Anyone have any advice?

[Shiva]

As this post is not related to law enforcement I hope someone reads this since not many people come into this forum from the looks of it..

I'm currently living with my mom as I can not afford to live by myself, tried that last year, got quite expensive and the people in the apartment building I lived in were mostly idiots. Anyway, me and my mom do not get along when living together and I need to move out again. I'm trying to find a roommate. I managed to find one person in the city I currently, and would like to continue, to live in. I already informed them I'd like to meet them before I make a decision, but I'm still a little concerned. I have 1 and a half dogs, one's a puppy so he only counts as half a dog right now, so I'm not too worried, but still cautious. The puppy is a German Shepherd mix who looks more like a shepherd, so obviously once he's grown, he should be a deterrent to certain people. I also have 2 cats.

Anybody got any advice for finding a good roommate?(and don't suggest friends as I have none I could live with) Or know somebody in my area that's looking for a roommate?

Thanks.

Shiva

[RMPD109]

Try posting something at local colleges. Obviously you dont want a kid to be your roomate but if you can talk to the student beforehand it may be helpful. Try community colleges as many students are older people returning to school or check at schools that have masters programs as the students there are very goal/academic oriented. Besides those options look for a homeowner that is trying to find a roomate as they are usually responsible and want to keep the home nice.

[Shiva]

Thanks for the suggestion. The person I'm talking to right now sounds like they own the home, but some people can say home and it's actually a town home. I guess I'll just have to see what they say when they reply to my email from this morning.

I'm going to be looking at the site I found this persons post on tonight when I get home to see if anyone else has posted anything today. I'm at work right now and the damn filters they have on these computers for some reason blocks that site.

Shiva

[Rule303]

When you "interview" potential roomies, rather than meeting at the residence, try a social public area such as going to a m ovie together or lunch. Being on neutral turf (so to speak), the person tends to be more like they really are, rather than what they are trying to present themselves as.