Craigslist rooms and shares. You can either post that you're looking for roommates to find an apartment together, or find a 2 bedroom yourself, secure the apartment, and then use rooms and shares to find roommates. The latter one requires more money for the deposit and a landlord who's willing to work with you, but you will get applications. When I did that years ago, I got 50+ emails about the one small room that we had free.

Conversely, the rooms and shares Craigslist can also be useful if you're moving and just want to move straight into an apartment with roommates who already live there. My sibling did this when she moved to Boston last year. She had to email 30-40+ places, which was very challenging, but found a room in an apartment that she really likes.

>job class

Fucking snob.

The one time I will ever suggest this: A broker makes their income off you signing a lease. They go way the fuck out of their way to find you a roommate to close the deal. Some of the bigger firms have a fucking database of clients looking for roommates and basically are a matchmaking service masquerading as a broker service.

You should never have to pay a broker fee just because some landlord is a lazy piece of shit who can’t post on Craigslist themselves. But if you actually need the full services of one they do actually provide value.

Twice I have used a broker to find me a roommate. I had a list of requirements like general income, job class, gender, etc. and both times they found me one or two people I was signing a lease with in less than a couple weeks

I haven't used this service, but heard about it around a year ago. Maybe it could work for you: https://bungalow.com/rooms-for-rent/boston

MBTA bathrooms are to be avoided at all costs

It's always too bright even if very very rarely it isn't too far south. Lit skies prevent you from seeing the Milky Way, shooting starts and the aurora. You need to drive 2+ hours away from all the people to really be able to see through the sky.

I have IC and I worked in Boston for 2 years, commuting in by train. Boston is better than NYC or Chicago in regards to bathrooms without a door code in my experience,but if there is a door code and you don’t look threatening, the employees will usually give it you quite readily.

Everyone here is giving really good advice, I’ve peed in all the nicest hotels in Boston 😂The worst part for me was always the lack of rest rooms in the train stations and the state of them if they do exist.

In short, I don’t think you have much to worry about. Just keep in mind that if you have a long journey on the T, make sure to go before you get on! The commuter rail does have restrooms in their double decker cars and it’s pretty easy to use them as long as it’s not peak commuter hours.

I’m currently looking for a place on the south shore but every time I see something in the city it’s a room for the price of an apartment

Mine in the minuteman network also has a telescope to check out. OP, look up the library of things for the libraries near you.

/r/bostonhousing

Exactly this. Don’t even ask. Just walk into your nearest hotel and head to the restroom.

Go old school and post flyers on telephone poles.

Bahahaha

R.i.p. Actually, not really.

I remember a clearly bipolar roommate bringing through at least four a week. It was … a lot. Thankfully, I had an ensuite bathroom so I didn't need to deal with that aspect.

Highly recommend the We Can't Wait app it's specifically for people with Crohn’s & Colitis. It has crowd sourced map data that includes specific directions to bathrooms inside the building and even door codes. You can also get an "I Can't Wait" card through the app.

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Easy, just go to Boston common and ask people hanging out at the monument if they wanna live with you! S/

Boston is honestly terrible for public restroom access, there are big areas with nothing around. Your best bet will be grocery stores and hotel lobbies.

I worked with guys from Dorchester and Roxbury. One day I mentioned what the rent was ($1500/1 bedroom apt) for a unit we had just been in and they were shocked. It was $600 where they lived.

Boston happens to be located right on the Atlantic ocean, the second largest toilet on planet earth. Just pretend like you're swimming and no one will suspect anything.

Casual Encounters

Craigslist

try Facebook groups for meeting new people in the city. there's a lot of posts in there for people looking for roommates!

search something like "makes friends boston" on Facebook, there's a bunch of groups for people in their 20s-30s who've moved to the city either just after college or as young adults for a new job

I’d recommend you get something called a “Can’t wait card” that you can show to employees in cafes etc and they will let you use the restroom without purchasing anything 👍

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