{"product_id":"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. \u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an essential for anyone looking to have a housemate -from temporary short-term housing to long-term committed intentional communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Homemate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014038929648,"sku":"9780991010400","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780991010400_p0.jpg?v=1763894424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991010400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}