LogFAQs > #953908637

I should note that I have also helped friends get into places over the last 4 years. None were over $600, many were under $500. Most were in Olympia WA though, but honestly prices here are more than many places in the US at this point (Because so many are moving here from CA).

So I'm basing my #'s on real life experience, and on either renting or helping people rent at least 10 rooms in the recent past (i had 4 roomates at my house before I sold it and helped all 4 of them find places, have helped 2 more friends since then find a place, and 1 of the original roomates find another place when he left).

Just like anything else, you get a better deal the more effort you put into it. It helps a TON to be good at interviewing, have good credit and be able to pass background checks etc. I'm an ideal roomate in most ways, so it makes it easier for me to get into better rooms etc.

IF you have bad credit, you have a criminal history, or you just interview horribly, it'll be far harder for you, but still not impossible. The first room I rented did no background check at all, and I didn't even meet the owner (just the neighbor who managed the place for her). Anyone could have rented there (Which is primarily why I eventually left lol).

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