Living the “Golden Girls” Lifestyle while Aging In Place - Is it for you?
excerpts from the link ~
“ Home sharing “is a really efficient way to create affordable housing and to support older people who want to age in place, . . . . Carefully vetting both “home providers,” who may be rattling around in family houses now too big and too empty, and “home sharers” seeking reasonable rents,
About 55 organizations around the country offer these services — and demand is growing, driven by housing shortages, rising rents, and sales prices that affect both the old and the young. Legislators in several states are working to promote home sharing as an option. (Personal care is not part of these arrangements.
Although nearly 80% of those people were homeowners, the center found, an increasing proportion are still paying off mortgages or home equity loans, and most contend with higher taxes, utility and maintenance costs, and insurance premiums.
In addition, legislators in several states have introduced or passed bills that prohibit municipalities from unduly restricting homeowners who want to rent spare rooms to nonfamily members. Sponsors in Pennsylvania and Connecticut actually call them Golden Girls bills, and they’ve drawn bipartisan support.
MORE at the link ~
Some really interesting local pilot programs were described in the article.
This is not for me - at least not yet - even though I have a whole lot of room - but thought I would post this just for others to see this concept.
Seems one could do this OR rent to a person who could help keep up the large place with just regular stuff - heck I have to take my trash can up a hill almost 200 feet - seems somebody could at least invent one that drives itself.