Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Definition of Cohousing - Retrofit

[Kevin Wolf (kjwolf]

What about a forming group that so far have only managed to acquire a large
house to share? We call it cohousing incubation.
Maggie Dutton,
H.O.M.E.S. Housing Ourselves Made Easy Society, in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
www.thehomesproject.shawbiz.ca
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Maggie 
Are you planning on incubating a retrofit cohousing community around the large 
house?  Is this house on a block or in an area that could add houses over time? 
 Rental areas are best for retrofit but, given time and investors, can be done 
anywhere.  Some areas can add granny flat apartments or have the possibility of 
rezoning to higher density.  Just buying/renting houses on the block will help 
build community and, with enough time and determination could grow to be 
another N Street.  And the existing large house should gain equity over time 
that would allow leverage to buy/lease other houses too.  Just think in 30 year 
timelines

Good luck. Keep us posted of your progress.

Kevin

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Kevin Wolf
N Street Cohousing Community member
http://members.dcn.org/nstreet
724 N St, Davis, CA  95616
530-758-4211
kevin [at] wolfandassociates.com

To download my facilitation manual or other free material on 
consensus decision making, visit 
http://www.wolfandassociates.com/facilitation/index.htm


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