Re: Owning units in cohousing communities as tenants | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: tom shea (sheamusonyahoo.com) | |
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:02:31 -0800 (PST) |
I have been researching how to start up a cohousing community and share this concern of high prices. I think the general consensus out there is that living in cohousing can reduce day to day cost of living expenses. But I cannot move on from the fact that if a person can afford a $200,000+ home as well as monthly dues associated with the particular community than that person may not need assistance with day to day expenses. I realize this is a very broad generalization and every persons situation is different and needs to be respected. My underlying questions are: Can a cohousing community be constructed and structured such that the purchase price for say a 2 or 3 bedroom home is under $200,000 while including some principles of green design? Can people without the means to purchase expensive homes be included in the community without using HUD $? Does anyone have experience structuring parts of a community for people who posses unique skills (farmers for example) to move in first as a renter (to units built by the financier) then paying for the unit overtime with "sweat equity" with the goal of becoming a full owner at some point? Thanks Tom Shea Green Haven (to be built in VT) 802-917-1525 Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:54:36 -0800 From: "carrol crawford" <ananda.silver [at] gmail.com> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Owning units in cohousing communities as tenants in common. Hi Joani, I think your idea is great! I'm one of those people who don't have the resources to buy a unit. I would love to make it more affordable to co-buy a house with someone of co-housing mentality. How would I make that possilbe? Your're right I think there should be a section for advertising such opportunities. Peace, Ananda On 1/10/08, Joani Blank <joani [at] swansway.com> wrote: > > As the person who responds to voicemail calls made to the Cohousing > Association, as often as once or twice a month I hear from an > individual or a couple who really wants to live in cohousing, but > simply cannot afford to purchase a unit in any community (and at the > same time has too many resources to qualify for one of the few very > subsidized units available). > > If it appears that this is not happening or not happening much, I'm > wondering if I should suggest that that Cohousing Association's > website's Market Place Classified make available an ad category > called something like. "Seeking potential Co-owners" to help folks > find others who might like to purchase a unit with them as Tenants in > Common. > > Does this seem feasible or am I overlooking some obvious reason why > it's not a good idea? > > Joani > > Joani Blank > Swan's Market Cohousing, Oakland CA > land line : 510-834-7399 (preferred) > cell: 510-387-1315 ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:01:02 -0800 (PST) From: Lia Olson <liajo [at] sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Owning units in cohousing communities as tenants in common. To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Message-ID: <828533.51545.qm [at] web82811.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I, too, am someone who wants to live in cohousing but can't manage to buy a unit on my own. Since there seems to be others in the same situation, having a marketplace classified to help potential co-owners find one another is a great idea. Lia ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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