Cohousing-L Mailing List: re: cohousing and resale

[Dave & Diane (coho]

I would think that the opposite would hold true: that a cohousing 
community with no waitlist policy would become less desirable over time 
because people with no interest in working together as part of a 
community would simply buy the unit for it common amenities and the 
spirit of group cooperation would be lost over time.

Also, are there any groups out there that insist that the buyer come 
from the waitlist even if they cannot meet the seller's price?  What 
has been the experience of other cohousing groups out there over time 
both with and without waitlists?

--Diane Simpson
JP COHOUSING  617-524-6614
P.O. BOX 420 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
HTTP://WWW.JPCOHOUSING.ORG
"The people who surround you define the quality of your life."

On Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 06:16 AM, Christine Johnson wrote:

> We wouldn't buy into a cohousing community in which one was first
> required to offer to those on a wait list the home at an appraised
> value not only because of the unfair terms of resale, should we need to
> sell, but because the cohousing community itself, given this
> restriction, would be seen to be less desirable to potential buyers and
> so would likely be required to carry the operating costs for a greater
> number of vacant units.