Getting hooked by a con artist is all too common. Elderly people who are home alone are especially vulnerable. Remember if you're searching for a housemate to learn how to find a good housemate and …
How To Recognize a Bad Ad on Craigslist
One of the very real problems with craigslist is how wide open it is to anyone who has something to sell. Not all offerings are as advertised. Some people would never use craigslist for that reason …
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The 3 Mistakes that Niki Made (and you might too!)
When I met Niki, she told me I should have bad housemate stories on this website. She volunteered her own two stories. Here they are with commentary from me afterwards. Niki could have avoided …
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What the Fair Housing Act Means to You In a Housemate Situation
You can’t write an ad that says you want to live with a female, gay person, Christian, or whatever category you might really care about. That’s illegal. The law says you may not make a public …
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What Everyone Ought to Know about Housemate Ads
Creating a housemate ad is an important piece of the housemate selection process, and it can hard to do it right. What you ought to know .... You are looking for one person. You aren't …
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Michigan Woman Charged in Anti-discrimination Roommate Posting
Fox news picked up on a story about a 31-year-old woman who posted an ad on her church bulletin board looking for a Christian roommate. Someone saw it and filed an anti-discrimination complaint with …
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