Re: communities that handle property buys and sells internally?
From: Alan O'Hashi (adoecosyahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:01:50 -0700 (PDT)
ann - i think takoma village is the group i was thinking about. i’d say you are 
in the middle of transactions.

thx

alan o


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> On Oct 18, 2019, at 5:49 PM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> HI Alan and all — I’ve never heard of this arrangement.  I’d be interested in 
> knowing which communities do this and how well it works.
> 
> Thanks, Alan!
> 
> Best --
> 
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Member, Board of Directors
> Mid Atlantic Cohousing
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church, VA
> 202.546.4654
> 
> "Handle every situation like a dog. 
> If you can’t eat it or play with it, 
> Just pee on it and walk away.” –Author Unknown
> 
> 
>> On Oct 18, 2019, at 6:41 PM, Alan O'Hashi <adoecos [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ann - some communities handle the real estate transactions and ‘collect’ 
>> reduced commissions that would otherwise be paid to real estate agents. is 
>> this common, and / or can sellers use their own agents?
>> 
>> 
>> Alan O'Hashi - Cyber Office
>> Views from Behind the Lens
>> www.alanohashi.com
>> Colorado..303-910-5782
>> Wyoming.307-274-1910
>> Nebraska.402-327-1652
>> 
>>> On Oct 18, 2019, at 3:31 PM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Alan — I’m wondering if I understand the question correctly — are you 
>>> talking about For Sale By Owner (FSBO) model home sales?  Using this model 
>>> you eliminate the need for an agent thereby saving 6% commission on the 
>>> sale of the home.   If so, what would be the purpose of retaining a Real 
>>> Estate agent?  You would just be incurring an agent’s fee as an expense.  
>>> Is it to feel safe accepting a contract?  You can have a lawyer review the 
>>> contract for under $250 instead of committing thousands to an agent.  If a 
>>> seller is worried about getting all the paper work together in time for the 
>>> closing … a closing agent does all that — either a real estate lawyer or a 
>>> title company.  In a FSBO the seller has to handle relatively few pieces of 
>>> paper.  Almost everything will be pulled by the condominium management in 
>>> the case of a condo sale or as I said … the settlement entity will handle 
>>> the paper.
>>> 
>>> Best --
>>> 
>>> Ann Zabaldo
>>> Takoma Village Cohousing
>>> Washington, DC
>>> Member, Board of Directors
>>> Mid Atlantic Cohousing
>>> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
>>> Falls Church, VA
>>> 202.546.4654
>>> 
>>> "Handle every situation like a dog. 
>>> If you can’t eat it or play with it, 
>>> Just pee on it and walk away.” –Author Unknown
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 18, 2019, at 4:39 PM, Alan O'Hashi via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l 
>>>> [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Greetings - I'm wondering if communities that handle their real estate 
>>>> transactions for buyers and sellers internally allow owners to have an 
>>>> agent represent themselves. How are transactions handled?
>>>> Thx
>>>> Alan O
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