Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Truly affordable cohousing

[Marganne (marganne]

At 4:35 PM -0600 5/12/08, balaji [at] ouraynet.com wrote:
> Our hope is to recruit
> more members this year, and then purchase land and start development the
> following.  That is ambitious, we know, but we are a society of optimists!

Nothing wrong with being an optimist! :-)

Your web site is very clear and well done. It will attract people who 
aren't as concerned about price as they are about your stated goals.

Since finances dictate my circumstances, a community that would 
attract me is one where affordability is a stated goal. People who 
have very little income need to know how strongly the community feels 
about sticking to a price a low income person can afford.

I'd guess the time when many projects lose members is when unexpected 
costs arise. Low income people don't have the flexibility to absorb 
additional expenses. When affordability is a priority, if there are 
unexpected expenses, the cost of the project must be reduced 
elsewhere to keep it viable.

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