24 guides
Why People Hesitate to Share Their Homes.
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.
For older adults and their families
Home Sharing Library
Plain answers to the questions people ask before they share a home, practical guides for getting ready and living together, and ideas for who you might enjoy sharing with. For older adults, their families, and anyone considering home sharing.
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Thinking About Home Sharing.
Honest answers to the worries that keep people from sharing a home, ideas for finding someone you would enjoy living with, help writing a profile and listing, and practical help getting ready and living together.
16 guides
Connection and Compatibility: The Key to Home Sharing.
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.
13 guides
Writing Your Profile and Setting Up a Listing.
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.
9 guides
Getting Ready and Living Together.
Practical guides for getting yourself and your home ready to share, and for living well together once someone moves in.
Questions people ask most
- "But They're a Stranger." What the Data Says About Who Harms Older Adults
- When Your Family Worries
- Will Sharing My Home Affect My Benefits?
- Is My Home Ready to Share?
- Taxes on Rent From a Room, in Plain Words
- The Call to Make to Your Insurance Agent
- "Like Airbnb?" Not Quite
- What Goes in a Home Sharing Agreement