Sharing a House and Property With Others
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There are many ways to share housing—from buying a single-family home with others (either as your prime residence or as a vacation home), to sharing yard and garden space, to forming or joining a co-housing community. Here’s how to take advantage of the numerous financial, environmental, and social benefits of sharing housing.
Share property, resources, or obligations and live more sustainably.
Share your resources and enjoy social, financial, and environmental benefits.
Your options -- and the pros and cons -- if you want to buy and own property with other people.
Learn how co-housing works—whether a formal or more casual arrangement—and why co-housing communities can be great options for seniors.
See what’s involved in co-housing and whether it’s right for you.
Learn the basics of how co-housing works for seniors.
Learn more informal arrangements for sharing housing space and costs.
Here’s some targeted advice for people buying into existing co-housing.
Make the most of your yard, garden, and fruit trees by sharing with neighbors: Take down a fence, share your extra fruit, or start a community garden.
Double your outdoor space by taking down the fence between your yard and your neighbor's.
Learn how to turn your yard or a vacant lot into a community garden.
Cooperate with friends and neighbors to harvest, preserve, distribute, and eat the fruit from the trees on your property.
Buying a house with a friend or family is often economical, sustainable, convenient, and just plain fun. Here are some of the legal, financial, and practical issues to consider before you buy a house with other people—and how to make it work for you.
Sharing a home purchase can not only make buying affordable, but get you into a better neighborhood than you might have otherwise had access to.
Make sure that you and your co-buyer want the same things in a house before you purchase real estate together.
Learn the different ways to hold title to a house, how to split financing, and the legal rules that apply when you co-own a home.
Become a property owner by buying into a house someone else already owns.
Learn the key issues to cover in an agreement covering a co-owned house.
Here’s an overview of how to share ownership through purchase of a condo or housing co-op.
Want the benefits of a home-away-from-home without buying your own vacation house? Consider fractional ownership of a vacation home or try home swapping or couch surfing.
How to buy and share a vacation home with friends or family.
Save money while staying in great places: How to spend your vacation in another person’s home.
Follow these seven steps to make a sensible decision about buying your second home.
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