Hello everybody,
I'm so glad I found this site. Sorry this post is so long.
I have a question about the roommates.com site. There are 6 months left on my lease. I can move out without breaking the lease if I find somebody to take it. The landlord is advertising the place on Craigslist, but finding my replacement is ultimately my problem. I have to screen them for compatibility/respectability and show the place myself.
So I thought, hey, maybe I can find someone on roommates.com, it'll be easier to screen the candidates and it seems like they get a lot of traffic. Lo and behold, there were 3-4 people on the site who looked like they'd be compatible with my landlord's policies and my comfort level. I sent them each a nice message with information about the place, the situation, etc.
Now roommates.com says I have some messages from potential roommates - but I have to pay $6 to look at them??!
I was about to do it when my BS sensors went off. Why should I PAY to look at these messages? That seems kind of shady. How can I be assured that these are actual responses? It doesn't even say who the messages are from, they could be spam, or responses from people I'm not interested in. Plus... I didn't have to pay to SEND messages... this makes me think that a lot of spammers/scammers are going to take advantage.
So: I'm desperate and running out of time and money, and I know that makes me REALLY vulnerable... and gullible.
Do you guys know about Roommates.com ? How reputable are they? It seems like they can rake in tons of cash by preying on desperate people like me... sure, I'll pay you $20 a month, and you can feed me all the scams and spam you want! Is it worth it?
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