Cohousing-L Mailing List: Some people don't want to "own"

[carrol crawford (ananda.silver]

Personally, I choose not to have a mortage, and have always chosen to rent.
I frankly don't want the responsibility of "owning" a home. It has nothing
to do with affordability.   So I would like to live in co-housing as a
renter, yet have equal rights.

Why can't a bunch of people buy a building and rent out units as a
co-housing unit?  Or why can't a bunch of renters make a co-house out of
townhouses, or apartments.  Why do we have to live with strangers, because
we are renters? And why do people assume that because you choose a simpler,
stress free life of renting that you can't afford to buy a house?

Just taking a stand.

Thanks,
Ananda