By Phil Levin and me
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
The Hard Stuff
Community story-time:
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)
= Coming soon: Articles we plan to write =
The Hard stuff
Community finances
What makes a good property and how to find one
Structuring a lease for coliving
Financing a property (options and considerations)
Legal structuring options (e.g. TIC, Condo, LLC, Land Trust, Limited Equity Partnership, Benevolent landlord)
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
Fairness is overrated and bragging is underrated: Motivational systems for coliving
Founding residents: who you need to make this happen
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!)
Governance and Decision-making
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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