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If you&#8217;re looking for someone new to share a space with, maybe take a look at this advice beforehand.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>First, Find Them<\/h2>\n<p>When none of your friends are in need of a place (or at least a place with you&#8230;) or you&#8217;re moving to an area where you don&#8217;t know anyone, your best option is to start the search online. The internet has done many important things for us &#8211; providing several options to find a compatible roommate is one.<\/p>\n<p><b>Browse local sites \/\/<\/b>\u00a0Chances are the city where you&#8217;re looking has some sort of online community for posting &#8220;Roommate Wanted&#8221; ads (like KSL) or browsing through available rooms. These local sites tend to be a bit more thorough than Craigslist postings and you&#8217;re less likely to get weird emails about someone who needs you to wire them 6 months rent \u00a0immediately.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reddit \/\/<\/b>\u00a0Head straight to the subreddit for the city you&#8217;re interested in (reddit.com\/r\/whatever city you&#8217;re searching) and browse around. Look through recent posts and you&#8217;ll usually see people asking for roommates or create a profile and let everyone know you need someone cool to live with.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ask friends via social media \/\/<\/b>\u00a0Usually the best option is to find a friend-of-a-friend to get matched up with. This is probably common sense by now, but make sure to post a Facebook status or send a Tweet letting people know you are in the market for someone to live with.<\/p>\n<h2>Approach it Like Dating<\/h2>\n<p>Even if your new roommate relationship is strictly platonic, you can apply rules of online dating to make sure you&#8217;re a roommate match.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chat beforehand \/\/<\/b>\u00a0Send a few message to make sure you&#8217;re on the same page.<\/p>\n<p><b>Meet up somewhere neutral \/\/<\/b>\u00a0If you live close, find a coffee shop to meet at. If not, have a Skype date.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stalk them online \/\/<\/b>\u00a0By now we can all admit that thoroughly Googling a new acquaintance is just something you do. Use your finely honed online \u201cshadowing\u201d skills to find out all you can about a new person. Remember, we all do silly things online &#8211; so don\u2019t judge too harshly. But use the info you find to help determine your compatibility level.<\/p>\n<h2>There&#8217;s an App for That<\/h2>\n<p>Chore charts might be a bit much, but having a system in place can make your living situation way more harmonious. In this beautiful age of endless apps, there are tons of options for cohesive rooming that don&#8217;t require you micro-managing your roommates. Once you\u2019ve found someone to bunk with, use these apps to make life easier \u2013 for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><b>HomeSlice \/\/<\/b>\u00a0This pretty little app keeps track of bills, has a running list of supplies you share, and a whiteboard where you can passively-aggressively talk out any conflicts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Venmo \/\/<\/b>\u00a0If you decide to split the bills and just need a quick app to determine the break out, this app wins. 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