{"product_id":"sharing-housing-a-guidebook-for-finding-and-keeping-good-housemates-9780991010400","title":"Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnamarie Pluhar is a consultant with expertise in group dynamics, interpersonal relations, and instructional design. Living in shared housing for over 20 years, she has developed a practical process for selecting and keeping good housemates. Her blog, www.sharinghousing.com, a companion to this book, contains commentary, additional tools and discussion options for home sharers everywhere. She lives in Dummerston, Vermont with one two-legged and two four-legged housemates.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Homemate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848031375634,"sku":"9780991010400","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d7e241e-18d9-479e-b7f5-91510344b218.jpg?v=1737371559","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sharing-housing-a-guidebook-for-finding-and-keeping-good-housemates-9780991010400","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}