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Of all the different shared housing arrangements, I think that single parents have so much to gain in sharing housing. The key, of course, is to find a good match. In this category, postings about single parents.

How to Rent on Your Own Terms

by Annamarie on November 21, 2012

Nancy

“What surprises me when I look back on it, is how easy it was.”

When Nancy was a newly divorced mother she rented a bedroom in her house to give her extra money for her children’s activities. With the money she was able to send her two children to summer camps, Outward Bound and pay for the other extras that are inevitable when you have children.

She lived in a comfortable three-bedroom, one and a half bathroom house in an affluent suburb of Boston with her daughter. Her son lived with his father, so one bedroom was empty. All the rooms ample in size and the one she rented was simply furnished. [click to continue…]

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