Ways to stay in the home of your choosing as you get older, plain answers to the questions people ask before they share a home, and practical guides for getting ready and living together. For older adults, their families, and anyone considering home sharing.
If you are wondering how to stay in the home of your choosing as you get older, or whether you could share it, these guides can help: the costs of keeping a home and a life in it, honest answers to the worries that keep people from sharing, ideas for finding someone you would enjoy living with, help writing a profile and listing, and practical help getting ready and living together.
Ways to stay in your home as you get older: what homeowners insurance, property taxes, utilities, repairs, care, and everyday life cost, what you get for them, where to find help paying less, and where sharing your home can help.
Start here if you are wondering whether you could share a home with someone who is not family. Draw on the experience you already have, rethink what the relationship could be, and learn what compatibility really means.
Every concern about home sharing deserves a real answer. Safety, privacy, money, rules, and what happens when a match ends, explained honestly, including when home sharing is not the right fit.
Who might you enjoy sharing a home with, and what could make the arrangement work for both of you? Ideas for finding a compatible match, and home sharing through community partners.
How to describe yourself and your home clearly and honestly, so the right person can find you, and how to stay safe and keep your privacy as you get to know a match.
Practical guides for getting yourself and your home ready to share, and for living well together once someone moves in.