Cohousing-L Mailing List: self developers and compensation

[Martha (wordbiz]

I've been reading postings about pros and cons of getting co-housing  
communities built using a self-developer approach versus hiring an  
outside development company. There have been a few comments comparing  
costs between the two approaches, so I wonder if anyone would comment  
on methods used by different communities to figure out what they  
consider to be fair compensation for community members who serve as  
project developers (hiring the architects, contractor, etc.). Should  
such compensation be considered a fixed cost of the project ? Are  
community members ok with fellow members who serve as self developers  
realizing a profit on the development? What level of profit? It seems  
that this arrangement may create some tension between the developers  
and the rest of the community, and comments on that would be welcome  
as well. Comments on or off line would be very much appreciated.

Martha Wagner
Portland, Oregon