"I've been married to my wife, Jamie, for 37 years. We have four married children and 16 grandchildren. Our oldest grandchild is 12, and our youngest isn't quite one yet. Once our kids started having children, they all moved back closer to home in Cincinnati, where we live. We own a five-bedroom home that's about 4,000 square feet. We're empty nesters, so there's plenty of space for us, but when the whole family is over, everyone is on top of each other."
"We've converted one room into a kids' playroom and another into a nursery, and we have a finished basement where the kids can play, but family gatherings are still a bit hectic. In the past, to bring everyone together, we would either rent a large beach house or book a cabin-style retreat in the woods here in Ohio. We did that about every other year."
A large multigenerational family in Cincinnati struggled to host everyone comfortably in their five-bedroom home despite converted play and nursery spaces. The family previously rented large vacation homes or cabins about every other year, which was expensive and difficult to schedule around grandchildren's school calendars. In 2022 the family purchased a vacation home through a fractional-ownership platform, enabling shared ownership and access to a Hilton Head Island property. The purchase reduced planning friction and rental costs, increased the frequency of family gatherings, and provided amenities and space that improved quality time across generations.
Read at Business Insider
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