Ready to find (and keep) a good housemate?
Knowing you want a housemate and knowing how to find the right one are two very different things. Our shared housing books give you a clear, proven process — developed from over twenty years of real experience and a decade of teaching.
All our books are written by Annamarie Pluhar, author of Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates.
Start with the guidebook
Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates
The complete process, from start to finish.
Learn how to avoid the nightmare housemate and find — and keep — a great one. Packed with practical exercises, worksheets, and real stories, the guidebook is organized into three parts: Getting Ready, Finding Good Housemates, and Keeping Good Housemates.
A “Golden Girls” home doesn’t just happen. Learn what you need to do.
Format: Paperback & Kindle · Price: $25 · Pairs with: Workbook & Interviewing Guide
Stay Organized, Ask the Right Questions
Once you’ve read the guidebook, these companion tools help you put it into practice.
Workbook
Full-size worksheets for your own search.
A spiral-bound companion to the guidebook — worksheets, checklists, and tracking sheets sized to actually write in, so you can apply the process to your own situation as you go.
Format: Spiral-bound workbook · Price: $20
Interviewing Guide
Know before you commit.
Thirteen carefully crafted questions that help you and a prospective housemate compare notes on what actually matters — before you’re stuck living with someone who isn’t a fit.
Format: Guide · Price: $20
The Complete Kit
All three, together.
The guidebook, workbook, and interviewing guide, bundled — everything you need for the whole process, from your first ad to move-in day and beyond.
Format: 3-book bundle · Price: $50
At a glance
| Guidebook | Workbook | Interviewing Guide | Complete Kit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | The full process | Companion worksheets | 13 compatibility questions | All three, bundled |
| Format | Paperback & Kindle | Spiral-bound | Guide | 3-book bundle |
| Price | $25 | $20 | $20 | $50 |
Not sure where to start?
Begin with the guidebook — it lays out the whole process end to end. The Workbook and Interviewing Guide are tools you’ll reach for once you’re in the thick of your own search.
Looking for more?
- Prefer to learn a different way? Check out our Classes.
- Want a free taste first? Download The Real Scoop — real housemate stories.
- Curious what else is out there? Browse Other Shared Housing Books.


