How to Evaluate Co-Living Spaces as a Remote Developer
Co-living is a lease on people — inspect the house rules like you inspect an API contract.
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I am building a life between Louisiana and Aotearoa — remote work, relocation paperwork, and the ordinary logistics of staying online while the hemisphere changes. These notes are for builders who travel, not influencers performing travel.
Ask about: desk ergonomics, quiet hours, guest policy, upload bandwidth caps, and how many residents run video calls simultaneously.
Visit at night once — noise travels. Read the house Slack or WhatsApp tone if they offer one; culture leaks there first.
Good co-living reduces loneliness. Bad co-living adds meeting fatigue you did not schedule.
Two-week trial before long commitment when possible.
— JV · Dark Heart Labs.