Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Re: affordable housing

[Legal-All Lawyers (Salley]

Harry asks: does anyone use a "broker" that acts on behalf of the buyer?
Cambridge Cohousing is lucky in that one of our member families is an 
architect/developer team who have been developing in the area for 25 years 
and are used to acting as their own broker, so that hasn't been an issue.

Based on personal past experience I would say that taking time to find a 
good real estate broker who knows the area, is interested and listens to 
your needs, and has access to a multiple listing service is a must. 
  Cohousing groups are looking for unusual properties, especially in 
urbanized areas and really need in depth knowledge of the area.   A good 
broker will have a built-in "map" of the area in her head and often knows of 
property that isn't "on the market" in any active way.

I'm not convinced that a buyer's broker does much more than drive up the 
fee, unless the buyers are terribly naive; whomever they represent the 
broker wants to make a sale!   But it might be worth going to talk to some 
of each to hear what they have to say.

Rowena

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From: cohousing-l
Subject: Re: Re: Re: affordable housing
Date: Friday, September 01, 1995 8:20AM

Rowena

I was wondering what kind of land purchasing "strategies" that you and other
cohousing groups are using when buying land. For example, does anyone use a
"broker" that just acts on behalf of the buyer?
Etc

 Harry Pasternak