Roommates.comReviews 323

I have messaged almost everyone looking in my area and no response and also it's been three months. This is my last month that I'll be using this service. Only one person responded to me and said she'll get back to me and never did. I have better chances on Craigslist

I read the reviews and I am a believer of all that was said, they constantly send you msgs claiming you have a match, but no one ever responds, when I tried to call to inquire before I pay, they don't respond just ask to leave msgs that is never answered, it is a HUGE scam don't pay these guys they are trying to rob you

I have a Premium account with Roommates.com. Why are all messages going unread? I've never had this happen in the past. It's like no matter how many potential roommates I reach out to, this is happening. Frustrating..

I had several people respond to my profile with one prospective roommate that was perfect. The person asked to see the room then no more of my messages were read and I don't receive anymore messages. I know they were unread because under my message it said unread. I believe they don't want to actually put roommates together, they just want you to keep paying for the service. Beware!

I moved in and found a camera in my room, video recorders everywhere in the house, and found out he wanted me to pay his mortgage and taxes

I've been using this service for about a month now and have unfortunately spent around 30 dollars on it. I have used it in the past before the great change of 2020 and it used to be good. Now it is nothing but scammers. Seriously, the first person to contact me 5 minutes after I joined was a scammer. The next three people after that was a scam. Next, I reached out to 8 people who, half of them read my message, but none of them ever responded. I found one person who, as soon as we were supposed to meet to view the room, texted me to let me know the room had been rented. The next two people who contacted me were scammers. I had another person contact me who seemed legit but they were in the wrong area and now I am writing this review because the last person who just contacted me had the literary skills of a Nigerian prince, supposedly from "NJ" and conveniently not available to meet me in my own state. You will also constantly get notifications of these scammers who are "perfect matches", only to have their profiles up for a few hours before they are removed as they troll the website which gets annoying. You might find some one on here but I strongly recommend not paying for this broken service seeing how the website is absolutely useless unless you do pay.

Diana has rooms for rent bur, I would NEVER EVER recommend her! She keeps your deposits at the end of your lease! She will make up excuses just to not pay it back. She lives off her rent money! She's very controlling, will get up in your business and go through your room. She has rules on how to share the bathrooms and kitchen. It's common sense! If you choose to use her, don't say you weren't warned.

This was a good site a few years back so I tried it again. Went through the motions of paying for a month since that is how I found my last roommate. Within 5 min. Of signing up I got a scammer "couldn't meet me, wanted to send a contract in email, totally bogus address etc. etc" Everything the negative comments say in here are absolutely true. It gives me recommendations Miles outside of my radius, Most guys who want a room want a single female "18-45" with a room, Most guys who have a room for rent want a single female "18-45" to move in, Most females who have a room for rent want a single female to move in (at least this is understandable). So, yeah, if your a single female "18-45" I guess this is the site for you. I've messaged dozens of people and have had ONE respond, "Thank you HIllary" even though it didn't work out. I have my matches wide open, and there is ONE guy, good ol' Jim, who doesn't care who moves in but as of now hasn't responded to my message. You would have better luck on Craigs list, don't waste you money... Unless of course, your a single female "18-45"

I have used Roommates.com to find roomates to.rentnin my home for.years. I have always found good roommates with the site. I hughly recommend Roommates.com anyone looking to find a roommate. A+

If you're looking for a roommate, Roommates.com has twice found me a great roommate. Their matching technology is spot on. As long as you enter your information correctly and fully, you will get accurate matches. You can also message with potential roommates to discuss things before actually meeting in person. You can weed out anyone who you might think is not a good match. If I ever need a roommate in the future, this will be my first stop.

Roommates.com has been giving me successful results for over four years. I've learned to use this tool effectively; thus, I always find outstanding roommates on this website: financially responsible, respectful, discreet, clean & organized.
I get the VIP membership for the most effective results.

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Used the service for two days, only received messages from spammer/scammers. When I immediately ceased use of the app and asked for a refund, they said that my reading of messages from one said spammer constituted use of the premium service, as it wouldn't have been possible without paying.

Indeed, being spammed on your terribly moderated service would not have been possible without spending $20.

Despite the negative reviews, I signed up for this site, thinking my luck would be better. Nope. Scammers paradise. I'd get a "perfect match" notification, only to find the profile gone by the time I clicked on the message. Don't bother with this site. I never thought I would say this, but Craigslist is a dream compared to this site. Their "pay to play" model is just plain dumb considering all the scammers on the site.

Roommates.com: No need to post your canned response about the site being a bulletin board in which people post for roommates, etc. We get it. Site still sucks.

Great results 3 years ago to find tenants/roommates. Lately we don't even get a real match, all of them are miles away and not even within our preferences, and our preferences are wide. We have a 4 bedroom house with 1 of the other 3 rooms available for rent usually twice a year. This last time trying the website we decide not to pay subscription anymore because the last two years we didn't get any potential roommate to even look at the place, so it was a waste of money. Attached is an screenshot of today visit to the website, we are looking to rent a room in our house in Kent WA, the closest "match" is looking like 10 miles away from us.

Chloe Cruickshank and Emily Fleur Butler are completely untrustworthy. I was their roommate/landlord for three years, was understanding when they were frequently late on rent and didn't pay bills for months, and when they first moved in allowed them to pay less than a month for their deposit. At the end of their tenancy they stopped paying rent and bills entirely a month before they were scheduled to move out. They said their deposit would cover the rent. I was understanding again, because I trusted them, and they promised they would pay the outstanding bills.

Then, they stayed longer than their scheduled move out date, thereby owing the remaining rent missing from their deposit as well as an extra week's rent. Again, they promised repeatedly to pay the difference before they moved out.

Lo and behold, move out date arrives and they leave while I'm out, without paying me. They have been ghosting me ever since, in spite of texts, emails and calls begging them to pay me the nearly £1000 they owe me.

Not to mention, they left their room completely disgusting, the walls were covered with mold, the floor was littered with dirt, dust, trash, dirty socks and press-on nails. I honestly don't know how they were comfortable living like that, it was truly gross.

I'm a student without a lot of money myself, and have been left high and dry by two women whom I trusted. Don't make my mistake! They will lie if they want to get out of paying, and they are just plain gross.

Please, avoid Emily Fleur Butler and Chloe Cruickshank.

Every message I received from Roommates.com was a scam. Not one was a real person with a real room to rent. Of 12 people who messaged me in the 48 hours I was on the platform, all 12 immediately went inactive. Of those 12, a total of 11 had their messages banned for violations, and the one who wasn't banned went inactive immediately. Not one person who I messaged even read my message, so those seem to be bot accounts with no rooms to rent. Do not join, do not spend money, do not use this site.

4* for not making everyone pay and the limited number of people I can communicate with inside the app. I used roommates.com to find a roommate to move into my place in 2005 and again after I moved in 2007 (14 years, then he moved out and got married). I'm looking again and pickings are a little slim since I am looking for only a mature/no drama male. I am a woman and prefer not to tell someone my name and where I live until my fiance and I have had a chance to meet and chat with them, so Facebook is not an option. So, I'm resigned to paying $15 a month and staying on top of the new listings so I can contact potential renters before they get jaded by the scammers. It isn't perfect, but I don't blame the site for that and they do have a report button and you can block people from messaging you. If they can't read my message and aren't willing to pay $15 to find a place to live, they probably aren't going to pay $45 for a background/credit check or pay their rent either so I won't contact them off-site. As far as paying, do you work for free? I'd love to find a roommate site that does a background/credit check as part of the sign-up process, would get rid of the scammers and some of the non-paying and violent/dishonest roommates and well worth the price.

I'm a new member and I have already been reached out to by scammers within 24 hours of being on the site. I have found one real person but aside from that it has not been a positive or productive outcome. The scammers also get aggressive.