Cohousing-L Mailing List: Wait List for Future Available Units

[Patricia Bailey (editorialcaptive]

Cohousing ABQ has sold out of all of our smaller units and only has three- and 
four-bedroom units still available. With that in mind our Membership Circle has 
been discussing the process around maintaining a wait list. Do we want only 
explorers on the list who have completed the explorer process and been approved 
for membership? If a unit becomes available in a size multiple folks on the 
wait list want, what criteria establishes priority on who is offered the unit? 
Seniority on the wait list? Or numerous factors? How long can someone stay on 
the wait list? Is there a requirement to stay involved with the community on 
some level to stay on the wait list?

We would appreciate hearing from other cohousing communities about how you 
maintain your wait list and handle some of these questions. Have you tried 
approaches that were successful or, on the other hand, unsuccessful?

Hearing about your experiences can help inform our approach.

Patricia Bailey
Membership Circle Member
Cohousing ABQ