Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: affordable housing

[Fred H Olson WB0YQM (fholson]

Willie Schreurs  WILLIE [at] LINDEN.FORTNET.ORG 
is the author of the message below but due
to a listserv problem it was posted by the COHOUSING-L sysop (Fred).

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On Sat, 16 Dec 1995 BERWIN [at] delphi.com wrote:
> . . . 
> why not encourage some of the  cohousing home owners who have the financial
> ability  to build such a house as their own and then rent out the lower
> level and as benevolent landlords charge a reasonable rate. Thus enabling
> someone who otherwise wouldn't be able to live in cohousing live there and
> at the same time the home owner has a nice property investment.
> . . . 
>   Leah

        Actually, that's a good idea that cuts both ways.  This is not
quite the same as your suggestion of a separate apartment, but at Greyrock
some of the members are building with the idea of taking in roommates,
either moving with their current ones or getting a roommate after moving
in.  In at least one case that I know of, the anticipated rent from the
roommate is playing a major role in enabling the home owner to build at
all.  The slight increase in mortgage for a larger place will be more than 
offset by the rent.


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On Sat, 16 Dec 1995 BERWIN [at] delphi.com wrote:
> . . . 
> why not encourage some of the  cohousing home owners who have the financial
> ability  to build such a house as their own and then rent out the lower
> level and as benevolent landlords charge a reasonable rate. Thus enabling
> someone who otherwise wouldn't be able to live in cohousing live there and
> at the same time the home owner has a nice property investment.
> . . . 
>   Leah

        Actually, that's a good idea that cuts both ways.  This is not
quite the same as your suggestion of a separate apartment, but at Greyrock
some of the members are building with the idea of taking in roommates,
either moving with their current ones or getting a roommate after moving
in.  In at least one case that I know of, the anticipated rent from the
roommate is playing a major role in enabling the home owner to build at
all.  The slight increase in mortgage for a larger place will be more than 
offset by the rent.


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