Resident to Coliving Operator: Kyle Gaarder on Community, Profitablity, Self Managed Coliving, and more. Ep6

Welcome back to Coliving Innovators! This week, we’re joined by Kyle Gaarder, who shares his personal experience of moving from being a coliving resident to co-founding ReVillage Coliving. Kyle talks about the role of community in coliving, the biggest challenges in starting a coliving space, and how entrepreneurship in this space can be both rewarding and challenging. Whether you’re an aspiring coliving operator or just interested in the coliving movement, this episode is packed with insights! 💡 Key highlights from the episode: - The Power of Community: Kyle shares why creating a sense of belonging is at the heart of a successful coliving space. - Challenges in Coliving: From finding the right property to balancing community dynamics with sustainable profit, Kyle provides real-world examples of what works and what doesn’t. - Purpose vs. Profit: How to navigate the fine line between staying true to a heart-centered mission and maintaining profitability. - Lessons for Aspiring Coliving Operators: Tips on starting your own space, including the importance of learning from other operators before diving in. Whether you’re thinking of starting a coliving space or looking to enhance your current operations, this episode is packed with actionable insights. 🔗 Listen now and learn from Kyle’s journey. We hope you find this conversation inspiring and insightful! If you have any suggestions for future guests, let us know in the comments below 🙂 - - - ⚡️ For more ways to grow your coliving business, consider joining the Coliving Incubator Program: https://www.artof.co/coliving-incubator The Artof.Co Incubator is a 12-month milestone-based program helping coliving entrepreneurs successfully conceptualize, build and operate sustainable coliving businesses. We will help you make the right decisions and learn best practices along the way of setting up and scaling your business, giving you access to masterminds, a community of peers, mentors, and a mile-stone based program with resources. 📙 And make sure to start with the Art of Coliving Book: https://www.artof.co/art-of-coliving-book Get insights, frameworks, and learnings from 200+ coliving entrepreneurs on how to create, launch, run, and scale a coliving space. This book has been written by interviewing coliving founders. It summarizes best practices in community building, real estate sourcing, financial models, marketing, architecture, and all other subjects related to building out your coliving business.