{"id":1802,"date":"2004-05-28T00:23:21","date_gmt":"2004-05-28T00:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2026-04-04T02:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:12:43","slug":"responding-to-an-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/responding-to-an-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding to an ad"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1802\" class=\"elementor elementor-1802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db47aa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db47aa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8903af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8903af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/pexels-ron-lach-10677964-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10259\" alt=\"Photo by Ron Lach : https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/friends-with-phone-during-sleepover-10677964\/\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/pexels-ron-lach-10677964-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/pexels-ron-lach-10677964-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/pexels-ron-lach-10677964-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/pexels-ron-lach-10677964-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/pexels-ron-lach-10677964-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645ef009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"645ef009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d18f4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d18f4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What do you say when you ring up or reply by email in response to the ad?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hi, I&#8217;m writing \/ ringing about the room advertised on flatmate.com&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to give a brief background of yourself like current employment, when you can move in, and any real estate references you may have.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have real estate references, try getting some personal or work references, especially if this is your first time out of home.<\/p>\n<p>If you get knocked back, don&#8217;t take it personally. 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