Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Realtors / Marketing

[Raines Cohen (coho-L]

"Bitner/Stevenson" <lilbert [at] earthlink.net> wrote on 5/25/99 05:36 PM:

>if you list a home through a
>realtor, you MAY NOT discriminate in any way against the buyer. That means
>if you don't like someone who wants to be a part of the group, you have no
>choice whether to let them in or not. You must sell to anyone who meets your
>asking price. This is a huge drawback.

It doesn't need to be. Our group was open to anyone who wanted to join... 
they just had to attend two meetings and pay some small fees and then 
monthly $100 dues (if a full member; none for the waitlist members who 
didn't have a unit available).

It was a question of: are THEY willing to live with US, rather than vice 
versa. Are THEY willing to do the work, go to the meetings, participate 
in the consensus process, etc. We ended up with a fairly well-balanced 
group... some dropped out along the way (and others may yet).

Raines

Raines Cohen <coho-L [at] raines.com> <http://www.swansway.com>
Member, Old Oakland [CA] Cohousing at Swan's Market & East Bay Coho
Where we just lost a small battle with a city agency over a neighboring 
property: it'll be delayed and pricey, but at least not tall!
WANTED: Union Steelworkers in Oakland. REWARD OFFERED!