Any advice for finding roommates for off-campus housing when you only have 2 people?
Hi everyone,
I'm an incoming international graduate student for Fall 2026, and my friend and I are currently looking for off-campus housing in Blacksburg.
We've found several good and relatively affordable 4-bedroom apartments (places like University Terrace and a few others), where the rent works out much cheaper per person than leasing a 2-bedroom or signing individual leases. The difference is around $50–150 more per month if we can't fill a 4-bedroom unit.
The problem is that it's just the two of us right now. Many students we've contacted either:
- are still waiting for their visas,
- have already signed leases, or
- simply haven't responded.
I've posted in multiple Virginia Tech housing and roommate WhatsApp groups over the past couple of weeks but haven't had much luck.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Are there any other places or platforms where VT students actively look for roommates? Or would you recommend waiting a bit longer before signing a lease?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!