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Discover how shared living could be the answer to your financial, emotional, and logistical needs in our current housing market. This presentation discusses having roommates through a modern and LGBTQ+ informed lens. Part one explores the history of LGBTQ+ shared living, benefits of shared housing, how to find a roommate, and key roommate screening questions. Part two dives into finding that perfect unit, the application process, and negotiating a lease, as well as leaving one. In part three we discuss the methods of making a joint living situation work long term, including managing responsibilities, bonding through shared activities, monitoring finances and expense tracking, creating house rules, and conflict resolution, among other things.