Considering renting a home with my sister and her two teenage sons.?

Bailey Lares: well, if I'm on your shoes, I'd prefer her friendship and living in separate houses, than to share it and end up mad at each other.

Codi Manchel: .....Dear ScaredinEG, I think it would be fair for her to pay two-thirds of the rent and you pay the other third. She should pay one-third for herself and one-third for her two boys. I know that you could split it up so that you pay one-fourth and she pays three-fourths because there are three of them, but I think two-thirds would be fair enough.I think your bigger problem is the lifestyle difference between the two of you. Frankly, it sounds as if it might drive you a little nuts to be a neat freak and live with people who are the opposite. You might want to think a great deal about that difference. I think you would actually be happier renting a small one bedroom apartment of your own, or if you can't afford that, maybe renting a room somewhere in someone's house who is more like you.As for chores, sin! ce the older boy is in school, has a part-time job and DJs, I don't think you can really expect much from him, but the younger boy, if you decide to go through with this, should get off his behind and help out not only around the house but in the yard as well.Still, the more I think about it, this doesn't sound like a really good idea for you to do, but then right now you don't have an income either. It seems to boil down to a matter of economics right now if you don't have an income. I hope this has been somewhat helpful. :-)...Show more