Live E-Seminar · How to Build a Custom Friend Compound in California (Using New Zoning Laws)
Hello! Phil from Live Near Friends here. We're hosting a live online session on building a Custom Friend Compound - a cluster of 2-
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Reflections
Someone has to take the leap
Why the plan to live near your friends dies in the group chat — and how to keep it alive Here's a story we
Update: Selling Radish (my 7 home Oakland compound)
Usually on this blog, we write about how to buy or build a compound for your friends. This post is about selling one. I'
Announcing: Build a Custom Friend Compound
Today we're launching two things: the Friend Compound Field Guide — 18 real Bay Area properties reimagined as 2–4 home compounds, with architectural designs, costs, and timelines — and Custom Compounds, our end-to-end service for groups ready to build one.
How YIMBY Action's California Director built a family compound (+ register for our webinar!)
A joke made during COVID turned into a property with half an acre, a new ADU, and 15 fruit trees.
News
Radish is for sale: The compound that inspired Live Near Friends
The compound that started it all is for sale.
News
Some news: We’re selling Radish next year
If Radish makes you think, “I want something like that,” this might be your moment.
Minihood
Making the ask: Persuading family to move nearby
Lessons from creating and living in a Louisville mini-hood.
Case Study
After the Palisades fire: How two families found home together again
Our social media manager, Morgan, shares her story.
Bay Area
We build you a custom friend compound (Bay Area)
Our new service: how it works, what it costs, how to get started.
Friend Compounds
Building a family or friend compound in Sonoma County
Bob Biederman shares his expert advice.
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