She pays $600 a month for her new home.
Household supplies like paper towels and toilet paper are free, and there is complimentary coffee.
When Warwick needs to wash clothes, she doesnt have to scramble for quarters.
On-site laundry is also part of the package deal.
Its a coliving space that she shares with seven strangers.
Its not a new concept.
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Docked Livingis a new coliving company in the city.
Property managers opened Docked at Harbordale the eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom home where Warwick lives at the beginning of June.
A second coliving house, about three miles from the first, is currently under renovation.
The home is only a five-minute drive or a 15-minute bike ride to downtown.
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Housemates sign a six-month minimum lease, but they can leave with a 30-day notice and no penalty.
The rooms are furnished so no one has to haul couches or mattresses when they move in or out.
The 3,050-square-foot home was a single-family residence that was gutted and completely renovated to accommodate eight coliving spaces.
She needed to move soon, though she initially had some reservations about living with seven other people.
Im not okay with that, she laughed.
Warwick, 37, also had concerns about lifestyle clashes with younger housemates.
But everythings been fine the first two months in.
Ive been so happy here, she said.
Ive had no issues.
Warwick trusted the property managers, who vet all the applicants, and she also trusted her gut.
She said both are important for anyone considering coliving.
Cost was also a driving factor.
Warwick did look at other properties, but they were more expensive and less appealing.
I have a limited budget, she said.
Moving out of where I was before, I wanted something that was basically the same investment monthly.
As for the social aspect of the new living situation?
Well, its far from the drama of MTVs The Real World.
Theyve even managed to draw her out of her introverted shell a bit.
They get me out of my comfort zone and thats a big deal to me, she said.
I have a new friend group that I didnt even expect to have at all.
Nicole Dow is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
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