Re: cohousing premium? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Richard L Kohlhaas (rlkohlearthlink.net) | |
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 14:55:49 -0800 (PST) |
When we are marketing a resale, we tell prospects "You are getting this beautiful community, all the common house amenities, the garden, the library, the playground, the workshop, etc. for only $3xx.xxx, and we are throwing the unit in for free!" ------------------------- Dick Kohlhaas Member of Colorado Springs Cohousing Community at Casa Verde Commons 34 households on 4 acres 1.5 miles from center of city. Built in 2002. www.casaverde.us Date sent: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:27:13 -0500 To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ cohousing premium? From: R Philip Dowds via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Send reply to: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org Copies to: R Philip Dowds <rphilipdowds [at] me.com> > One rule of thumb I heard a long time ago - totally anecdotal! - > is that when you buy into cohousing, you forfeit one bedroom in > exchange for the commons. > > Personally, I doubt the reliability of the math, and I think it´s a > meaningless inquiry anyway. The cohousing investment includes the > private dwelling unit, the commons, and the lifeway. If one has > little interest in the lifeway and the commons, and prefers to > maximize personal privatized space, then cohousing is not a good > investment. > > Whether it´s $400K of cohousing or $400K of conventional single > family home, we should all get what we´re trying to buy. But > remember that in terms of future resale, you´ll get the best offers > for your cohousing unit from people who understand and want cohousing. > Which, for now, is a small subset of the house-hunting public. > > Thanks, > Philip Dowds > Cornerstone, Cambridge MA
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