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Short answer: yes, and it works better than most people expect — as long as the friendship isn't the only thing holding the arrangement together. What actually makes it work Friends buying a vacation home together succeeds when the group treats it like the real estate and business decision it is — not just an extension of the friendship. That means a real legal structure (typically an LLC), a written agreement covering usage and expenses, and honest conversations about money

There's no universal right answer, but there is a real tradeoff worth understanding: more owners means a lower cost per person and less usage time each; fewer owners means more usage time each and a higher cost per person. Why eight tends to be a common number Groups of around eight co-owners tend to hit a practical sweet spot. The cost per owner drops to a genuinely accessible level even on a higher-end property, while each owner still gets a meaningful chunk of usage time a