Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: What's Missing in Cohousing? Rentals.

[Brown Sugar Femme (brownsugarfemme]

Hello Everyone,

YES, we need rentals in cohousing communities. I fall in that category that 
Sharon mentions.  I am 32, and will be buying a house within the next couple 
of years.  Before making an investment in a co-housing community, I would 
like to rent in one and see how the idea translates into reality.

I am fortunate to have found a room to rent in a home at Two Acre Wood in 
Sebastopol, CA.  As a matter of fact, I am moving in next month.  As a 
single and very independent woman, I would rather not share a household with 
other people.  My ideal would be to rent (and then to own) a studio or a 
small 2-bedroom home.  My desire to experience co-housing first hand before 
purchasing a home has led me to compromise on my ideal and share a 
household, which I am sure will be just fine.  But I would have much rather 
been able to rent a space of my own.

I live in Northern CA, where home prices are exhorbitant. I am a 
professional woman with a middle management job.  But, because of home 
prices where I live, I cannot afford to buy a home right now. If it weren't 
for wonderful parents who are financially able to help me buy a house, 
homeownership would come to me in a distant future.  There are other people 
like me out there, who are also interested in being a part of an intentional 
community.  Having homes/apartments available for rent would make it 
possible for people like me to create community, even if we are not able to 
buy a home righ away.

Respectfully,

Jeannette Castaneda


> From: Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: [C-L]_What's Missing in Cohousing? Rentals.
> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:00:30 -0500
>
> Rentals are so necessary to housing the 18-30 year olds who are still on 
> the
> move and looking at life. We miss their energy when we don't have enough
> rentals. Providing more space for this age group would build a faster feed
> into cohousing than waiting another 20 years for cohousing children to 
> build
> new projects.
>
> If I were to add anything to our project, it would be 2-3 large bedrooms
> with private baths and good sized closets around a shared sitting room and
> kitchen.
>
> Using the commonhouse kitchen and living space might not be sufficient 
> since
> one doesn't want the people "living" in the commonhouse to have a different
> relationship to the space or the community than other residents. Plus this
> age group is looking for independence.
>
> Sharon
> --
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
>
>
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