report with others. At the moment, our credit checks can only be initiated by the person who wants to complete them. Keep in mind that some potential renters may also request that the person renting a room have a credit check or background check completed if they will be living in the home. I hope this answers your question. If you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our support team via email at hello@roomies.com. All the best, The Roomies Team
Answer: I was on a lot of different rooms for rent apartments for rent a lot of different apps. It's super frustrating roomies was really easy to use it was user friendly. Just put in what you're looking for and it will bring up matches for you at the same time you do have to be careful cuz sometimes there's scam artists out there
Answer: Site looked reliable with options to validate your identity
Roomies has a rating of 3.7 stars from 114 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Roomies most frequently mention background check and potential roommates. Roomies ranks 1st among Roommate sites.
Hi Jakob
You must have confused the Roomies.com with another website. Roomies is free to use and does not have a paywall or any subscription or ongoing payments. We have options to feature your listing but those are not $12 are completely optional so I think it is a case of mistaken identity.
Sorry you had a bad online experience on another website.
The Roomies.com team.