After two days, she has seen a number of apartments and has found a place she'd like to share. She is now waiting for the tenant to make her decision. Most people who haven't heard about Roommate Finders advertise for roommates on bulletin boards and in the Village Voice. One of the advantages of Roommate Finders is that there is no charge for people who already have an apartment. This is one of the reasons more women come to Roommate Finders than men.
Women dominate the market, especially when it comes to apartment holders.
I think women are more liberated and open to roommate situations than men are. Services to Expand. Roommate Finders is in the process of expanding its services to include placing two or three compatible roommates in empty apartments. The only obstacle is that there aren't enough empty apartments in the city right now for this concept to succeed. In the case of an empty apartment, Roommate Finders would only charge half of one month's rent as opposed to the usual tee of 15 to 20 percent of the first year's rent.