Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Reserve Studies (and aging in place)

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Aug 8, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Jim Snyder-Grant wrote:

> In contrast, at New View, we've been here for 10 years now, with only
> 3 turnovers among the 24 households. It looks and feels like a bunch
> of us are in it for the long haul. I describe this as my terminal
> house. People here used to laugh, now they nod.

One of my big shocks after moving into cohousing was that anyone moved 
in planning to move out in 2 years. Unfortunately, there were some. 
Others have longer timelines but have no plan to stay here "forever" 
and talk about where they are going next.

Personally, I find that very difficult. It has altered my own 
commitment.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org