Join Us in Creating a Sustainable Future
Sharing your home with a roommate not only adds to your monthly income, but it also allows you to stay independent as you get older. Additionally, homesharing provides mutual support and companionship as well as security and peace of mind. Not to mention, your spare room can make a huge impact on students and young professionals in need of safe and affordable housing — and a new friend.
Ready to start your homesharing journey? Sign up now to create your free account!
Pricing
We’re waving our monthly subscription fee for three months through December 2021!
Free for 3 Months You’ll Enjoy:
- Free home listings
- Unlimited match requests
- Support and guidance from our match team
- Discounted background checks
- And more!
$25 a month after promotion period end.
Find your roommate in 4 easy steps
Complete Your Profile
Homeowners post available rooms. Seekers list what they are looking for. Each completes a profile designed to identify compatible housemates.
Find Your Match
Seekers select potential Homeowners. Then, Odd Couples Housing helps Homeowners determine which Seekers might be the best match.
Meet Your Match
Once a match occurs, Odd Couples Housing will facilitate an introductory meeting. If both parties choose to proceed, a tour of the home will be scheduled.
Move In!
Odd Couples Housing provides a living arrangement document with suggested expectations and guidelines. If both parties agree, then it’s time to move in.
Odd Couple Abby and Erika
“She is a great roommate. She helps out so much and I’ve learned a lot about her home country of Ecuador.”
– Abby, Homeowner
“This was the perfect housing solution for me. It fit in my budget and I feel like family.”
– Erika, Seeker and Webster University Student
Homeowner Questions
How much do I charge?
Expenses and needs vary among Homeowners. When deciding an amount to charge, Homeowners may consider the room size, access to amenities, and the portion of the utilities or mortgage represented by the space. Homeowners also have the ability to reduce the monthly expenses owed by Seekers in exchange for services like mowing the lawn or picking up prescriptions.
Once a Homeowner and a Seeker determine that they want to proceed, the contract phase begins. Negotiating expenses is a part of the contract process.
How do I get match requests?
Once you sign up and complete your profile, our matching team will contact you to get to know you better. Our team will review all of the requests to meet with you and suggest ones that we believe are a good fit. This makes sure that you only review applicants that are most compatible to you.
After you complete your Odd Couples Housing profile, please allow several days for our team to reach out to you.
You can also read more on our How Matching Works page.
My spouse / partner and I are interested in having a roommate. Is this permitted?
Absolutely. OCH encourages any match that makes sense. While there is a single questionnaire, you may complete it together, and both of you are invited to participate in the entire decision-making process.
Does Odd Couples Housing perform background checks?
Odd Couples Housing recommends that Homeowners and Seekers conduct a background check; however, we neither require nor conduct them ourselves. We use our partner Checkr to conduct background checks. Background checks are arranged by the Homeowners and Seekers directly by requesting that we send them an invite to conduct one on themselves. Odd Couples Housing offers a background check partner, but parties are free to use another provider.
Contact Odd Couples Housing
Our team is ready to answer your questions about Odd Couples Housing.
