Lots of similarities:
– We have a shared cleaner
– We take care of each other’s plants and pets
– We spontaneously hang out often (in our case for food, skating, co-working, music-making etc.)
– We effortlessly learn new skills from each other. E.g. when one apartment refurbished their unit, many ppl in the community got to learn construction and use power tools for the first time. This spurred other friends to do construction too — they built lofted beds.
– Many of us do daily standup together, where we meet in the mornings at 9:30, journal for 2 minutes, then share for 1 minute. We often end up unblocking each other.

Re: “That’s my bar. In our previous neighborhood we had friends-of-friends move in, some of whom were great, and others I found myself bumping into more than I’d want to.”
One thing I like about starting this experiment via renting is that it’s inherently impermanent. I intend to co-buy at some point, and by then we’ll have learned exactly where the bar is.

Awesome that you got off the strip. Publicus is amazing. I love their steak + eggs, and their tea is from Song Tea, which is like the Ferrari of tea companies. I’ve only ever seen one other cafe that serves Song.

There are good and bad neighborhoods all over Vegas. I’m on the east side but there are also a lot of good areas near downtown. I’m also not sure what you’re saying is trashy (and I’d agree some are), but IMO the best houses and opportunities are in areas others overlook because they don’t fit a cookie cutter mold of what a “good” neighborhood or house is.