I've had numerous roommates over the years. I own the house but it helps me cover the mortgage. On the whole they have been wonderful, with one awful exception and one that just didn't work out. I've found a couple as friend-of-friends, but the rest have come from craigslist. I pick them very carefully.

St. Ambrose Homesharing checks references. No income restrictions. 410-366-6180. I got my housemate thru them.

I had roommates for years, even after I bought my first condo, which was 2bdrm. Mostly great experiences. One of the toughest rides was when my best friend joined me. We managed to remain best friends none the less because 1) she was only in the area for a year and 2) I stayed at my boyfriend's place most of the time. I'd definitely do it again someday when the kids are out of the house, perhaps in retirement

St. Ambrose does have a wonderful homesharing program.

I've had roomates since college in the early 2000's, and it's really the only way for anyone making under 50k to live anymore. The cost increase in rent (or mortgage) from each additional bedroom is nominal when thinking that expenses can be almost split. I've usually been the one looking for a place to rent, and i've met some shady homeowners, but you just have to be careful, I treat moving as if i'm buying a new house or car, and will check out 4 or 5 places before deciding. Tried roomates.com but found craigslist to be the easiest and most used.

I've had many roommates over the past few years. As a single twenty something its really the only way I can afford to rent a decent sized place. I found every single one through Craigslist and really lucked out. I've only had 1 bad experience. I wasn't best friends with them all but we got along and they paid bills on time. Definitely check references though!

I choose to live more frugally so I do not need the income from a roomate to cover housing costs. Cheaper house, cheaper mortage, car, etc. I value my privacy and it works for me.

Since gas prices went so high, it became necessary to live closer to my job. I had never shared a house with someone before. I didn't want to use public ads but found my room via the local ads at work. We liked each other instantly. She owns the house. She lets me know what in the general living space she likes and doesn't. Her relatives work where I do. It has been a great situation for me. Soon it will be 2 years.

no and never craigslist.org. if you are looking a roommate please use st Ambrose housing aid. this program is wonderful...

I've rented out rooms in my townhouse for the past 5 years to roommates I found from craigslist or roommate subscription sites. I recently started blogging about renting out my rooms at rentingoutrooms.com for those that are looking for more information about this topic.

Craigslist works well if you carefully screen replies. Open an email account in which your full name is not initially obvious and hold a series of email exchanges for further information (which you verify, via google, if nothing else) from the candidate before revealing your full name or address (or "real" email) and agreeing to meet the person.