You live there
A room in your home
Rent out one or more rooms in the place you live and choose who you share it with.
Hosts & OwnersListing is free — you only pay when you rent
Your space.
Your terms.
Better income.
Your spare room, your next income.
List the place you have, invest in places you don't, or earn smarter on what you already rent. Roomates handles pricing, vetting, and payouts — you collect.
- No upfront fees — pay only when you earn
- Guests with verified email and reviews
- Smart pricing powered by local market data
Your space, your rules
You set the price, the house rules and who moves in.
Compatibility assessed
10factors
Cleanliness · noise · schedules · pets
VerifiedIdentity
Your callWho you accept
ExplicitConsent
How it worksThree steps, in the app
This is what listing on Roomates looks like.
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House rules
What people should know about living here
- Quiet hours after 10 pm
- No smoking indoors
- Visitors until 10 pm
Pets allowed
Publish
Simplified screens from the Roomates app.
Two ways to listWhether or not you live there
A room in your home, or a whole place.
You don't live there
A whole place
A house, apartment or studio you don't live in. Rent it whole to the person you approve.
For agenciesAccess for partner agencies
One apartment, several leases.
Room-by-room rental, explained.
With room-by-room rental you let each room separately: each with its own price, minimum stay and tenant. That's how you manage your owners' properties on Roomates.
Room by room, the same property can earn more.
Each room is let at its own price and everyone shares the common areas. That is why the rooms together can add up to more than a single tenant would pay for the whole apartment or house.
Traditional lease · 1 lease
One door, one lease
The whole property goes to a single tenant. When that lease ends, all the income stops until the next one.
Room-by-room rental · 3 leases
Several doors, one lease per room
Each room is listed and let separately. If one is free, the others keep paying while you fill it again.
Traditional lease · 1 leaseRoom-by-room rental · 3 leases
Room 1
Own leaseRoom 2
AvailableRoom 3
Own leaseCommon areas
- Living room
- Dining room
- Kitchen
- Laundry area
They aren't let separately: everyone uses them and they're included in each room's rent.
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Illustration. Each room has its own price, minimum stay and tenant; if one is free, the other leases stay in force.
Calculator
Run the numbers with your own figures
Enter what you charge today for the whole property and what you would charge per room. The difference is what room-by-room rental changes in your gross monthly income.
The calculation uses only the values you type. It leaves out utilities, furnishing, fees and months with empty rooms: treat it as a starting point, not a promise.
What Roomates gives your agency
- 01
Each room, its own listing
Split a property into spaces, each with its own price, minimum stay, dates and tenant.
- 02
Delegations with owners
Manage properties on their owners' behalf: full management, listing only, tenant placement or co-management. The owner approves from their account, and you can invite owners who don't have one yet.
- 03
Commissions your way
Percentage, flat per booking, flat monthly, hybrid or tiered, with a ledger per delegation and a monthly summary.
- 04
Your team, with roles
Director, manager, property agent, finance agent and support, each with their own permissions.
Let's talkList a property
We're opening access in stages to partner agencies. Write to us and we'll tell you how to start.
FAQ
What hosts usually ask
Listing is free: no setup fee and no monthly subscription.
Listing is free
Your spare room could be someone's home.
List it today. Talk with whoever writes to you, and you decide who moves in.
