Whose job is it when the housemate wants to sublet for a chunk of time, say a summer or a semester to find someone to sublet? If you don't think about it, the quick answer is that the housemate …
How to Deal When Your Housemate is Late Paying Bills
How should you deal when your housemate is late paying bills? Should you scream, throw a temper tantrum, or walk around silently resenting the person who hasn't paid their bill? Nope, none of those …
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Experiences of Home Sharing (and What Makes it Work)
Ellen is an experienced home sharer. She has had two experiences of home sharing as the householder (the person who has the lease) and two as a home seeker (the person who is moving into someone …
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Red Flags in Interviews (and How to Recognize Them)
I'll get to the red flags, but first you need to understand the situation. Catherine, in her early sixties, lives in a small town in New Hampshire. She owns a house with four bedrooms and large …
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When Bureaucrats Mandate Sharing
The bureaucrats - who I am sure were well-meaning, nice people –thought it was a great idea. The residents will share kitchens! This would be nice, they could cook together, have meals together and …
The 3 Mistakes that Niki Made (and you might too!)
When I met Niki, she told me I should have bad housemate stories on this website. She volunteered her own two stories. Here they are with commentary from me afterwards. Niki could have avoided …
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