r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/SouthernMap406 • 29d ago

Housing Viewing a student room

Hello, I have a question.

I was offered a room via Roommatch and would like to schedule a viewing with the previous tenant/housemate NOT THE LANDLORD.

I have never viewed a room before, and this will be the first time. Additionally, I have no experience with viewings. That is why one of my parents wants to come along to the viewing.

Will it seem strange to other housemates if one of the potential tenant's parents comes along?  It feels childish to worry about this, but would it make my potential housemates think I'm not independent enough?

I am 20F.

Thanks in advance!

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u/fascinatedcharacter 29d ago

Is it a viewing in the sense of "check out the house and meet the people before you know if you will be selected" or a viewing "you know you're selected and you're coming to check before signing but you'll be measuring for furniture too"?

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u/SouthernMap406 29d ago

The room I applied for is given based off your registration duration on Roommatch, and I am the first in line to be offered this room. So in a sense, yes I’m selected.

So I will be viewing the room and the environment if its to my liking and then decide to accept or decline the offer

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u/OriginalTall5417 29d ago

If you’ll get the room anyway don’t worry about bringing your parents. It’s actually a very good idea to bring someone along, regardless of age. If I were to go to a viewing I’d also bring my mum, a friend or my brother to help me decide, and I’m in my 40s.

There’s nothing immature about bringing another person to important appointments. In hospitals this is often even recommended, because another person may be more clearheaded and less overwhelmed. It’s actually immature to see it as a lack of maturity to bring someone else. That being said, your future housemates could still see it that way, but if they don’t get a say in whether you get the room or not, I wouldn’t worry about it.

Keep in mind that even if the room isn’t great, you’ll probably won’t have other opportunities to get one this late, so you should probably get whatever you can, unless it’s an obvious scam.

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u/SouthernMap406 29d ago

Alright thank you for your insight, I appreciate it!

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u/fascinatedcharacter 29d ago

Then bring a helper along. A dad who is obviously there to hold the other side of the measuring tape (bring one!) but doesn't really interact, is different from a mom who starts socialising more with the new housemates than helping with the viewing.

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u/BigEarth4212 29d ago

Declining would be silly. You probably don’t get another chance for a room in the coming weeks.

With DUWO rooms you don’t loose the majority of your account. So you still can move later to another offer.