Re: Developer Model of Co-housing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Richart Keller (richart.kellergmail.com) | |
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:26:04 -0700 (PDT) |
Just to remind folks that arriving at a successful cohousing community entails 2 very different types of community building: physical development and social development. While they are interrelated, each requires different skills, a different kind of effort, and different timelines. On Sep 4, 2015 11:47 AM, "Sharon Villines" <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> wrote: > > > > On Sep 3, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Sue Ellen Hiers <ncdl [at] frontier.com> > wrote: > > > > I would be much more comfortable if their consultant had come up with a > legal plan that protects all parties that we could read and digest before > asking for money. Unfortunately it feels like a high pressure sales pitch > that if you don't act now then you'll lose out on this or that savings or > options. Which again if these were not my friends I would not give it a > second thought. > > Exactly. I think that the reasons cohousing had a problem working with > professionals from traditional fields in the beginning is tripping over the > expectations of their fields — traditional real estate speculation. If you > can’t use a cohousing professional for one reason or another, at least > contact one and offer then an hourly fee for answering questions on a Skype > call (I prefer Zoom). Several people can be on the call—always a good idea. > I can’t imagine that Chris-Scott Hansen, Ann Zabaldo, or Katie McCamant > wouldn’t agree to this. All participate in this list. > > On expectations of other fields — years ago I published a newsletter on > forensics for mystery writers. I would often receive a call for an > emergency subscription. This was in the days when we still had paper checks > sent in the mail. (If you don’t remember those, I’m sure Wikipedia has an > entry on them.) > > When I received such a call they usually ordered all back issues and so > the check would often be more than $100. I always sent the newsletters on > faith that a check would arrive a week later. And they always did except > when I got a call from a writer in Hollywood. No check. The expectations in > Hollywood are just different. > > A group in Florida put an ad in a major alternative lifestyle magazine. > They received something like a thousand requests for information. No > takers. The expectation of those kinds of publications is to provide > information to thousands of people who aren’t prepared to actually do > anything. > > The same happened with a traditional real estate marketing firm. They do > what they do and never measure results. > > This may seem far way from the person who wants money with no commitments > but they are in their world, and it sound like they may not even be a > reputable developers. Note my signature line. > > Sharon > ----- > Sharon Villines, Washington, DC > > "Focus means saying no to the 100 good ideas out there. Innovation is > saying no to 1,000 things." Steve Jobs > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing, (continued)
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Ann Zabaldo, September 3 2015
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Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Ann Zabaldo, September 3 2015
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Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Sue Ellen Hiers, September 3 2015
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Sharon Villines, September 4 2015
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Richart Keller, September 4 2015
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Sue Ellen Hiers, September 4 2015
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing R Philip Dowds, September 5 2015
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Kathryn McCamant, September 8 2015
- Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Emilie Parker, September 9 2015
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Re: Developer Model of Co-housing Sue Ellen Hiers, September 3 2015
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