The Developer Role | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Mike Malone (mikemdh-cc.health.state.mn.us) | |
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 09:15:35 -0500 |
We at Monterey Cohousing (Mpls, MN) acted as our own developers. I don't recommned it unless: 1.) You have several members with experience as a contractor and/or business start-ups. 2.) These members currently have little else to do. 3.) You hve lots of extra money. 4.) No one in your group cares if it takes five years to complete construction. We had none of the above. A few members did not work outside the home and lived in the building on the site. These individuals, due to circumstances, carried an enormous load. We did have a couple of members that had experience in business start-ups. Unfortunately, folks who are good at business start-ups are often not skilled or interested in group process (they are wheelers and dealers). My wife, one of those in the group with extensive business experience, spent a lot of time cohousing and consequently neglected some of her job responsibilities and her work life has been very unpleasant for the last 3 years. I don't think we ever properly acknoweledged the people who were the heavy lifters. Our group was small, so most of us had to carry substantial loads. We spent so much time and enrgy on developer tasks that we did not spend much on design issues. As a result, our design is probably less than optimum. I know many of us wish we had spent some more time on design. Remember that time is a finite resource. The worst consequence of not having a developer was the financial risk. We spent way more money than we thought we would. Some of this was due to inexperience, some of it was due to making rushed decisions (if you do a full time job on part-time basis every decision is rushed), and some was due to burn-out. Additional assessments are still being made to cover unexpected expenses. A few households can tolerate this, but most are feeling strapped. It will take strong safe guards to protect against the dangers handling the developer taskes. Good Luck! ********************************************************************** Michael Malone Cancer Control Section Minnesota Department of Health Internet address: michael.malone [at] health.state.mn.us Phone: (612)623-5670 Fax: (612)623-5520 **********************************************************************
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The Developer Role John Major, June 6 1997
- RE: The Developer Role Rob Sandelin, June 11 1997
- RE: The Developer Role Denise Meier and/or Michael Jacob, June 11 1997
- The Developer Role Mike Malone, June 12 1997
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