Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Getting New Members to Make a Commitment

[MikeAngelastro (MikeAngelastro]

So you removed the requirement once you became an HOA?

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From: "Mac Thomson" <mac [at] heartwoodcohousing.com> 

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> > "Mac Thomson" wrote: 
> > 
> >> We are a 24 unit community that moved in in 2000. We had various 
> >> incentives in place that I think were VERY effective. 
> > ... 
> > 
> >> BTW, we required a $6000 nonrefundable deposit to become a member. 
> > .... 
> > 
> > How is the $6000 nonrefundable deposit disposed of and what is the tax 
> > effect on the HOA? 
> 
> We made every effort not to dispose of any money. :-) Finding ways 
> to spend it was no problem. 
> 
> We were not an HOA at the time. We were a sub-S development 
> corporation, but there were no unique tax consequences. Overall, 
> there were no taxable profits made by our development corp which 
> eventually dissolved / evolved into our HOA. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Mac 
> 
> -- 
> Mac Thomson 
> 
> Heartwood Cohousing 
> Southwest Colorado 
> http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com 
> 
> 
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