Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Move In Procedures?

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We had 3 or 4 people who made it a point to be at every move-in. But
really each household was responsible for their own.
We don't have an elevator.
ALSO our move in was over many months. I don't know if we had any day
that 2 households moved in at the same time.

We had one family move in (many years after our start) during covid
and that was the only "planned" move in.
Each household donated a role of toilet paper and a welcome note, left
on the kitchen island.
And several people hid cute toys for the kids in all of the bedroom closets.

-Elizabeth
(The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
Mosaic Commons in Berlin, MA.

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On Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM Katie Henry via Cohousing-L
<cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Ann,
>
> Community move-in is a one-time event. It's unlikely that anyone will have 
> written procedures. You realize what you did wrong when it's over, but you'll 
> never do it again, so why bother documenting it?
>
> You need people who understand the buyer priority for closing (financial or 
> other reasons) and people who know construction status and move-in logistics. 
> For example, in my current community, we needed the cash buyers to close 
> first so we could have comps for the buyers who were getting mortgages, so we 
> had to prioritize the certificates of occupancy for the cash units.
>
> This will be the most stressful and chaotic time in the life of your 
> community, even if it's managed well. If you don't have members who can 
> coordinate this effort while dealing with their own personal move, I 
> encourage you to hire someone for that role.
>
> Katie Henry
> Heartwood Commons - Tulsa (Oklahoma)
> https://www.heartwoodcommonstulsa.com/
>
> ------------------------Ann Lehman wrote:
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> Hi Folks,
>
> The Berkeley Moshav is getting closer to move in. If you have move in 
> procedure, especially if yours included using an elevator can you send me a 
> copy?
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