Housing is one of those things that people like to scream about, but the reality is that there are more than enough places for everyone to live.

I don't know your living situation but if your paying x,xxx for rent or a mortgage and instead by living in one side and renting out the other you will be paying y,yyy instead and y is less then x that's great, especially if you can rent out your primary residence and make income there too. 

If I were investing in eastern WA, or where my extended family lives in Pennsylvania, those 100k houses in good condition are a real thing there.  

When you sign almost all mortgage closing packages, you are signing an Occupancy Clause that states you are intending to live in the home for 12 months.  

It always seems the people that don't live in CA or have ever lived in CA are always the one leading the bandwagon of "why would anyone live in CA?".

I have lived in the US for about 10 years. 

@Ken M. we live in one, it has an attached unit, but with a door that passes through from both units.

@Jarrod OchsenbeinIt's great to hear that you are succeeding with the co-living model.

All the rest live in other states or countries.

These type living arrangements are primarily short term until user circumstances change