Archive for the ‘Roommates’ Category

Is it as easy as simply putting a sign in the window?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

A friend of mine, who owns another rental site in a different country, has typically done very well because the vacancy rate where he is is so high (almost 10%). I think it's actually even higher than that. So, naturally, property managers and landlords need to advertise ...

Roommate Finder Canada

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

I finally added my roommate finder on the site - it is a service provided by easyroommate. I will be interested to find out if it is helpful to my visitors or if it isn't all that it is cracked up to be. I have looked ...

Looking for good roommate stories

Friday, July 25th, 2008

I think just about everyone has a good roommate story, or nightmare to tell. I sure have mine. I lived in a house in college (many years ago) with 9 other roommates. It was a big house, but with 9 other souls within arm's reach of ...

Finding a roommate in Edmonton

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Edmonton is a tough market for renters right now.   Anyone trying to find a place to live there has probably heard the word "no" or "not available" as the standard responses to most of their rental inquiries.   It is also very, very expensive to rent in Edmonton right now.   If ...