Let us know

One reason we have a small fee for our roommate service is too keep the customers on our site legitimate. There seems to be a lot of scammers in the roommate department out there.

This is how it goes: Someone emails you promising to take the place or is "very interested" or "awaiting your quick response." Usually their emails are long and talk about the "humanitarian" work they do or they are from such-and-such college in Europe. Most have very bad or improper English. They will promise to send you money for the room, but the check is fraudulent. So you are out of money and your bank will not refund you. We try our hardest to find these people before they contact you from our roommate service. Sometimes they sneak through. We investigate every case that people tell us about. If you are uncomfortable dealing with a specific person, you should let us know immediately so we can investigate.

Use common sense and be careful when dealing with potential roommates. Email us at Roommates@housinghelpers.com

If you want to screen your potential roommate, request that they get a background check.

HELP US STOP SCAMMERS!