Annamarie Pluhar

Sharing Housing: a Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates Annamarie Pluhar 2nd edition

Finding the right housemate can feel like a gamble and incredibly risky. Annamarie Pluhar?s book, Sharing Housing, reduces the risk by guiding the reader with a practical process, insights and tips. This book takes the reader from the initial idea, ?Maybe I should have a housemate" to actually living with one. The author draws on her twenty-plus years of experience in living with ?former strangers,? to present a clear process that will enable the reader to find the right housemate. Within the pages the reader will find: how to eliminate inappropriate people quickly and safely; how to write an ad; how to negotiate the details of living together; and what kind of background checks and references are helpful. The book continues with chapters on actually living together what to expect and how to manage. It?s an easy-to-follow readable guide with stories and interviews. Worksheets for each step are included. The book contains a special chapter for single parents considering sharing housing. This book is an essential for anyone looking to have a housemate ?from temporary short-term housing to long-term committed intentional communities.