A Rooms for Rent listing lets you advertise an individual room in a shared home on AffordableHousing.com. It is intended for owners, occupants, and managers who rent a room rather than an entire home.
Who can create a Rooms for Rent listing?
Rooms for Rent listings are for people who have the right to rent or sublet an individual room in a shared home. This may include homeowners, tenants with permission to sublet, property managers, and shared-housing operators.
Can I rent out multiple rooms in the same home?
Yes, you can rent out multiple rooms in the same home on AffordableHousing.com. Each room must be a unique listing. To speed up this process, you can add a listing for Room 1, publish, then duplicate that listing and customize it to Room 2. That’s usually the fastest way to list multiple rooms in the same home where details like address, utilities, and home square footage are shared.
What information should I include in my room listing?
Include clear information about the room and the shared home, including the rent, availability, features, location, expected number of housemates, whether the bathroom is shared or private, and any other details renters need to decide whether the room is a good fit.
How much does it cost to list a room?
Rooms for rent listings are free, like all property listings on AffordableHousing.com.
Can I convert an existing listing into a Rooms for Rent listing?
Yes, you can convert an existing single-unit listing into a Rooms for Rent listing. Go to the Listings tab in your AffordableHousing.com dashboard. Navigate to the property you want to convert. Open the “More Actions” menu and select “Convert to Room for Rent.”
Does the free rent estimator work for Rooms for Rent?
No, the free rent estimator and Market Rent Reports do not currently work for room-only listings. You can use these tools to price the entire property or unit and then estimate the room-only cost independently.
Do renter scores still work with Rooms for Rent?
Yes, Renter Scores work the same way they do today and will be calculated using the same factors:
Affordability fit: How well the renter’s income/budget aligns with the listing
Property fit: How well the renter matches the property’s requirements and characteristics
Motivation: How actively the renter is searching based on their historical activity
Does QuikMatch work for Rooms for Rent?
Yes, prospective renters who select Rooms for Rent in their property type preferences are eligible for QuikMatch and may be part of your Prospects pool.
Is the eligibility calculator available for Rooms for Rent?
No, the Section 8 eligibility calculator will not be available for Room for Rent listings. As shared-housing voucher rules vary by Housing Agency, we show the standard Affordability Calculator for these listings instead.
Affordability will be based on the asking rent as a percentage of the renter’s monthly household income:
30% or less: Affordable
30–40%: Somewhat Affordable
Over 40%: Less Affordable