Co‑buying means two or more people purchase one home, share expenses, and each build equity. It's structured, legal, and will help put an end to the housing crisis.
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The biggest reason people choose to buy together is to surround themselves with a likeminded community.
Sharing one of the largest financial commitments of your life creates built-in support, shared responsibility, and a path to building equity without placing the entire burden on one person.
While community is the motivation, the legal and financial details are where most groups get stuck. That's where we come in.
We provide the structure and guidance that make co‑buying an easier decision.
Buying one multifamily building together costs less than buying a handful of condos separately. That holds in basically every scenario.
You get in at a lower rate, and you decide who lives in the building. Because you establish the HOA and the ground rules from the start, you have real say over how the whole property runs.
One mortgage, one closing, one set of fees. Not three of each spread across separate transactions.
A multifamily building costs less per unit than condos sold individually. That holds in basically every scenario.
Any association fees stay in the building. There's no management company taking a monthly cut.
You establish the HOA and define how the property is managed. You also decide who moves in. You're not inheriting the neighbors or the rules someone else wrote.
You evaluate homes the way a renter would: looking for one to two bedrooms per person and comparing monthly costs to what you'd pay in rent in that same market. Not by counting units.
Financially, you read the property the way an investor would. The difference is you're not looking for a profit on the cashflow. You're covering costs at cost, and skipping that profit line gives you roughly a 10 to 15 percent edge.
When your group puts 20% down together, you get a better interest rate, no PMI, and more equity from day one. Lenders are also easier to work with at that level than at 10%.
If you as a group put 20% down, all of these things become possible.
Twenty percent down eliminates private mortgage insurance. That's money that would otherwise leave every single payment.
More money down earns a lower rate, and that difference compounds over the full life of the loan.
At 20% down, banks put fewer requirements in front of you than at 10%. Simpler process, wider options.
You're buying like an investor, minus the profit line they build in. That's the 10 to 15 percent edge.
What details in a home matter the most to you so you can feel your best and have all your needs met.
Whether you're forming a group with people you already know or don't know, having aligned values and visions helps the group succeed.
The three most common structures are LLC (Limited Liability Company), Co-Op (Housing Cooperative), and TIC (Tenancy in Common). We'll walk you through each one and pick the structure that fits your group the best.
Getting a group pre-approval means putting together a financing package so lenders see one strong application.
The best part is we can do all the work for you as long as you know where your priorities lie.
You plan for it from day one. Before move-in, your group picks an exit path: the others buy out the departing share, a replacement co-buyer comes in, or the group sells. Terms are set upfront so there's no guesswork later.
Your co-ownership agreement defines which decisions need unanimous versus majority agreement, along with a dispute process if you get stuck. Think of it as a prenup for your home: the rules are clear before they're ever needed.
Not necessarily. Buying together lets you pool qualifying power. Lenders look at the group, so a stronger profile from one co-buyer helps the whole application.
No sales, no automated routing. Tell us where you are and we'll tell you the honest next step.
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