Cohousing-L Mailing List: Planning Expenses [was seeking suggestions on maintaining long-term hot tub use

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> 
wrote:

> If you do go the hot tub route, think very carefully about where you put the 
> piping. They do spring leaks that are hard to find. Paying a plumber by the 
> hour to find an underground leak is not pretty. Keep an accurate diagram of 
> the piping.

After I wrote this concerning hot tubs, I remembered another planning issue: 
ongoing expenses and reserve studies.

Start a spreadsheet and calculate ongoing operational & maintenance costs and 
eventual replacement costs. Research this on the web, at appliance stores that 
have good maintenance departments, and managers of condos in the area.

All this stuff adds up, not just now but later. It keeps adding.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org