Living with a roommate can be hard. But if you have the space, cutting your rent or mortgage in half could save you about $10,000 a year! And because more and more people are choosing to live with a roommate, The List chatted with Perfect Strangers founder Sarah Hill Romero to help you find the right one. Check out the video above to learn how to identify and communicate what your ideal roommate relationship is; how to find out if a roommate candidate is really as clean as they claim to be; and why having a roommate contract isn’t a bad idea.

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