This post was originally posted on the Silvernest blog, and is about two homemates living well together by clearly communicating their unique needs and preferences. Stephanie and …
Sharing home with other adults? Remodel to Keep Peace
This post was originally published in the Shreveport Times, August 21, 2014. Author Jeb Breithaupt It doesn’t happen too often, but every now and then I’ll get a call from a pair of good …
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He Took The Plunge
"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 …
Calculating Housing Costs
One of the benefits of shared housing is that it can save you money. The general rule of thumb for a reasonable amount to spend on housing is now 30% of gross income. It used to be 27%. The three …
Sharing Housing is Sustainable Living
Sustainable living is one of the obvious benefits of sharing housing. The Vancouver publication "Save the Planet, Save the Earth" describes the benefits of sharing housing. What caught my eye was the …
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Big Old House, Big Heart
Glenn owns a big old house—a really large house of sixteen rooms with five bedrooms, built in 1804, about fifteen minutes from a small city in New England. He loves it. He bought it with his wife, and …