Do's and Don'ts!
With these tips, you will definitely survive the night when your potential future-roommates are checking you out… while you are suffering and hoping for the best, to get chosen by them and have your own room (and with a little bit of luck, nice housemates too)!!
Don’t...
- expect an answer back immediately, when you contact via e-mail. A renter gets hundreds of reac-tions to his/her advertisement in no time. So wait, patiently…
- arrive to early! You might seem desperate. But don’t arrive too late either, because that might seem uninterested
- take your parents with you when you go to watch the room! Don’t take anybody with you at all!
- say things you don’t mean! Don’t talk the way the roommates want you to talk, just be honest!
- ask: ‘what is the chance that I am getting this room?’ because it sounds insecure.
- Be sure you will pull the attention towards you, but don’t overdo it by performing a one (wo)man show!
- forget to ask questions about practical things, such as the washing-machine, internet connec-tion etc.
- take any rejection personally! The people of the house can only choose one roommate!
Do...
- talk about what you are really interested in. Specifically, not generally! Talk about the bands you like, film titles, favourite hotspots etc.
- appear fresh and good-tempered! Nobody likes a sweaty and bad-tempered person!
- be honest with the roommates! If you don’t like the room or the house, just say so! Finish the con-versation neatly, and disappear!
Keep these rules in mind, and you will do fine!!! Good luck!
