The only problem with finding a roommate through the classifieds is that you may wind up with a "Roommate from Hell."

There are a lot of turkeys out there. And New York is famous for it. Roommate Finders has eliminated the bulk of it. Roommate Finders has the most extensive Turkey File of any apartment sharing agency.

For instance, there was a celebrated case last year in the press - on Current Affair and in the Village Voice - of Joel Schoenfeld on West Street in the Village – who literally was the very first kook to be put in the famous Turkey File back in 1979. A professional con-artist stealing from roommates; giving roommates such a hard time that people would move out within days after moving in. Basically a lunatic. This one person had a different roommate every single week - over 500 in total from 1979 through 1991 - the last one shot him in the head!!

It’s a risky endeavor to find the perfect stranger to live with. Cold-calling through bulletin boards or the newspapers can be an unsafe way. Our famous Turkey file cross references people with apartments who we have blacklisted from ever using our roommate finding service. Our Turkey File is so extensive it can fill-up a baseball stadium. In some cases we inform the new roommate agencies not to deal with these lunatics or thieves.

Since 1979 there have been eighty-one (81) referral services who competed with the Original Roommate Finders. They tried and failed and went out of business.

As a recent experienced seeker stated "it’s still safer to use any apartment sharing service even the inexpensive run of the mill types that don’t last." But if you can afford the best of all roommate finding services, please continue to read on.

Besides having the largest selections of compatible shares to choose from Roommate Finders is New York’s oldest and most thorough in screening and verification of potential roommates. Other agencies can't state this in print, but they’ll tell you otherwise on the phone.

We have to meet the person with the apartment as well as the person seeking an apartment. The only apartment sharing service adamant about this!! NO exceptions!!

It’s the only way to screen for your safety and for compatibility. For your compatible leads we take into account over thirty-five (35) compatibility factors so we don’t waste your time!

• All your leads will be your own room, we do not do bedroom shares.
• All your leads will allow overnight guests - no prudes
• Fresh Daily Leads - the only agency capable of servicing you on a daily basis. This is extremely important. Other agencies only allow you to call in twice a week, and the listings become stale by the time you get them!
• Over 25O new apartments a week: exclusive, unadvertised - repeat unadvertised apartments. The unadvertised apartments we get are concerned New Yorkers who want careful screening. Let’s face it, this is New York. If you had an apartment to share how would you advertise it?
• The only agency that is interactive. A free option where people with apartments call you.

The beauty about our real estate company is the fact that we only charge a flat fee of $300.00. When you call us, don’t forget to ask about our famous iron-clad 50% money-back guarantee.

We’ll be the first to tell you that if you are seeking an apartment and you have trouble paying our flat fee of $300.00, don’t use us. Stay where you are. You’re bound to have trouble paying the rent.

Roommate Finders is the absolutely SAFEST and FASTEST way to find a great affordable apartment. Since 1979 we’ve helped over 2l7,000 satisfied clients find the apartment of their dreams-quickly, easily, and best of all, affordably. We can help you too. Thieves hate us. To avoid "the turkeys" and the "Roommate From Hell" you should stop wasting valuable time. You'll appreciate our careful screening. Over 217,000 other people did.

Open 5 days Mon-Fri. 12 Noon-7:30 PM. IMPORTANT: the phone bank is open 12 Noon- 6:00 PM. But you can stop in anytime from 12 Noon-7:30, Monday through Friday.

Roommate Finders is centrally located in the famous Westover Bldg., 253 W. 72nd St., Suite 1711 on the 17th floor. We only service the prime areas of Manhattan.

When you call, ask for our famous fortune 500 corporate acclaimed Apartment Hunting Kit to be mailed to you. A $25 value - now free just for calling your hometown agency.

A personal note for those who can’t afford the $300 agency fee: be careful when searching for a roommate and be sure you can afford the rent.