Our Programs
HomeShare SLO Program
A Proven Concept
Humans have lived in shared housing for millennia. Today, starting in the early 1970's, more than 60 home share organizations in the U.S. have made tens of thousands of successful matches. Homesharing provides affordable housing with existing resources, allows for aging-in-place, builds community and empowers community members.
ADU SLO
Started in 2019, ADU SLO, a Program of Smart Share Housing Solutions, was created to assist property owners on the logistics of adding housing units using backyards, garages, infill lots and existing buildings that already have infrastructure and embedded energy grid. Smart Share supports opportunities for safe and affordable housing through Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Tiny House on Wheels (THOWs) in San Luis Obispo County backyards.
Co-living Collaborative
Co-Living Collaborative seeks to foster affordable housing solutions that has common areas, a sense of community, but also affording privacy. Smart Share is exploring opportunities in our county to establish co-living centers. Since 2017 we've investigated older motels, bed-and-breakfast inns, large residences and other under-utilized commercial or public properties for possible acquisition and conversion to a co-living center. Many of these collaborative dwellings are successfully meeting people's needs for housing in community all over the world.
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The Waterman Village Project is a development in conjunction with the City of San Luis Obispo. The co-living center will be in downtown SLO - a car free cottage cluster community. The Waterman Village Project is a micro village in development right now! Stay tuned for more information or join our mailing list to stay up to date on the latest. Look for more co-living projects ahead!
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