Roommate Matching

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Finding a roommate is hard. Finding the right roommate? That's even harder. A bad match can turn your home into a source of daily stress. A great match can make shared housing one of the best decisions you've ever made.

The Challenge

Right now, finding a roommate usually means scrolling through Craigslist ads, posting in Facebook groups, or relying on word of mouth. These methods are hit or miss at best. You might get lucky. You might end up with someone who blasts music at 2 AM, never does the dishes, or quietly resents your cat.

The problem isn't a lack of people looking for roommates. It's a lack of good information about compatibility. A paragraph in a Facebook post doesn't tell you whether someone's sleep schedule aligns with yours, whether they'll actually pay rent on time, or whether their definition of "clean" matches yours.

Our Approach: Budget, Lifestyle, and Goal-Based Matching

We're building smart matching based on what actually matters for day-to-day living:

• Budget compatibility — Not just what people can afford, but their spending habits and financial reliability. Matching on rent range isn't enough if one person is always late on utilities.
• Lifestyle alignment — Sleep schedules, cleanliness standards, noise preferences, guest policies, and work-from-home habits. The things that create friction when they don't match.
• Goal-based pairing — Students with students. Professionals with professionals. People at similar life stages tend to coexist more smoothly.
• Group formation — Not just pairing two people, but building full households. Three or four compatible people who can share a larger place and split costs effectively.

The right roommate isn't just someone who can split the rent. It's someone you can share a home with.

Integrated with myroofgroup.ca Housing Listings

Here's where it gets powerful. Once you've been matched with compatible roommates, you can find homes together directly on myroofgroup.ca. No jumping between platforms. No coordinating across different apps.

Your matched group can browse verified listings on myroofgroup.ca, schedule viewings, and sign leases — all through the same platform that brought you together. It's the complete shared-housing experience, from finding your people to finding your place.

And if a tenancy question comes up along the way, the Randy BC app is right there to help you understand your rights as a co-tenant in British Columbia.

The My Roof Group Ecosystem

Roommate Matching is the third piece of the myroofgroup.ca ecosystem. Together, our products cover the entire shared-housing journey:

• Find your people — Roommate Matching pairs you with compatible housemates
• Find your home — myroofgroup.ca connects you with verified, affordable co-living rooms and house rentals
• Know your rights — The Randy BC app gives you free AI guidance on BC tenancy law

Sign Up for Early Access

We're launching soon and building the waitlist now. Be the first to know when Roommate Matching goes live. Drop your email below and we'll notify you at launch.