Create your search profile

Before you start

Go to app.tegaria.com with the tenant role. On Tegaria you don't dig through a board: you publish what you're looking for and the system brings you the listings that fit. Searching is always free.

Step by step

1. Create your search profile: who you are and what you're looking for. Take care of your photo and description — clear and honest, they're the first thing the landlord sees — and fill in "Age", "Employment Status" and "Profession": many landlords expect them.
2. Area: search for the area where you want to live and pick it from the suggestions list; a polygon will appear on the map with blue dots on its edges — drag them to stretch or shrink the area to your needs. The wider it is, the more listings can fit (with no active search you'll see "Your radar is off").
3. Budget and conditions: what you can pay and what you need.
4. Rental type you're looking for — you can pick several: "Rent Room" (private, sharing common areas), "Rent Entire Property", "Room rental - Collaborative" (a reduced price in exchange for dedicating hours to help around the house) or "Roommates" (like-minded people to rent a home together).
5. Living preferences: grade each criterion as "Must have", "Nice to have" or "No preference" — how they work.
6. Optionally, add your search motivation.
7. Publish the profile. Publishing your search costs nothing.

If it won't let you save

• Missing required fields are marked in red ("This field is required"): go through the form until you find them.
• The rental type: if you see "You must select at least one rental type.", tick at least one on the list from step 4.
• The area: you must pick it from the suggestions list and adjust the polygon. If the notice says "The drawn zone is too small.", enlarge it by dragging the dots; if it says "Zone too large (>10km)", shrink it.

After publishing

Compatible listings appear under your search and we notify you when a new one shows up. If nothing comes up yet, here are the reasons and the tweaks. To like a listing you'll need a verified identity.

Pausing or changing your search

Tap your search's card to edit it (area, budget, criteria) or use "More options" → "Hide profile" to pause it: you stop appearing to landlords until you publish it again. All at no cost.

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