Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Looking for information -- Cyndie Prehmus

[Tree Bressen (tree]

Hi Cyndie,

>I am in the very early stages of thinking about developing a small
>community that would be buying a large-ish house in Seattle probably near
>the U-District.  We would be looking for a 5 plus bedroom house, and
>manage it in the co-op/cohousing mode.  I suspect that not all the
>participants will be buying in, some will have to rent due to lack of
>down-payment.  I have no idea how the finances for such a thing
>would/could work.  Does anybody have ideas on where to start looking?  It
>seems that there must be other people doing this.  How can I find them?

Best recommendation i have for you is to talk with Sheldon Cooper at Beacon
Hill House, <bhhouse [at] yahoo.com> or 206-324-6822.  He's one of the founders
of that community and is also involved with a land trust in Seattle.
Another group you could try contacting are the Jolly Ranchers,
<jollyranchers [at] ic.org> or 206-322-8071.  Those are the two groups in
Seattle that i'm the most familiar with, but i know there are others, such
as Prag House and Bright Morning Star.  Have you looked at the website for
NICA (Northwest Intentional Community Association)?  It's at www.ic.org/nica.

Best of luck,

--Tree



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