How I found my NYC roommate- from across the country

My original plan was to live alone. I didn’t know anyone in the city and had no clue where to start. I’ve never lived alone and always valued having roommates and realized with so many changes coming, the roommate experience was one I wanted to keep. So I started searching. I read so many blogs and watched so many videos. Through all of that I found a ton of options. But after trying a bunch, I decided to stick with a website called Diggz. I was stuck in Georgia so setting everything up to move without being able to visit before was very intimidating but having my roommate to coordinate with made it much easier.

On Diggz you fill out a dating like profile about everything a potential roommate might need to know. I liked how thorough it was and by having that information from the get go it avoids the need to awkwardly ask. You can then “like” profiles and if they like you back an option to message opens up. From there I talked to a few people and eventually gave my current roommate my phone number because we seemed compatible. And it worked out pretty well!

I am sure there are tons of other websites like it as well as Facebook groups that I have heard people use but Diggz is what worked for me.

Here is the layout of the Diggz profile: