Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: $$'s from late joining members

[Rob Sandelin (Floriferous]

I would encourage you to charge more for late selling unsold units. This gives 
those who invested early and took risk a small return (my home is cheaper 
because I took risks and invested my time and energy in the creation of this 
place).  I have not seen this to be divisive to the late comers, indeed, what 
I have heard is that latecomers learn about all the amazing hours and time and 
efforts, toil and tears from the oldtimers and are gratefull and happy to be 
able to buy in without all that. So how much is all that worth? I guess it 
depends on the market and all but 5% would not be unreasonable. (and of 
course, later , if you can't sell them, you can offer discounts without really 
losing any money).

Rob Sandelin
Where we are charging $45,000 for phase 2 lots now, and original buyers got 
lots at $35,000 and we are probably going to up the price, once the 
construction is all complete, to pretty much reflect market rate. 

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From:   cohousing-l [at] freedom.mtn.org on behalf of LouHarr
Sent:   Saturday, January 03, 1998 11:47 PM
Subject:        $$'s from late joining members


Dear coho people,
  I have been very grateful for the generosity of all of you who respond to
queries on this list.
   I am part of the same group as Marty who is on this list often,TAW.
   We are deciding how to deal with members who will buy in during the
construction phase.
   Have any of you successfuly added a surcharge to these units? To be used
for some community purpose that isn't feasible otherwise. 
  I know that some groups have discounted in some way for the early investors,
we didn't set up for that.
  Thanks for any info you can share--Louise Harris