Cohousing-L Mailing List: SF Bay area: Retrofit Cohousing workshop: Sat, 12/9

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Karen Hester <hesternet [at] jps.net> provided this announcement for a
San Francisco Bay Area Retrofit Cohousing workshop: Sat, 10/7
It is being posted by Fred so be careful not to reply to me,,,
 
Introduction to Retrofit Cohousing by Cohousing Consultants
Sat, Dec 9th, 10:00am-1:30pm
Temescal Creek Cohousing, home of Karen Hester
320 45th St, Upstairs, gate off driveway, cross street is Broadway,
Oakland, California
(across from Oakland Tech High School)
 
Note:  The next workshop will be in Jan-Feb
 
Cost is $25-$50 sliding scale
Please rsvp by Friday, Dec 7th
by email: Karen Hester <hesternet [at] jps.net>
or
by phone: at 510-654-6346
so I can better prepare
Please invite friends that you think would be interested
 
Children over the age of 2:
I recommend getting a babysitter. If that's impossible, you can play with
your kid(s) outdoors but please know they must be supervised at all
times--rotating supervision with others in the group might work. The
meeting will take place indoors with potluck beginning at 12:30
 
Please arrive on time and bring a potluck dish (organic appreciated)
 
Schedule:
9:30 am      coffee/tea/bagels/schmoozing
10:00-10:30  group intros
10:30-11:00  introduction to retrofit cohousing with emphasis on East Bay
11:00-11:45  presentation and questions by realtor Diane Ohlsson
11:45-12:30  how to form a cohousing group / criteria / next steps
12:30- 1:45  potluck lunch and schmoozing
 
If you haven't contacted a mortgage broker yet, we recommend Beth Hoffman
at Alternative Mortgage Sources at 415-861-5708. She can visit you on
either side of the Bay and give you an estimate of the potential loan you
can qualify for in a matter of minutes over the phone. You probably need
to have at least 10% down and 5% for closing costs.
 
If you don't have money for a downpayment, I'll have info on the First
Time Homebuyers Program in Oakland or think about folks you could ask for
a loan or gift.
 
I would also recommend the book: _How to Buy and Sell A House in Calif._
by Nolo Press if you're brand new to the house-hunting process.  And be
sure to log onto
http://www.cohousing.org
and
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/~fholson/cohousing/retrofit
for lots of info.