co-buying Archives - Pairgap

Two prospective co-buyers meeting with a real estate professional to discuss finances, compatibility, and plans for buying a home together.

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How to Find a Real Estate Co-Buyer You Can Trust

Finding a co-buyer isn't about finding someone you like. It's about finding someone whose finances, decision-making, and risk tolerance actually hold up under a mortgage.…

PairgapSeptember 17, 2026

Two co-buyers reviewing how joint tenancy and tenancy in common affect ownership if one owner dies

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What Happens to a Co-Owned House If One Owner Dies?

What Happens to a Jointly Owned House If One Owner Dies? You buy a home with someone. You plan the down payment. You split the…

PairgapSeptember 9, 2026

Four co-buyers discussing finances and homeownership plans together before purchasing a shared property.

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The Co-Buying Checklist: 15 Steps Before You Buy Together

Why Most Co-Buyers Skip the Most Important Steps Here's what usually happens. Two people decide to buy a home together. They get excited, start browsing…

PairgapAugust 26, 2026

Four prospective co-buyers reviewing the finances and ownership plan for buying a house together

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How Many People Can Buy a House Together?

A 2026 Co-Buying Guide Most people picture homeownership as one person buying alone or a married couple buying together. But what about three friends? Two…

PairgapAugust 25, 2026

Group of first-time homebuyers carrying moving boxes into a new home, representing shared homeownership and co-buying with friends.

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More Than 1 in 4 First-Time Buyers Now Have a Co-Buyer

Here's What That Means for You. A few years ago, buying a home with someone outside of marriage was the exception. Today, it's fast becoming…

PairgapJuly 27, 2026

Group of friends standing outside a home, celebrating and preparing to co-buy property together during the summer home buying season.

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Summer Is Peak Co-Buying Season

Are You Actually Ready? More than 60% of groups who set out to co-buy never close. Not because they couldn't find the right house. Because…

PairgapJuly 8, 2026

Friends reviewing homeownership documents and discussing a co-buying agreement before purchasing a home together.

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Tenancy in Common

What Co-Buyers Need to Know Before They Close Tenancy in common is a form of property ownership where two or more people each hold a…

PairgapJuly 8, 2026

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What Nobody Tells You About Investing in Real Estate with a Partner

Most co-investment deals don't die because the property was bad. They die because two people got into a deal without agreeing on the things that…

PairgapJune 29, 2026

An unmarried couple signing a property agreement with a real estate advisor, house keys visible on the table, representing co-ownership documentation for co-buyers.

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Do Unmarried Couples Need a Property Agreement?

Yes. Here's Why. You found a home you both love. You've run the numbers. You can actually afford it together. So you buy it, move…

PairgapJune 10, 2026

Hand holding a smartphone displaying the Pairgap Co-Buying Power Calculator app, now live on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

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The Pairgap App Is Here!

Available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play. It's been a long time coming. We've been building, testing, listening, and rebuilding - and…

PairgapJune 2, 2026