The 21 best questions to ask potential roommates to get the perfect match

… I found myself on a slippery slope increasingly willing to compromise on safety and other standards just to find a … realized I needed to find a roommate to help pay the rent   Now thanks to skyhigh rents and intense competition … work schedule isnt 247 Ultimately you need to ask yourself How much will it annoy me to have my roommate home during …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 29, 2025 - 9:30AM
From Washington Heights to Morningside Heights: I wanted a place that fit me better

… Bears Naama Davidovics moved three times in New York City to find a place that suited her best even though that meant … apartment with two roommates and a single bath Still the rent was below the trios budget and theres much to like … it took much longer than usual since we were in different places for the summer We had a budget of $1500 per person so …

By Kelly Kreth |December 5, 2025 - 9:30AM
11 best websites for finding your ideal roommate in NYC

… place to live Diggz lets you do that too According to its website Diggz offers AI and humanvetted profiles We keep the … big city as a postgrad in 2011 founder Sarah Hill per the website realized that there was a real need for reliable … of the globe  … 11 SpareRoom … SpareRoom lets you search by zip code or area right from the homepage or you can go to …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 2, 2025 - 11:30AM
9 mistakes to avoid as a first-time renter in NYC

… The New York City rental market has plenty of pitfalls to trip up a rookie renter There are scams involving fake … renters Your best bet in a hot rental market is to know how to avoid a bad situation Thats because high demand low …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 21, 2025 - 11:30AM
How to kick a roommate out of your NYC apartment

… As a New York City renter its highly likely that at some point youll end up … their tenancy Ringston said Getting an eviction can take time and since you cant collect rent which you probably …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 4, 2025 - 10:30AM
Rental checklist: 20 things to look for when signing a lease in NYC

… necessarily a lawyer but it could be the renters parentslook at it as well said Gary Malin chief operating … and mistakes get made Malin said I think a lot of people feel so pressured sometimes to make a decision that they can … Rozen managing attorney at Rozen Law Group Its always worth looking into or worth having a lawyer look into …

By Celia Young |June 9, 2025 - 2:30PM
Turn one room into two: The insider's guide to temporary pressurized walls

… college grad or young professional your strategy might be to divide and conquer an apartmentand squeeze in a roommate … so no air shafts Passthrough bedrooms are not allowed … How to get the necessary approval  … If adding a wall to … The agents at The Agency are a delight to deal with … How much to budget for … The whole idea behind these …

By Evelyn Battaglia |May 27, 2025 - 10:30AM