Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Proforma, Feasibility Study, Business Plan, Proposal

[Diane Simpson (coho]

A pro-forma is a preliminary budget, based upon what you think it's 
going to cost to build your development. You don't have any cost 
estimates yet, you're just guessing. (Some developers call it a 
"SWAG--Silly Wild-Ass Guess." I would suggest that you call the Urban 
Land Institute and see if they have any members in your area. Then pay 
to take one out to lunch. It will probably be the cheapest education 
you'll ever get. The web site address is www.uli.org


--Diane Simpson
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On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 11:53 AM, Maggie Dutton wrote:

> Back on July 3rd, I wrote the note below...and have had no response to 
> my
> question.  I had searched the archives before asking and had only 
> found one
> reference to Proforma back in 95...and that thread did not get a 
> response
> either.  I am wondering if this info is just too proprietary for
> professionals to share?

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