Have you ever lived with strange roomates in Ny?? (Jay: neighborhoods, landlord)

[Big Iguana]

Is it hard to find a place has strange roomates in Ny?? Does particular area matter?? what are good ways to find them? If is possible, would you like to share your experience of living with roomates?? Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it.

[Doobage]

You want "strange" roommates?

[Henna]

Strange roommates can be found on craigslist, or better yet, on flyers stuck to telephone poles. It's not hard to find strange ones. Just read the ads and look for mentions of quirky, idiosyncratic behavior.

Here's one. The sentence "have your own awesomeness to bring to the table" makes it guaranteed to be a strange situation. Or maybe not necessarily strange but just completely annoying.

"Looking for the right person to move into our loft
Artist/ musicians, philosophers, whatever just kick-ass
You are motivated and inspired
Have your own awesomeness to bring to the table"

Looking for Roomie-- ASAP move in- furnished room with large window

[Mr. Ryu]

i had this female roommate who was a BJ fiend. She would always wake me up via BJ.

[Big Iguana]

I think I used the wrong word. the strange roomates I meant are people you are not familar with, just strangers. Is there any adjective I can use to describle roomates that I meant??

[Big Iguana]

Is there anyway I can edit my post??

[Jaydata]

Originally Posted by Big Iguana

I think I used the wrong word. the strange roomates I meant are people you are not familar with, just strangers. Is there any adjective I can use to describle roomates that I meant??

I think un-acquainted, unfamiliar or stranger are all acceptable as long as people understand what you
meant. It's just that we all thought you really meant strange and was looking for an eccentric/weirdo
type roommate by your first post.

You probably can't change the title now unless one of the mods here help you edit your post. You can pm
them for help if you want. (SeventhFloor, bmwguydc or nei are the mods ID here)

But don't worry about it, we all make mistakes sometimes. Thanks for bring your own awesomeness to
the forum like Henna saids.

[Big Iguana]

Originally Posted by Jaydata

I think un-acquainted, unfamiliar or stranger are all acceptable as long as people understand what you
meant. It's just that we all thought you really meant strange and was looking for an eccentric/weirdo
type roommate by your first post.

You probably can't change the title now unless one of the mods here help you edit your post. You can pm
them for help if you want. (SeventhFloor, bmwguydc or nei are the mods ID here)

But don't worry about it, we all make mistakes sometimes. Thanks for bring your own awesomeness to
the forum like Henna saids.

lol ye, it is funny.

Nice to meet you though.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by Big Iguana

Is it hard to find a place has strange roomates in Ny?? Does particular area matter?? what are good ways to find them? If is possible, would you like to share your experience of living with roomates?? Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it.

It can be difficult to live with strangers, but people do it all the time, especially in NY. The best place to find a roommate is through networking with your friends and asking around, posting something on facebook asking if any of your friends know anyone looking, etc.

I guess besides that, craigslist is the best known source for roommates. If you're looking at the really low end of the scale financially (like trying to find a $500/mo room) then you might go to lower income neighborhoods and look to see what signs are posted in laundromats, etc. Many times if you are doing that, it helps if you speak Spanish.

What is your primary language? Maybe you could find a room with people from your country. Sometimes it helps to have an "in" like that.

[EastBoundandDownChick]

Just make sure your landlord screens carefully. Mine was out of town once, her husband screened instead and I wound up with a coked out prostitute in the room next to me with her pimp. Complained to them about cigarette smells and strange noises, unwelcome guests. She was thrown onto the street shortly thereafter, ODed right in the room. Watched them mop up blood off the floor at 3 a.m. She posed as a nice girl from Minnesota lol