Fostering the right solutions & connections
for more than 33 years
for more than 33 years
Discover the growing trend among adults 55+ that addresses affordability and social connectedness!
Justin Ellerby President of the National Shared Housing Resource Center a network of independent non-profit homesharing programs across the United States.
Lesia R. Bullock & Michele Higgs from Housing Initiative Partnership (HIP), a nonprofit housing developer and counseling agency operating a Home Sharing Program in Montgomery County, MD.
Chat Transcript
12:12:55 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://hiphomes.org/
12:13:48 From Michelle Nowak to Hosts and panelists : I can see it
12:13:50 From kathleen macleod to Hosts and panelists : it’s visible to me
12:14:17 From Michelle Nowak to Hosts and panelists : Michele it may have gotten reduced, check at bottom.
12:17:26 From Steven Katz : here's the relevant page on that site-https://hiphomes.org/counseling-and-education/home-sharing/
12:18:36 From Steven Katz : National Shared Housing Research Center - https://nationalsharedhousing.org/
12:18:41 From Jane West Walsh to Hosts and panelists : Who can do this in Pikesville where I live - I’m creating homeshare space in my townhouse now… who can help me plan and make a match?
12:18:45 From kathleen macleod : Is there an income requirement to participate- for both parties?
12:19:35 From Steven Katz : HomeShare American River - https://www.homeshareamericanriver.org/
12:20:15 From Annie Shaw : is there a home sharing organization for Prince George's residents (yes, the HIP organization is in Hyattsville, but, do you outreach in PG?)
12:21:48 From Michele Higgs to Hosts and panelists : There is no income requirement, the homeowner simply has to reside full-time in their home in Mntgomery County; hte home seeker can come from anywhere
12:21:52 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : he National Shared Housing Resource Center (NSHRC) https://nationalsharedhousing.org/
12:21:59 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Michele Higgs to All Panelists 12:21 PM
There is no income requirement, the homeowner simply has to reside full-time in their home in Mntgomery County; hte home seeker can come from anywhere
12:25:09 From Justin Ellerby : https://nationalsharedhousing.org/for-organizations/program-criteria/
12:25:10 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : HOMESHARING PROGRAM DIRECTORY https://nationalsharedhousing.org/program-directory/
12:25:32 From Steven Katz : IMO, a hybrid Home Sharing/Cohousing model can help solve the affordability/diversity dilemma that plagues the cohousing movement.
12:25:46 From Mary Findley : Wold LOVE to have a program in Ohio especially Hamilton County-Cincinnati!
12:26:22 From kathleen macleod : Is there a contract between the homeowner and the home seeker?
12:27:05 From Michele Higgs to Hosts and panelists : Yes, for the
12:27:07 From Michele Higgs to Hosts and panelists : Montgomery
12:27:08 From Steven Katz : There's a major market rate developer here in Lexington, KY that's exploring home sharing for seniors - https://andersoncommunities.com/golden-oaks-senior-living/
12:27:24 From Michele Higgs to Hosts and panelists : Yes, for the Montgomery County homme
12:28:36 From Jane West Walsh : I’m in Pikesville MD looking to create homeshare in my townhouse- if you are interested in doing this also let’s connect via NextDoor app
12:29:06 From Renee Dunham to Hosts and panelists : Is there assistance for an able elder to find home housing with a young or middle aged family? Living alone in an apartment (as I do) feels unnatural after a lifetime of family life. I am attending to the Solo Aging social possibilities, but a home setting really appeals to me.
12:29:19 From Michele Higgs to Hosts and panelists : sharing program, we help parties create a lease and a rental agreement -- for periods of 6 months to 1 year.
12:31:50 From Justin Ellerby : https://sharinghousing.com/
12:34:38 From Mary-Elizabeth Harmon : What are your experiences with folks not offering space in their homes for fear of losing benefits, like Medicaid?
12:37:24 From kathleen macleod : What happens if it doesn’t work out? Can you be removed from the house; can you remove the person from your house?
12:37:25 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Michele Higgs to All Panelists 12:29 PM
sharing program, we help parties create a lease and a rental agreement -- for periods of 6 months to 1 year.
12:38:56 From Jane West Walsh : Can Michele help if I’m outside your county?
12:39:13 From Mary Findley to Hosts and panelists : What kind of commission $ does the typical HIP organization require of the homeowner and/or renter?
12:39:18 From Jonathan Bell to Hosts and panelists : New to the home sharing concept. How much does bartering play into the model? For example reducing rent for an individual in exchange for some light home maintenance/yard work or even IADL support for the older adult home owner.
12:39:35 From Jane West Walsh : Are your leases available to others to learn from?
12:40:46 From Tim Ketchmark to Hosts and panelists : How do you plan for the unexpected event that the principal homeowner either needs to relocate, or if an elderly homeowner needs to go into assisted living?
12:40:57 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Rebuilding Together https://rebuildingtogether.org/
12:42:36 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community to Jane West Walsh and all panelists : Here is a program in Baltimore you might look into St. Ambrose Homesharing
Match-up Homesharing Program
http://www.stambrosehousing.org
Address: Baltimore, MD
Phone: 410.366.8550
Contact: Shalawn James
Email: shalawnj@stambros.org
Notes: Non-profit match service matching homeowners with compatible tenants to rent a room.
12:43:16 From Justin Ellerby : St. Ambrose's Shalawn is one of my fellow NSHRC Board Members!
12:49:29 From Linda Nelson to Hosts and panelists : Have you found that condo associations are amenable to their condo owners participating in a home sharing experience?
12:49:58 From Justin Ellerby : In my experience, condos/HOAs often strictly forbid renting out rooms!
12:50:45 From Jane West Walsh : Is there any examples you know of that offers to match folks needing housing temporarily to get medical services in an area hospital so they need housing to live in temporarily for themselves or plus one helping care for them?
12:51:29 From Justin Ellerby : Re: "How do you plan for the unexpected event that the principal homeowner either needs to relocate, or if an elderly homeowner needs to go into assisted living?"
It's very hard to plan for, and has happened several times for us at HSAR! We do A LOT to encourage transparency and honerst amonfg all parties, but sometimes folks are cagey about their health, or even in self-denial
12:51:51 From Jane West Walsh : Ie coming to Hopkins Hospital for treatment for 3 months
12:52:40 From kathleen macleod : How does the homeowner report the “income” received from the home seeker? (is it taxable income?)
12:52:54 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Homeshare International is a worldwide network of professionals who run homeshare programmes.
Contact us. https://homeshare.org/
12:57:30 From Jonathan Bell to Hosts and panelists : Do you provide APS reporting info to program participants?
13:01:35 From Jean Ivory : What wonderful program! After my husband passed 7 years ago, I persuaded my son & his wife to share my home. We have all been happy together. They are now my caretakers. I am 84 and am very active with AARP and the Senior Ctr.
13:01:55 From Justin Ellerby : justin@homeshareamericanriver.org
13:05:41 From Justin Ellerby : Great comments and questions!!! Thaks, everyone!
13:05:43 From Betty Bahadori : This was a terrific intro for me. Thank you.
13:05:59 From Julie Rose to Hosts and panelists : Thank you! Exciting and informative!
13:06:06 From Michelle Nowak : Thank you!!
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