Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Realtors / Marketing

[Bitner/Stevenson (lilbert]

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Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California

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>From: Raines Cohen <coho-L [at] raines.com>
>Subject: Re: Realtors / Marketing
>Date: Wed, May 26, 1999, 10:11 PM
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>  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

 Even those requirements are illegal if you use a realtor to sell homes.

 Using a mortgage broker is another aspect that has been brought up. We did
that, with mixed results, but I wouldn't want to go out hunting for 25
mortgages without one.