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There are all sorts of people who decide to share housing. Many times people who are sharing housing don't think anything special about it. It's just how they live. But it you are considering the idea and are unsure, it can be helpful to read about how others are doing it. That's what this category is: stories of real people sharing housing.
“It’s been fabulous.” Rob and his wife have been living with his sister and her husband and their combined nine children for 18 years. He says, “The benefits are so big; the relationships I have, that …
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“Trust your gut,” says Judy who has been living with housemates for more than thirty-five years. “ She says, “I’ve learned to trust my gut. Every time I go against my gut, it’s a disaster and …
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Valerie shares her home with two housemates, and finds there are many good reasons to share housing. Her house is one hour east of San Francisco in a small bedroom community. It has three bedrooms and …
Ellen is an experienced home sharer. She has had two experiences of home sharing as the householder (the person who has the lease) and two as a home seeker (the person who is moving into someone …
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Staying home in her house, but tired of living alone, widow Joyce Daniels decided to share her housing. Bringing companionship into the home is a major benefit of sharing housing. For help she was …
"It's the best thing I've done for myself in years." This is what my friend Bruce said when I asked him how his plunge into share housing was going. He's been living with his housemate for five …
