Hi, my son will be going to Tufts graduate school at the main campus in the Fall 2025. We were warned there are a lot of housing scams. Can someone suggest the best way to find roommates & a place other than the school linked matching (very quiet on there).
Do students typically use a broker?
Looking near Davis Square. Budget is healthy.
Craigslist can still be useful if used carefully. Facebook marketplace. Zillow. It can work to get a place and then find roommate)s) or join a preexisting household. There are plenty on craigslist now. In the local market, most situations are gone by August in my experience.
Craigslist can still be useful if used carefully. Facebook marketplace. Zillow. It can work to get a place and then find roommate)s) or join a preexisting household. There are plenty on craigslist now. In the local market, most situations are gone by August in my experience. Another great resource is Apartment Rental Experts (Porter and Davis squares). They do charge a fee generally, equal to a month’s rent.
Does the school not keep a list of those previous students use ? Most have vetted lists I believe.
Also try looking on the Tufts Reddit page. I don’t know about that page specifically but other college pages I have looked at on Reddit often have discussions about/matching for grad housing options. At the very least you can ask actual students how they found their housing.
Just looked at Reddit last night. Not much there.
I don’t believe tufts does. His last school did.
Sent you a PM.