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One\nof the biggest advantages of living together with friends is that you all can\nsupport each other while enjoying the lower cost of living by dividing monthly\nexpenses. Remember, when you are sharing the space with your friends, you can\nalso share the daily chores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From day to day cleaning<\/a> to cooking, doing dishes to shopping monthly grocery, you all can divide roles and responsibilities among yourself. When different people have different roles and responsibilities then life becomes much more convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When\nI moved with my friend, sharing daily chores was the biggest advantage because\nI didn\u2019t know how to cook at that time. So, we divided the chores, he used to\ncook and I used to take care of other daily chores. Sharing daily chores among\nyour friends who are living together in the same house can be the biggest\nadvantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou are planning to rent out a small paying guest accommodation, then you may\nhave to share the space with another person. However, if you can find a friend\nwho is studying or working in the same city and looking for a shared space, it\nwould be wise to move in with him or her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since\nyou know your friend, you can trust them and rely on them. You don\u2019t have to do\nany background check or document verification because you already know and\ntrust your friend. Moving in with a friend can be really risk free and\ncomforting in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\nare many other benefits and advantages of living with your old buddy and\nfriends that you have known for a long time. While it helps get a good company,\ndivide monthly expenses and split chores, it also helps you live comfortably as\nyou don\u2019t have to pretend anything. Since you both know each other for a long\ntime, you both can live together while helping, supporting and encouraging each\nother when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like\nthere are two sides of a coin, there are pros and cons of moving in with\nfriends. Although, there are many benefits of living together with your old\nbuddy, there are a few drawbacks and disadvantages as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Obviously,\nwhen you are sharing a house with your friends, you will have less privacy than\nliving alone. When you live alone, you can go as you wish. However, when you\nare living with a friend, you may not get the liberty. For instance, if you\nwant to have a long time, and your friends want to party, you can\u2019t really\navoid that without hurting your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This\nmay not be a huge drawback for many. But still, you should know and be aware of\nthe lack of privacy you may experience. If you are okay with it and know how to\ndeal with the lack of privacy, then you can consider living and moving in with\nfriends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Staying\ntogether with your best buddies can be fun and exciting. However, you may also\nhave to deal with many awkward situations. For instance, your friend may use\nyour stuff without asking for your permission. Or your friend may avoid doing\nthe tasks he was supposed to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly, when you are living with your friends in the same house, you will know them for what they are. And you may find some of their habits or actions to be awkward. For instance, some people like to stay organized<\/a> while others like to throw things here and there. Living under the same roof, tolerating such awkward habits may not be easy for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although\nthese things can be sorted and dealt with, it can become really awkward when\nyour roommate or the house mate default on paying for their share of the\nmonthly expenses. Also, if it comes down to money matters, the situation can\nbecome really awkward and difficult to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now\nthat you know about the potential benefits and drawbacks, I am sure you can\ntake a call. Although, there are a few drawbacks of living with your friends in\nthe same house, there are many benefits and advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nbenefits of moving in with friends and living together outweigh the drawbacks.\nSo, if you think you can deal with these challenges, then you can consider\nmoving in together. However, make sure to discuss everything well with your\nfriends and then take the final call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019re\nthe most important things to consider before moving in with your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou and your friends have decided to move in together, then you must discuss\nthe pros and cons openly. Discussing everything in detail with an open mind can\nhelp set the expectation right. Talk about the space, money matters, roles and\nresponsibilities. It is important to come to an agreement and know what to\nexpect from the other housemate and roommate. And discussing everything openly\ncan help you all to come to the same line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\ndoes not matter who pays the bills when you go out occasionally to eat out with\nfriends. But, living under the same roof with your friends is a different thing\naltogether. Apart from the fixed monthly rental expenses, there will be tons of\nother expenses that you need to discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, different people have different priorities and hence different expenses. Your spending habits may not match with all your friends and therefore you all should talk about it. This will help everyone planning to live together under the same roof prepare their personal budget<\/a> correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Different\npeople have different habits. Something that is annoying to you may be quite\nnormal to your friends. However, when two or three of your friends have decided\nto move in and stay together under the same roof, there has to be some\ncompetency. Otherwise, living together may become difficult for some of you. So\ntalk about competency and find out ways to support each other and make moving\ntogether fun for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is absolutely important and you all should discuss this openly. Divide the daily chores, cooking, cleaning, and doing dishes and everything else that you all can think of. It\u2019s better to discuss and debate upfront before moving in together, than fight over lack of responsibility after moving in together. So, list out the most common tasks, and divide the task in such a way that everyone gets to do a task. For instance, someone who knows cooking can take care of cooking, others can take care of dusting<\/a> and cleaning, grocery shopping and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you plan to move in with your friends, you will be sharing some of the spaces with each other. For instance, the kitchen, may be a bathroom, terrace and other such spaces. These shared spaces need special attention like cleaning. So, discuss using these spaces among yourselves, and make a plan that can work for everyone moving in together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nyou all will be living together under one roof, there will be instances when\nyou would like to invite a guest to your home. The guest may be your relative,\nfriends, colleague or anyone else. But, sometimes frequent visitors may annoy\nyour friends. And therefore, you all should talk about it and make a guest and\nvisitor policy that\u2019ll be acceptable to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even\nthough you are moving with your good friends, there are certain things that\nmust be talked about. When you talk and discuss everything openly and make\ncertain rules, living together becomes fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After discussing all the benefits and drawbacks if you have decided to move with your friends then it\u2019s time to shift the focus. The next big step is to figure out the kind of property you need to rent. You have to find a property that fits in your budget, and meets other important requirements like neighborhood, size of the property etc. You also need to make a list of essential goods needed to set up your new home<\/a>. Also tackle the relocation issues like packing and moving of your existing household goods to your new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So,\nonce you have decided to move in, there\u2019ll be other things to sort out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But\nyou don\u2019t have to worry, as here\u2019s a quick checklist that\u2019ll help you move in\nwith your friends in a new rental property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finding a suitable apartment that meets your space requirements and monthly rental can be overwhelming. It\u2019s going to take a lot of effort in finding, inspecting and sorting a property which meets all your requirements such as rental budget, location, space requirements etc. So start early on, and make a list of a few of the apartments available for renting out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once\nyou have made the list of available apartments, the next step is to inspect the\nproperty. Schedule to visit multiple apartments in the same day, that way you\ncan compare and make a decision quickly. While choosing the apartment, just see\nto it that the property is not too big or too small to meet your space\nrequirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you have inspected and finalized the apartment, make a list of items that you would require to set up the house. There will be several items that you would need to set up your home<\/a> and hence this list. Depending on whether the apartment is fully furnished or partly furnished, the list can be large or small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nnext step is to make moving arrangements to relocate your goods. So, start by\nmaking a list of items you would like to move and decide whether to use a\nmoving service or you can move on your own. Self-move can be overwhelming in\nmost cases and therefore using moving service is always preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending\non who is relocating from which city, you all may need to consult different\nmoving service companies. If all your friends are staying in the same city,\nthen you can hire a local moving service to pick items from different locations\nand move it to your new apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Sharing](\"https:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharing-chores.jpg\")
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Major drawbacks of moving in with friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Less privacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Awkward situations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Should you move in with friends?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Things to consider before moving in with your friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Discuss the pros and cons openly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Discuss the expenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Check competency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Division of work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Usage of shared space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Talk about guests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Quick checklist for moving in with friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Find an apartment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Inspect the apartment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Make the list of inventory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prepare for relocating your goods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Unpack and arrange<\/h3>\n\n\n\n