Our guide to coliving is divided into “The Hard Stuff” and “The Soft Stuff.” The Hard Stuff will appeal to the left side of your brain: Legal and financial structures, finding property etc. The Soft Stuff will tickle the right side of your brain: Managing conflict, decision-making, etc.

We solemnly vow to leave no side of your brain untickled.

We’re also including a series of case studies to help you understand how individual communities run.

= On the newsstand: Articles we’ve written =

Opening remarks from the editors

• From Phil

• From Gillian

The Hard Stuff

• Rent vs. Buy vs. Build

• Managing finances in a coliving house

• Co-buying property with friends (long, detailed post!)

• 5 ways to get a loan when co-buying

• A low-risk way to see if coliving is right for you

• Leases, Subleases, and Master Tenancy, oh my!

The Soft Stuff

• Meet Cheryl — Your coliving nemesis

• Fairness is overrated and bragging is underrated: Motivational systems for coliving

• The 9 kinds of people you’ll find in coliving

• Group-decision making

• Why you should tip your landlord

• Why not now?? (getting started)

• Opt-in exclusivity

Case studies written by community founders:

• The story of RGB (11-person rented house in San Francisco)

• The story of Radish (12-person co-owned compound in Oakland)

• The story of Gramercy House (5-person rented house in NYC)

• The story of Rabbithole (7-person rented house in San Francisco)

• The story of Bauhaus (5-person rented apartment in Oakland)

• The story of Ski Cult (17 person ephemeral community in Taos, NM)

= Coming soon: Articles we plan to write =

The Hard stuff

• An Essay on Pragmatism: Sorry, you can not have your tiny home village in San Francisco. Here’s why.

• Building consensus among buyers

• Resources: sample lease, sample pro forma, sample LLC docs, search tools for property

The Soft Stuff

• Setting Values (e.g. emergent vs upfront)

• The Abundance Mentality

• How to be a great guest in a community

• Lovers, family, friends: how to deal with non-resident members and guests

• MVP Coliving tryouts: getting a house for 1+ months with a chosen community (great for COVID-19 times!)

• OMG Kids

• Food share systems

• What would you like to read about? email heyo@gosupernuclear.com

= Help wanted: Articles we want contributed by readers =

Slide right into our electronic mail DMs — heyo@gosupernuclear.com

• Case study of your community (we’ll give you a template and send you a gift!)

• Design porn: Pinterest board of your space

• Interesting experiments you’ve run in your coliving communities

• Downfalls: Did you coliving community face-plant epically? Tell us about it so others don’t make the same mistakes.

• Anything else you feel passionate about sharing

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