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I've lived with friends a number of times and I would add the qualification that you must ensure you've all got the same desire for cleanliness (or uncleanliness). Resentment will always build if somebody thinks the other is being unreasonable in the level of housework they're willing to take on, and you will end up losing friends.

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Another option is to pool some money together and hire a maid to regularly come in and clean. It's not that expensive, depending on the size of the house and how many people are living there. I used to have this mental image of a maid being something that only someone incredibly rich would be able to afford, but after looking at prices I realized it wasn't that expensive.

I absolutely recommend a cleaner for anybody that can afford it, but cleaners only clean around stuff, they don't tidy things for you. At least none that I've ever had. If you've got a housemate who leaves their breakfast dishes on the counter on the day your cleaner comes in, that counter won't get cleaned.

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