App Improves the Search for a New Place to Live

Anyone who has ever lived in or moved to a big city understands the difficulties of not only finding a place to live, but the right people to live with in order to ensure that their new living experience will be peaceful, safe, and enjoyable. Thankfully, now there is Roomi, an app that matches roommates based on housing needs and personality. The app works for those who need to find someone who can move in and split rent as well as those moving to a city who need a new place to live. Anyone with an available space can list it on Roomi, but anyone who does must undergo a full assessment and verification before doing so. With the ability to view photos and learn a potential roommates’ like and dislikes as well as his or her personality, some have referred to Roomi as “Tinder for roommates.” Read more »

Apartment hunters have always had to be wary about the properties they visit when looking for a place to rent.  While somewhere may seem perfect on the surface, there are numerous cases of bad landlords and neighbors making life difficult for renters.  While once can evaluate the quality of a living space without much trouble, it’s not possible to judge a landlord or property management company after one or two meetings with them.  It’s also impossible to know if they people you live next to will respect your needs and preferences as a neighbor.  Cool person in technology Eric Wolfe is helping people avoid these problems with his company Swapt.  Swapt is a website where renters can review places to live in cities from across the United States.  In many ways, Wolfe’s service is essentially a Yelp!-style site for apartment buildings and rental properties.  Users can leave detailed reviews and rate the places that they have lived in order to help others make informed decisions about where they want to rent.  Anyone who experiences technical problems while going on this cool person’s site and trying to leave a review may require home tech support services. Read more »