While online apartment hunting websites have completely revolutionized the way that many of us search for places to live, the one thing they haven’t really done is help us find places that need roommates, but that doesn’t mean that the computer is completely worthless. There are plenty of other sites, like Craigslist that are full of free personal ads posted by individuals looking for roommates. If you live in a smaller town or in a place that doesn’t have a Craigslist page, there are alternatives for finding the roommate of your dreams.

One good place to look is at the apartment complex you want to move into. Many times, these complexes will have common areas that have posters and roommate requests on a board so you can write down a bunch of phone numbers and possibly find a roommate that way. You can even make a day of going from complex to complex searching for roommates, and before you know, you’ll likely have a great place to live. You can always post a note on those boards, too, that way, if someone who lives in a complex you like needs a roommate, you will likely get called quickly.

Of course, the oldest way to find a roommate is simply by asking around your circle of friends. Most people would prefer to live with someone they know so you will likely not have any problems finding someone to live with if your friends know that you’re looking.