<p>My senior is in the fortunate situation of having a summer internship. But, the job is about 500 miles away and he needs to find a place to live for the summer. He found a sublet on Craigslist and it sounds like a great situation but how do you check out the validity of the ad. There is no way he can get out there to meet the potential roommate, so the only option is by phone. Any thoughts? Are there other places to find temporary housing? This job is not in a college town - more of a sleepy small city, so any ideas would be helpful. Thanks</p>
<p>Craigslist is easiest source for apartment hunting nationwide, lots of temporary listings. Does the summer employer provide any housing assistance? S’s summer employer also provided an online resource that company employees listed rooms for rent, and other interns could connect to find housing together to save on expenses. Some Universities have resources for finding housing via alumni. </p>
<p>All that said, my S found summer housing using craigslist 2 summers ago. Once he decided on a specific apartment, I found multiple sources online to do a background search of other apartment tenants, etc. Paid small amount for “trial” membership, canceled as soon as I had information I wanted.</p>
<p>He can talk to the Landlord and make sure the apartment is actually rented by this person. There are occasional scams like that.</p>