Opportunity to buy a house and build community in Oakland, CA
From: Phoebe Weiss (phoebecohotmail.com)
Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 11:57:12 -0700 (PDT)
Garland Ave Cohousing is a mini-cohousing community of queer families.  We 
started four years ago when we bought a multi-family property and we have been 
working hard to build relationships with neighbors and grow our informal 
network of adjunct community members.  A single family home adjacent to ours 
will be available on July 1st.  We're looking for someone who is interested in 
purchasing the property and becoming a part of our community.  Ideally, we will 
find someone who shares our cohousing vision and would like to share outdoor 
space and community dinners. At the very least, we'd like to see the house 
purchased by a respectful and friendly neighbor.

About us:
We are a community of queer women and kids.  Our grounds have mature fruit 
trees, amazing vegetable gardens and a patio under the grape arbor.  The kids 
are often outdoors, picking berries and barrelling down the driveway on 
scooters.  Our community dinners are potluck, once a week, with a meeting and a 
work day once a month.  We celebrate occasional Jewish holidays and host a 
neighborhood barbecue each year.  From April through October, we eat on our 
shared patio.  During the rainy season, we take turns hosting community dinners 
in our houses.  We have been building our community for five years and we have 
great communication, mutual respect, and fun.

About the property for sale:
A home adjacent to our community is coming up for sale in July and we are 
looking for someone who can buy the house and bring it into our community. The 
house is about 1000 square feet, with two bedrooms and a large yard. The house 
is on Fairmount Ave, in a residential neighborhood just outside Adams Point 
(Oakland CA). The owner is a friend of the community and we'd love to help him 
find a great person to move into his home of twenty years.  We expect that the 
property will sell for $700,000-$800,000.  It will require some patience, 
diplomacy and creativity to link our yard with this one, but we have a plan!

About the neighborhood:
We are just outside Adams Point on a quiet residential street, close to Lake 
Merritt and downtown.  We're within walking distance of restaurants, 
supermarkets, bus lines and 19th Street BART.  We have made connections with 
many of our neighbors and they are a diverse, kind, interesting group of people.

FAQ:
[i]Wow!  That sounds cool but it is out of my price range.[/i]
I hear you.  Rent and home prices in the neighborhood are rising fast. If you 
want to be added to our mailing list for future opportunities, let me know.

[i]Would your community welcome straight people?[/i]
I think that is a question for you.  If you feel at home around queer folks, 
then yes.

Next Steps?
Visit our [url=http://garlandave.weebly.com/]website[/url] or email me.  We'll 
have some events to tour our community and meet community members.  The 
available property will not be available to show until July, but don't wait 
until then.  The house will sell quickly and if you want to get to know the 
community, there won't be time once it is on the market.

Thanks,
Phoebe Weiss
510 402 8520
http://garlandave.weebly.com/


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