Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Working with developer or using dev.consultants/possible site

[Margaret Weatherly (martiew]

Re self development: we have paid and are paying some of our
professionals in our group. We definitely could not have done this
without professional help. It has its pitfalls just as every other way. 

Martie Weatherly
Liberty Village

Sharon Villines wrote:
> 
> >> There must be a ton of messages in the archives on this. I don't think I've
> >> ever read one that said you are better off doing it yourself.
> >>
> > You are not better off either way, but there are ramifications of each
> > way. As I said, at Liberty Village, we have the site we wanted and the
> > houses we wanted after developing it ourselves. I doubt we would have
> > that if we had used a developer. And we did pay professionals, which is
> > very important. Martie Weatherly
> 
> I don't think Liberty Village is typical, however, because you really did
> have professional developers -- they were just in your group. Most groups do
> not have professional developers as members. And wasn't Tom on staff for a
> few years in the beginning?
> 
> Sharon
> --
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
> 
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