When you want to live near friends, the right realtor can make a big difference. While any realtor can help you view properties, coordinating these types of purchases requires a guide who understands the unique intersection of multi-party dynamics, creative financing, and unconventional property arrangements. In a given city, there
💡ADUs are total game changers when it comes to living near friends, allowing you to turn any property with a big enough lot (or even just a garage) into a multi-home friend compound. When you’re trying to live near friends, knowing that ADUs are an option expands the range
Renting to friends: Fun but sometimes awkward
duplex
Two units - one for you and one for someone of your choosing. The humble duplex is one of the easiest ways to set up life near friends and family. Designed to accommodate strangers, duplexes are even better for friends, for whom shared space is a benefit rather than a
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Sophia and Joel took the initiative in their friend group to purchase a duplex and bring other people into their vision of living near friends. At Live Near Friends, we call people like them "the instigators." Here’s how they created “The Neighbormune,” and their advice for others
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DURHAM, NC—LNF MINIHOOD PROFILE 02 Reed and Eric are parents to four-year-old Milo, one-year-old Evie, and dog Sandy. Mollie and Lauren are engaged and live with their dog, Luna, and their cat, George. Reed and Mollie are friends from college. Eight years later, when Reed was pregnant with her
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Oakland, CA—LNF MINIHOOD PROFILE 01 Carmen and Osman are parents to one-year-old Io. Deena is a solo mom to eight-month-old Noa. They live a 7-minute walk from each other in Oakland, CA. They moved into their respective homes in an existing minihood called “Radish,” which has a unique setup:
Living within walking distance of family and friends dramatically improves our quality of life. The joy of bumping into friends on the street—or having someone drop by after a hard day—these are simple pleasures that become even more meaningful the more complicated our lives become. Here are the