Re: Variations on low cost housing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Marganne (margannemacnexus.org) | |
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 10:14:54 -0700 (PDT) |
In cohousing, when a unit sells or is rented, doesn't the community
have some say about who moves in?
At 2:16 PM -0600 5/19/08, Tim Mensch wrote:
Wishful thinking aside, many many people care what the House Next Door looks like, and that therefore affects property values. Even if you absolutely promise to keep up the yard and paint just fine, what if something causes you to need to move after a couple years? It's reasonable to assume that the next owner might be buying there because, well, they don't have much money--and can't afford niceties like new paint. Also, what if it's snatched up by an investor to rent out? Renters statistically don't keep as good care of a yard and house as owners, and an inexpensive house in a nice area would be attractive to an investor.
-- Cheers! Marganne http://cohousingsmallhomes.blogspot.com/ Small House Society http://www.resourcesforlife.com/small-house-society Cohousing Association of the U.S. http://www.cohousing.org/
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- Re: Variations on low cost housing Ann Zabaldo, May 19 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Marganne, May 19 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Tim Mensch, May 19 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Brian Bartholomew, May 19 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Marganne, May 21 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Tim Mensch, May 21 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Craig Ragland, May 21 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Larry Miller, May 21 2008
- Re: Variations on low cost housing Sharon Villines, May 21 2008
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