Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Owning units in cohousing communities as tenants in common.

[Lia Olson (liajo]

I, too, am someone who wants to live in cohousing but can't manage to buy a
unit on my own.  Since there seems to be others in the same situation, having a
marketplace classified to help potential co-owners find one another is a great
idea.

Lia
     
--- carrol crawford <ananda.silver [at] gmail.com> wrote:

>  PLEASE, TRIM YOUR TAILS. That is, minimize quoted material
>  on replies.  See  http://justcomm.org/jc-faq.htm#Q8
> 
> Hi Joani,
> I think your idea is great!  I'm one of those people who don't have the
> resources to buy a unit.  I would love to make it more affordable to co-buy
> a house with someone of co-housing mentality.  How would I make that
> possilbe?  Your're right I think there should be a section for advertising
> such opportunities.
> 
> Peace,
> Ananda
> 
> 
> On 1/10/08, Joani Blank <joani [at] swansway.com> wrote:
> >
> > PLEASE, TRIM YOUR TAILS. That is, minimize quoted material
> > on replies.  See  http://justcomm.org/jc-faq.htm#Q8
> >
> > As the person who responds to voicemail calls made to the Cohousing
> > Association, as often as once or twice a month I hear from an
> > individual or a couple who really wants to live in cohousing, but
> > simply cannot afford to purchase a unit in any community (and at the
> > same time has too many resources to qualify for one of the few very
> > subsidized units available).
> >
> > So I'm wondering if anyone has purchased a 2, 3 or more-bedroom unit
> > in a cohousing community and owns it with another individual or
> > couple as tenants in common. I know that some owners have renting
> > housemates, and that there are shared rentals, but my inquiry is
> > about a situation where two or more households....most likely to be
> > two single people are sharing ownership of a unit in this way.
> >
> > If it appears that this is not happening or not happening much, I'm
> > wondering if I should suggest that that Cohousing Association's
> > website's Market Place Classified make available an ad category
> > called something like.  "Seeking potential Co-owners" to help folks
> > find others who might like to purchase a unit with them as Tenants in
> > Common.
> >
> > Does this seem feasible or am I overlooking some obvious reason why
> > it's not a good idea?
> >
> > Joani
> >
> > Joani Blank
> > Swan's Market Cohousing, Oakland CA
> > land line : 510-834-7399 (preferred)
> > cell: 510-387-1315
> >
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