Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Reserve study recommendation? Bay Area

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

Thank you! Do you want to watch Scandal tonight? Saturday?

Do you like the living room? I think it's the best we've come up with.

Sharon.

On Feb 13, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
> Hello all -- In re:  Reserve Study.
> 
> I could be wrong but ... I believe this needs to be a local company or a 
> regional/national company familiar w/ your local area.
> 
> Try the Community Associations Institute.  It is a veritable treasure chest 
> of information on organizing and running coops, condos and Homeowners 
> Associations.  They have referrals for everything, info on regulations ... 
> everything to do w/ "cooperative" living.  Suggest your community have a 
> membership in this organization.  It can certainly provide you w/ referrals 
> for companies for reserve studies.  It works through local chapters.  
> 
> http://www.caionline.org
> 
> Another thing you will want to do is understand what goes into a reserve 
> study, what you should be looking for, what it will tell you and  ... how to 
> interpret it and use it once you have spent the time and money to get it. 
> There's an expert in our midst: Sharon Villines.  Suggest you hire her to 
> consult w/ your community.  An hour or two of her time will shave YEARS off 
> your learning curve.  She's spent the last 12 years learning how to do 
> reserve studies.  She's on this list but here's her email for those who may 
> not have it:
> 
> Sharon Villines <Sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
> 
> 
> Best --
> 
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church VA
> 703-688-2646
> 
> On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:42 AM, Fred H Olson wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Barbara Moulton <bcmhorse [at] sonic.net>
>> is the author of the message below.  It was posted by
>> Fred, the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
>> after replacing "Digest" subject line and deleting quoted digest.
>> 
>> --------------------  FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS --------------------
>> Reserve study?
>> 
>> We at Yulupa Cohousing would also be interested in any recommendations
>> for people who do reserve studies.
>> 
>> Barbara Moulton
>> bcmhorse [at] sonic.net
>> 
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