Overshare

Nothing riles Torontonians quite like real estate. Our February feature on the brave new world of home co-ownership (i.e., friends pooling their finances to break into the market together) got comment threads flowing. In one corner, the cynics, who said things like

“worst idea ever,” “rather rent,” “this will not end well,” and… “The dog in this latest @torontolife hipsterlandia home-sharing article looks like it needs rescuing.”

—@GerritD, Twitter

“Sounds like a nightmare. If someone blows up over a $50 bill from Home Depot, imagine the tensions when someone wants to sell.”

—Elizabeth Salagan, Facebook

“Yeah, I wouldn’t really call this ‘beating the system.’ No, not even close to that. I would call it ‘playing within a system that’s entirely stacked against most people.’ ”

—Adam Lockett, Facebook

“I think these situations will become explosive, as people are not as tolerant or patient as they used to be, and too many are just looking out for themselves.”

—Ryan Guthrie, Facebook

In the other corner, the idealists…

“I am all about this…and have tons of global precedents for stuff like this, too.”

—Cass Alves, Facebook

“I don’t think this would work for everyone, but, for the right people, it seems like perfection.”

—Matthew Cutler, Facebook

“I house-share with a married couple, and, after two years, it’s still working out great.”

—Erika Palakovic, Facebook

“Anyone want to go in on a house together?” —@jshmuel, Twitter