The ultimate LA guide to multiplayer housing
The ultimate LA guide to multiplayer housing
Our all-in-one resource for living near friends in Los Angeles, packed with tips, tricks, and insights from coliving experts.
Our all-in-one resource for living near friends in Los Angeles, packed with tips, tricks, and insights from coliving experts.
The guide includes:
5 unique ways to live near friends in LA (even in a tight housing market)
3 essential steps to rallying your friends to become your neighbors
Straightforward answers to your toughest finance and legal questions
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Find your friend compound
From newly renovated triplexes in Silver Lake to charming cottage compounds in Venice, there’s something for everyone in LA. You just need to know where to look.
Hollywood Hills luxury home with guest suite
Venice Canal duplex cottages with sauna
Mid-City duplex with character near Miracle Mile
West Hollywood 9-unit mid-century with ADU potential
Culver City compound with ADU
Mount Washington duplex with downtown views
Hollywood Hills luxury home with guest suite
Venice Canal duplex cottages with sauna
Mid-City duplex with character near Miracle Mile
West Hollywood 9-unit mid-century with ADU potential
Culver City compound with ADU
Mount Washington duplex with downtown views
Hollywood Hills luxury home with guest suite
Venice Canal duplex cottages with sauna
Mid-City duplex with character near Miracle Mile
West Hollywood 9-unit mid-century with ADU potential
Culver City compound with ADU
Mount Washington duplex with downtown views
Hollywood Hills luxury home with guest suite
Venice Canal duplex cottages with sauna
Mid-City duplex with character near Miracle Mile
West Hollywood 9-unit mid-century with ADU potential
Culver City compound with ADU
Mount Washington duplex with downtown views
The simplest solution for a happier life
Living near friends opens the door to community and connection
Live “baby monitor distance”: Close enough to friends that they can watch your kids on a monitor while you enjoy an impromptu night out.
Strengthen relationships with the people who matter most.
My partner and I dreamed of living closer to family, especially after we had kids. With the help of Live Near Friends and their agent, Max, we turned our vision into reality.
Misha S.
Purchased a Duplex with a big yard with friends
"Living near my friends changed everything. We share meals, childcare, and a real sense of belonging. This is what community looks like."
Maya Patel
Purchased Duplex to raise kids near friends in 2017
“A reframing of what success looks like in America”
Create new traditions: Wednesday night dinners, monthly film clubs, or morning walks with friends.
The simplest solution for a happier life
Living near friends opens the door to community and connection
Live “baby monitor distance”: Close enough to friends that they can watch your kids on a monitor while you enjoy an impromptu night out.
Strengthen relationships with the people who matter most.
My partner and I dreamed of living closer to family, especially after we had kids. With the help of Live Near Friends and their agent, Max, we turned our vision into reality.
Misha S.
Purchased a Duplex with a big yard with friends
"Living near my friends changed everything. We share meals, childcare, and a real sense of belonging. This is what community looks like."
Maya Patel
Purchased Duplex to raise kids near friends in 2017
“A reframing of what success looks like in America”
Create new traditions: Wednesday night dinners, monthly film clubs, or morning walks with friends.
The simplest solution for a happier life
Living near friends opens the door to community and connection
My partner and I dreamed of living closer to family, especially after we had kids. With the help of Live Near Friends and their agent, Max, we turned our vision into reality.
Misha S.
Purchased a Duplex with a big yard with friends
"Living near my friends changed everything. We share meals, childcare, and a real sense of belonging. This is what community looks like."
Maya Patel
Purchased Duplex to raise kids near friends in 2017
The simplest solution for a happier life
Living near friends opens the door to community and connection
My partner and I dreamed of living closer to family, especially after we had kids. With the help of Live Near Friends and their agent, Max, we turned our vision into reality.
Misha S.
Purchased a Duplex with a big yard with friends
"Living near my friends changed everything. We share meals, childcare, and a real sense of belonging. This is what community looks like."
Maya Patel
Purchased Duplex to raise kids near friends in 2017
How does it work?
We’re here to guide you step-by-step
Go from conversations with friends to keys in your hand.
Explore curated properties
Discover LA's hidden gems. Sort by property type, price, size, and amenities, like backyards and parking spaces.
Explore curated properties
Discover LA's hidden gems. Sort by property type, price, size, and amenities, like backyards and parking spaces.
Book a free consultation
Our team will help you clarify your goals, define your budget, and match you with a local real estate agent.
Book a free consultation
Our team will help you clarify your goals, define your budget, and match you with a local real estate agent.
Tour homes with an LNF agent
Not everyone gets the vision. Live Near Friends will pair you with a local real estate agent who understands your unique needs.
Tour homes with an LNF agent
Not everyone gets the vision. Live Near Friends will pair you with a local real estate agent who understands your unique needs.
Live happily ever after (with friends)
People who live within ½ a mile of friends are 40% more likely to be happy. Now, you’re one of them.
Live happily ever after (with friends)
People who live within ½ a mile of friends are 40% more likely to be happy. Now, you’re one of them.
How it Works
How does it work?
We’re here to guide you step-by-step
We’re here to guide you step-by-step
We’re here to guide you step-by-step
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Go from conversations with friends to keys in your hand.
Go from conversations with friends to keys in your hand.
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We’re here to guide you step-by-step
Explore curated properties
Explore curated properties
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Discover LA's hidden gems. Sort by property type, price, size, and amenities, like backyards and parking spaces.
Discover LA's hidden gems. Sort by property type, price, size, and amenities, like backyards and parking spaces.
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We’re here to guide you step-by-step
Book a free consultation
Book a free consultation
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Our team will help you clarify your goals, define your budget, and match you with a local real estate agent.
Our team will help you clarify your goals, define your budget, and match you with a local real estate agent.
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Tour your favorite homes
Not everyone gets the vision. Live Near Friends will pair you with a local real estate agent who understands your unique needs.
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We’re here to guide you step-by-step
Live happily ever after (with friends)
Live happily ever after (with friends)
People who live within ½ a mile of friends are 40% more likely to be happy. Now, you’re one of them.
Why work with an LNF agent?
Our real estate agents specialize in multiplayer housing
A standard real estate agent sells houses. Live Near Friends coordinates lives. We understand the complexity of moving a group and the financing that makes it work.
Group coordination experience most agents lack
Financing strategy tailored to multiple buyers
Expertise in ADUs, duplexes, and compounds
Why work with an LNF agent?
Our real estate agents specialize in multiplayer housing
A standard real estate agent sells houses. Live Near Friends coordinates lives. We understand the complexity of moving a group and the financing that makes it work.
Group coordination experience most agents lack
Financing strategy tailored to multiple buyers
Expertise in ADUs, duplexes, and compounds
Why work with an LNF agent?
Our real estate agents specialize in multiplayer housing
A standard real estate agent sells houses. Live Near Friends coordinates lives. We understand the complexity of moving a group and the financing that makes it work.
Group coordination experience most agents lack
Financing strategy tailored to multiple buyers
Expertise in ADUs, duplexes, and compounds
Why work with an LNF agent?
Our real estate agents specialize in multiplayer housing
A standard real estate agent sells houses. Live Near Friends coordinates lives. We understand the complexity of moving a group and the financing that makes it work.
Group coordination experience most agents lack
Financing strategy tailored to multiple buyers
Expertise in ADUs, duplexes, and compounds
Success stories
Success stories
Dive into the daily lives of folks who moved near their friends in our latest collection of case studies. Learn how they chose their homes and neighborhoods, and hear their stories of spontaneity and support.
College friends reunited in Durham
Reed & Eric took a pandemic leap of faith to live near Lauren & Mollie. Over the years, their families have gotten incredibly close, and bagel breakfasts are a weekend ritual.
Read their story
Read their story
The inspiration: Radish in Oakland
Live Near Friends founder Phil Levin and his wife Kristen bought a property in 2018. What started as 7 friends has grown into 20 friends spread across 6 neighboring buildings and 8 kids.
Watch the video
Watch the video
Where can you live near friends in LA?
LA has tons of friend-friendly properties
LA sprawls in every direction, but pockets exist where groups can cluster without compromise. From Silver Lake to Santa Monica, from Los Feliz to Long Beach, we know where your people fit.
By the numbers
Living near friends is becoming more popular and more possible
30%
Increase in ADUs in LA since 2020
700+
Friend-friendly properties in LA
25%
Savings when buying a duplex
14%
Of homes purchased by Millennials were co-bought with friends
By the numbers
Living near friends is becoming more popular and more possible
30%
Increase in ADUs in LA since 2020
700+
Friend-friendly properties in LA
25%
Savings when buying a duplex
14%
Of homes purchased by Millennials were co-bought with friends
By the numbers
Living near friends is becoming more popular and more possible
30%
Increase in ADUs in LA since 2020
700+
Friend-friendly properties in LA
25%
Savings when buying a duplex
14%
Of homes purchased by Millennials were co-bought with friends
By the numbers
Living near friends is becoming more popular and more possible
30%
Increase in ADUs in LA since 2020
700+
Friend-friendly properties in LA
25%
Savings when buying a duplex
14%
Of homes purchased by Millennials were co-bought with friends
On the Live Near Friends blog
Additional resources for finding, buying, or building your own friend compound in Los Angeles
On the Live Near Friends blog
Additional resources for finding, buying, or building your own friend compound in Los Angeles
On the Live Near Friends blog
Additional resources for finding, buying, or building your own friend compound in Los Angeles
On the Live Near Friends blog
Additional resources for finding, buying, or building your own friend compound in Los Angeles
What about timing?
This is the perfect moment to live near your friends.
The properties are out there. Remote work has made relocation real. Your friends are ready. The only thing missing is the plan, and that's what we do.
New state laws make it easier than ever
Remote work made distance irrelevant
Your friends are waiting for a plan
Ready to get started?
Browse available properties in your preferred neighborhood, or download our guide for more insights on living near friends in Los Angeles.
