Cohousing-L Mailing List: building in a co-housing community

[Chris Koehn (timberguides]

Hello-
I'm Chris Koehn, formerly of Wisconisin, currently traveling North 
America with my wife and two young sons. I'm a timber framer with 16 
years experience in all aspects of the timber frame building business; 
my wife is a home designer. We are living in our Airstream trailer, 
pursuing the traditional "journeyman" model, visiting timber framing 
shops around the continent.
Ruth and I have been keenly interested in co-housing for quite a while. 
One of the goals of our journey is to learn more about how it works and 
feels. We hope to conclude our journey in a year or so. Wherever we 
settle, we'd very much like to build our own home. I've been lurking on 
this list for a while, in addition to studying the movement since the 
mid-90's. It seems that there is a trend away from owner-building. Is 
this a correct perception? If so, why? Are there communities that still 
allow owner-building? What are the pitfalls?

Thanks for the list and the advice!

Chris
Currently in central PA, headed for Philly, then to VA...
<www.koehnjourney.blogspot.com>
<www.timberguides.com>