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The people you live with can set the tone of your life, so we have made it as easy as possible of you to meet the right ones via video.

The team have worked hard to create a fresh look site, with a colourful, easy to use interface – housemate hunting no longer has to be a chore.

Video is our point of difference, and it allows users to save precious time and energy searching, by presenting an authentic picture of places and properties online.

Users can create their own “selfie”videos or tour a home with their phone within minutes, so they can show who they are and what they want.

It’s the fastest, easiest way to make a decision about a person or property,  because if a picture tells a thousand words – a video says it all. 

So head to RealEstateTube and tell your friends – they might be there already!

We’re #1 and we’re free, where owners, renters and flatmates use video to meet.

RealEstateTube.com for example has hit 21, 000 users in 12 months – it’s one of several emerging platforms entering a space dominated by major players in an industry ripe for disruption.

The issue of housing affordability is not exclusive to buyers: renters are being priced out of the areas in which they work and applying for tenancy has become depressingly like an auction.

Last month, we saw historically low wage growth, fixing a number to what we already knew: the housing affordability crisis is not limited to buyers.

What if we told you, you could make a minimum of $7,800 a year?

No, not by working extra hours or by selling unwanted goods…

What if we told you, you could make a minimum of $150 a week by doing nothing at all. Yep, we’re serious!

Do you have a spare room?

The median price to rent a bedroom in a sharehouse is $150 per week nationally. Studies have shown the average person in Australia moves out of home between the ages of 18-25.

So, your kids have moved out, or your a first home owner needing help to reduce the stress of your mortgage repayments, and you’ve got an empty room in your place. Imagine if you had a housemate paying you weekly… what would you do with the extra cash?

• A. Pay off your mortgage
• B. Save for an overseas holiday
• C. Buy a fancy dinner every week
• D. Take salsa dancing classes
• E. Buy a pet sloth
• F. All of the above

If any of these answers seem appealing, you definitely belong on www.realestatetube.com. The possibilities are endless!

Don’t procrastinate any longer… Tidy up that spare room, take a quick video and upload a listing today. Plus, the life-long friendships you create are absolutely priceless.

“Free-spirited”

The “free” in “free-spirited” means free as in beer, not free as in speech. Will likely eat your (labelled) food, leave dishes in the sink, and host compression sessions with six other mates until 2am on a Wednesday.

“I don’t do drama.”

This housemate will cast the entire flat in a soap opera, using the best bits for an unfilmed show reel entitled “To the Academy: for your consideration.” All that’s missing is the soundtrack.

“Laid-back”

This type of housemate is infuriating, because they never make a firm decision. It’s like living in the worst date you never agreed to. What do you want for dinner? “Oh, I dunno.” What should we watch tonight? “I’m easy.” Ugh, just pick something!

“Young professional”

These types probably grew up not knowing how to operate a dishwasher, because someone did that sort of “manual” labour. They will rather expect you to do it, because you didn’t go to private school. Also, why is this young professional five years into a three-year uni course?

“Quiet”

Will play video games all day in their room. May also use finished Monster cans as…er…let’s say substitute bathrooms.

“Tidy”

This kind of housemate will not tolerate filth of any kind. If you can’t manufacture microchips in your living room, then the “tidy” one considers it unclean. Expect passive-aggressive notes demanding spotlessness pinned to…everything.

“Friendly, Outgoing”

I hope you like all-night parties with bunches of strangers, because that’s what you’ll be staring down the barrel of for what seems like forever. The “friendly” one will try to coax the “quiet” one out of their room with disastrous, boozy results.

“Chatty”

The introvert’s worst nightmare. You’ll be cursing the day “unlimited talk and text” was invented. If you don’t have an opinion on absolutely everything, start forming them now.

Don’t you wish you could cut through the double talk and secret codes when it comes to finding a housemate? You can! You can find your perfect housemate through Real Estate Tube – minus the surprises. Real people upload their own videos of their home and housemates, so you can really check out everything for yourself! Try it out today free!

Of course it is. Everyone knows that! Though you might be throwing the best party that will be the talk of Facebook for the next month, you don’t need the hangover of upsetting the po-po…or the landlords. Or other housemates, because yanno, you gotta live with them. So here’s a guide to throwing the best party minus the “oh shit!” moments.

1. Check your lease agreement

You read everything you sign, right? Especially iPhone software update licences – all 90 pages! Before you host an intergalactic kegger you should check if your lease agreement explicitly prohibits mass gatherings (especially in flats) or disturbing the peace – which could get you officially warned or thrown out. Of course, this messes up any future chance of leasing, which is…not good.

2. Tell the neighbours

If you don’t want the 5-0 showing up at your door, its common courtesy to tell your neighbours to expect a bit more noise than usual. That way, you’re on good terms with them from the start, and they can approach you first before getting the fuzz involved. Who knows, they might be rad and rock up for a shoey! (They probably won’t.)

3. Don’t fight for your right to party – know your rights

In many jurisdictions throughout Australia, noise approaching or exceeding “nuisance” levels must lawfully be turned down. In Victoria, The Environment Protection (Residential Noise) Regulations Act 2008 states this in clear detail. It prohibits the playing of excessively loud music at the following times:

• Monday to Thursday: before 7am and after 10pm.
• Friday: before 7am and after 11pm.
• Saturday and public holidays: before 9am and after 11pm.
• Sunday: before 9am and after 10pm.
  
  

Of course, what constitutes a “nuisance” is subjective. I mean, your metalhead neighbours may object to ear-ripping George Michael marathons, for example…

4. Information lockdown

More often than not, we hear about house parties that “went viral” on social media, causing hordes of people to crash and cause mayhem. This type of mayhem you do not want, nor need in your life. To avoid being the next Corey Worthington (remember him?) keep your house party plans to a trusted few, and put a cap on +1s. Make this boundary clear from the outset, to avoid any last minute “hey is it alright if X comes?” texts.

5. Contents insurance

If you break it, you bought it is the mantra of the shopkeeper, but its way harder to enforce on your mates. If you leave sentimental and high value items about the house, it’s best to put them out of sight. Even though Spotify accounts stop people from stealing LPs and CDs we no longer own, that dodgy-looking mate of a mate who swore up and down he was a top bloke might avail himself of some pre-owned merchandise…if you aren’t careful.

What are some of your tips for throwing a party without the shit bits?

1. Always pretend the walls are soundproof – you didn’t hear anything.
2. Respect the housemate code of secrecy – what happens in the house stays in the house. Nobody likes a tattletale.
3. Don’t judge their eating habits – we all know eating pizza 5 meals in a row isn’t good for us, you don’t need to point it out.
4. You use it, you clean it – most people don’t enjoy cleaning, but they do enjoy a nice living space. So unless you’re down with living in a dump, or taking turns cleaning up after other people, pick up your stuff and clean what you use.
5. If your housemate’s parents are coming to visit, help them get the place into a state good enough for mum’s approval.
6. Thou must not bring home new animals without permission. That new kitten was SO CUTE until it pooped in your housemate’s bed.
7. Sometimes your presence is required for a Netflix binge. Cancel all plans and get comfy.
8. All hungover housemates will be absolved of their duties for the day. Does the shower really need a clean anyway?
9. Food is as good as cash. From trading food in the fridge to cooking dinner as a thank you, consider it an edible currency.
10. It’s not forever – all good things must come to an end, so enjoy the awesome housemates while you can. Celebrate the strange and wonderful bond you have.

Did we miss one? Comment with the unwritten rules that keep your sharehouse functional.

And one of the best has to be ‘Neighbours or Home & Away?’ Oh the tension!

You can hear both theme tunes now – DON’T start singing. Your housemates do not find it endearing to wake up to that emanating from the shower room.

WHEN YOU LIVED WITH PARENTS

Dad always changed the channel and mum never let you eat tea in front of the telly, so hours of great viewing were missed.

But now you have your own place, you are the master of the television. Or are you?

Is your chosen housemate about to try and wrestle control of the remote?

Establish control from first contact – include it in the request for proposal.

My new housemate must prefer:

Delta Goodrum over Isla Fisher

Liam Hemsworth over Chris Hemsworth

Harold Ramsey over Alf Stewart

It’s like live Guess Who? Watch the plastic window faces tumble. This is more cathartic than a Facebook cull.

But how do you choose a housemate who won’t belt out the theme tune at 6am in the shower and won’t be the cause of a cliff-hanger scene every other week.

HOUSEMATES: HOW DO YOU MEET YOURS?

Just as everybody deploys their own carefully crafted methodology to devour a Cadbury’s Creme Egg, selecting a housemate demands a very personal, well-polished raison d’ être.

Get yours right with our review of the five options available to you…

GOOD MATE TO HOUSE MATE

The fairytale does not always end well.

Just because you are…

1. two peas in a pod
2. better wingmen than Maverick and Goose
3. hilarious together after three Jägerbombs

… does not make you great house mates.

Does it mean they will respect your space? Be there for you when you are needy? Bring you a potato cake when you can’t move…?

No. They also have their own life to lead. And not only that, they will make similar demands on you.

Think long and hard before you invite a good mate to be your housemate.

MATE OF A MATE FOUND THROUGH FACEBOOK

 This can work, but think about the middle man – your mate.

They have honourably done the leg-work to connect somebody looking for a room, and somebody looking for a housemate. This selfless act can often turn to remorse:

1. The two new housemates become best buddies (or more) and forget all about who brought them together.
2. The chemistry is not right and both turn on the instigator.

Our advice: thank your matchmaker, but politely tell them that you value your friendship too much to bring a third party into such a sensitive arena.

ESTATE AGENT

With a traditional estate agent, the middle man is not your friend – and their counsel could cost you more dearly thank you can imagine. Just look at their car.

Seriously. You would sign your hard-earned cash away to live with somebody you have never met before? Sounds like a fate worse than Married at First Sight.

Four open inspections on a good day and even then you don’t get to meet the person you would live with!

It’s hardly conducive to your Saturday ritual (delete as appropriate: yoga, eggs benedict, coffee, Friday night debrief, footy, pie, dance etc.).

Think outside the box.

OLD SCHOOL – OR FAILED SCHOOL?

Plan to pin an advert to the community noticeboard, tape a banner to the lamppost outside your home, or leave a piece of paper with mobile phone number tearaways in the bus shelter?

Very romantic but…

STRANGER DANGER! Did you not listen in school? Unfortunately we live in a society today where this is not recommended.

TIME TO ‘TUBE’

Regrettably, those awesome people who decided to name the act of flying around on an inflatable donut: ‘tubing’, won ownership of the verb.

Given that the newest method of finding a house, or housemate, is almost as fun (and we all love the creators of tubing), we will let them off.

Real Estate Tube have created the perfect platform for congenial people to meet in a safe and time-saving in-app environment, via pre-recorded video.

Yes, you can sit at home and browse through videos of people who want a new shared-house or a housemate.

You can laugh, cry, get angry or cringe. But most importantly, you have control of the ‘NEXT!’ button. You choose the cast. You direct a real-life soap opera – less the bits you don’t like.

We hope you have enjoyed our review of the options available to you. Happy hunting!

No listings that lie, no greasy estate agents, no people who give you the heebie-jeebies.

 Remove complications and life is pretty simple.

Wind back. Let’s take a look at a caveman’s guide to hunting for new housemates:

1. Find a space you like
2. Find people you like sharing with
3. Move in

MAN NEEDS CAVE

Homosaipien was born to hunt – for meat, fish, berries, water and somebody to mate with – not for a house share.

But our caveman ancestors always found the perfect abode.

And I bet they didn’t pay estate-agent-Neanderthals to show them around. No ‘nice-cave-but-weird-Paleo-peers’ situations.

Very smart.

They got to know roomies prior to commitment – through acts of bonding such as conversing over a frothy hot drink with a touch of cinnamon on top.

No danger of rock ‘borrowing’ dwellers. No pairing of odd furs, no picking up the wrong spear by accident – or sleeping with the wrong Jane.

THE HUNT: IN THEORY

Fast forward 50,000 years and we like to think we have evolved.

1. HAVE. SMART. PHONE.

And that makes house hunting quite exciting. But not the way you know it.

Let us paint you a picture (and it’s not a sunny one because you never house hunt on a belter of a day):

In a wildly overzealous state you’ve picked a café that will definitely become your regular, and already made BFFs with the ubercool hipster barista.

And now you’re swiping over endless listings, maps, pretty pictures and wildly unrealistic budgets.

But that’s as far as the novelty goes.

THE HUNT: IN PRACTICE

Step outside and it’s bucketing down.

Schlepping up hills in thongs on a wet day is not fun (and not conducive to catching Pokémon).

Don’t take a car, because Saturday parking will cost you double your first rent payment.

Here comes Justin Beiber. Oh no, it’s the estate agent; his hair is unbelievably shinier than his blinding shoes.

The anti-caveman.

He is smiling too much and you can smell his Lynx Africa half a block away.

SO WHAT NOW?

No Tattslotto, no Hallelujah moment and no, you’re definitely not going back to Mum and Dad’s place.

How to get out of this latest godforsaken cave?

Enough of the dark-age doom and gloom.

Grab a cold one, sit down and connect yourself with a whole load of great house-sharers on Real Estate Tube.

Even a cave man could figure it out:

1. Get Real Estate Tube app
2. Sign up
3. Press ‘list a place’ or ‘find a place’
4. Make a sweet little video about you and your ways

Before you can say ‘Jack Robinson’, a bunch of people on your wavelength will be checking out what you have to say.

SO IT’S LIKE TINDER, BUT WITH VIDEOS…?   

Now you’re getting primal.

Hmm, kind of; less the bedrock part.

But yes, you can swipe away while sitting at home in your mammoth-fur cape, gnawing on a hunk of bison.

Ahoo! Ahoo! Ahoo!

Housemates can share the financial burden and bring fun to the party, as long as you choose carefully. You don’t want to dread going home after a hard day at work.

Don’t force yourself into a cash-strapped corner you will do anything to get out of because you rushed into the first person to answer your ad!

You have to live with this person day in, day out. That’s EVERY day. Wake up and they are there. Come home from work and they are there.

Don’t leave it to a shoot-out between the bloke who has mentioned his pet snake one too many times, and another month of paying for an empty room.

Remember that even when the stars align and you have found a sane saviour, the whole process invariably will take time to complete.

Churn is a fact of life when it comes to house sharing.

People grow up; meet partners they want to move in with, get sick of house shares and want to go solo, get a promotion requiring a move interstate.

Perhaps the bachelor/bachelorette dream is over for that poor, disillusioned soul.

But you’re still living the dream! Time to get a wingman or woman lined up!

Let’s hope the departing housemate shows respect and notifies you as early as possible, giving you time to find a replacement.  If there was no stipulation on notice period before, get something in place!

But don’t waste time in getting out there to find a replacement once your housemate has given notice – you don’t need to wait until they’re out the door before you start your search. A little bit of planning and forethought go a long way to getting the right person to share your home with.

TIME = PICKINESS = GOOD THING

Leaving plenty of time to select the right candidate affords pickiness. This is a good thing.

When a person ticks all the boxes on paper, but you do not get a good feeling; REJECT.

When a person talks about their ex-partner/guinea pig too much; REJECT.

Think about what works for you before you’re stuck with a housemate who puts Barbecue Shapes back in the box after licking them.

Get as much information about the person as possible to test compatibility. Sports jock? Cat lover? Vegan? Astronomer? Serial dater? Midnight steak fiend?

Anybody in the market for a room two months down the line is likely to be strong with time-management (bills and rent) and will probably organise your social life too. TICK – you’re starting in the right place.

Nobody’s perfect. Isn’t that what Jessie J said?

But when choosing your next housemates, it’s essential to find people who do not leave skid marks, do not sleep with your partner and do not eat your ice-cream without permission.

Here are seven deadly sins to look out for in your quest to find the right people to live with.

SLOTH: No one wants to live with a sloth

Unfortunately, this is not in reference to the adorable creature found in the Americas. You could almost forgive that snuggly mammal for leaving hairs on the toilet seat.

No – this type of sloth does leave hairs on the toilet seat… and in the shower… and in the sink… and bloody everywhere!

But that’s not the worst. They leave a trail of destruction behind them wherever they go: dirty bolognese dishes, last week’s undies in the laundry, nail clippings on the coffee table … and although you dare not go near the lair, there is a distinct whiff emanating from the door.

This is the most common sin of all.

WRATH: Judge the grudge

Let’s face it – living on top of each other will spawn the odd hissy fit. You’re going to incur the wrath of a housemate at some point.

Keep an eye out for body language and early signs of irritability. Short fuses can lead to uncomfortable living, especially if the hothead holds a grudge.

You’re in the same boat and everybody has to be forgiving of idiosyncrasies. You may soon realise just how tolerant mum was!

There will always be one rabble-raiser. Just make sure they have a sense of humour and you have artillery to get them off the soapbox.

ENVY: The green-eyed monster

Okay, this is a tricky one. Your partner is clearly hotter than your housemate’s. Will they be able to deal with that?

This is an ugly little sin that will take some time to manifest, but you might be able to catch a glimpse of envy before making any commitment.

Are they looking at your watch for a little too long? Does your last cookie attract a little too much attention? Are they ‘wel-jel’ at your uber-everything?

Don’t shy away from your proudest assets – see if the monster rears its head on first meeting.

PRIDE: Are they flaunting it a bit too much?

We’re all for having pride in what you do, why you do it and how you do it… but don’t bang on about it.

How many times do they talk about their fitbit^® score? How many times to they mention how amaze-balls they are, their job is, or their partner is?

More than five unwarranted outbursts of pride in an hour, and get out of there as quickly as you can.

Everybody should be proud of their achievements in life, but modesty goes a long way.

LUST: It’s a dirty bird that fouls its own nest

Dial down the lust – it’s your housemate. Or even worse, it’s your housemate’s partner!

Unless it’s truly love, not lust, the recommendation is not to sleep with your housemate. The repercussions will not be worth it.

One party will become more involved… accusations will be thrown around… your sexual relations will be talk of the tower… other housemates will get annoyed (especially if you are loud)… and it will end in the break-up of the house.

Also, be careful not to bring home a different partner EVERY night you go out. If you must give in to lust a little too regularly, perhaps mix it up and tell your housemates you stayed at a friend’s house.

Getting the eyes before even agreeing to move in? Either make a choice between roof-over-head and fun-in-bed. Or embellish your latest fling. Alternatively say thanks, but no thanks.

GLUTTONY: Binge addict?

A little of everything in moderation. Even Game of Thrones.

Whether it is booze… sex… potato cakes… Collingwood Grand Final replays… or Pokémon Go… gluttony is not endearing. Especially when it culminates in vomiting all over your shared bathroom.

Resist the temptation to overindulge. It’s not big, it’s not clever and it certainly won’t win you any fans at home. Remember the bit about pride? Yeah – that’s very much at stake here.

If you want respect, keep your insatiable habits under control.

Spotting irrepressible gluttony in others – again it boils down to the cookie test. How many of that packet did they munch through in your 30-minute chat?

GREED: It starts with cookies…

It starts with cookies… it ends with dough ($).

Now we are not saying that gluttony and its far-more-evil sibling, greed, come hand in hand… but keep an eye on the greed machine. It’s infectious.

If people start worrying about grabbing the room with the extra square metre… or start picking peanuts out of utility bills… it could be greed.

Early signs can materialise in obsessions with money or wages, or never paying for take-away coffees. Before you know it, your leftover pizza has vanished.

Okay… so that’s what not to look for

Now we’ve purged ourselves with that long and revolting list, here is the remedy.

Within a minute of watching Real Estate Tube videos, you’ll have an idea as to who is clear of the deadly sins and who can’t keep their hands off your ice-cream tub.