Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: self-development vs. partnering with an outside developer

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Jeanne Goodman <GoodmanJ [at] jpcohousing.org>
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Dear Ted,

I think the best decision we ever made was hiring a project manager. The
second best decision we ever made we partnering with a developer. By
partnering with him we were able to lower our up front costs, lower our
risk, and benefit from his expertise. I believe very strongly that it
makes the most sense to hire people who have skills that are specifically
for building a project of this magnatude. It doesn't make sense to me to
learn major skills that will be used only once -- often making mistakes
that have been learned by someone else along the way.

Jeanne

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ted Ryle 
  To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org 
  Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:10 PM
  Subject: [C-L]_self-development vs. partnering with an outside developer


  I am a memebr of SouthSound Cohousing in Tacoma, WA.  We are Currently 8
  member families, with a few additional families riding the fence, and a
  large list of friends.

  At present we are grappling with the decision as to whether we want to
  self-develop or hire a developer (e.g. Wonderland).

  We would appreciate words of wisdom from those of you who have engaged in
  this process, your experiences with the pros and cons of the two options,
  etc.

  Thank you in advance for your help.

  Peace

  Ted Ryle


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