Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Mortgage or financing help?

[Joanie Connors (jvcphd]

Maybe she should help the Brooklyn forming group. It would be so great
to get a foothold in NYC!

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Craig Ragland <craigragland [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> Hi Coho-L,
>
> I just got off the phone with Poulina, an enthusiastic Cohousing
> newbie, who would like to put some volunteer energy to help Cohousing
> grow.
>
> She and I have been trading emails and phone calls trying to figure
> out the best way for her to share her talents. We first started
> exploring a cohousing valuation project for Coho/US (wouldn't it be
> nice if we had evidence that Cohousing is more economically valuable
> than conventional condos?). As we got started, it became clear that
> she has the most to offer if her volunteer work was more local.
>
> Like many of you other folks without direct cohousing experience, she
> has poured over the Cohousing Website to educate herself.
>
> Also, like many of you, there are not many opportunities to get
> involved in her immediate area.
>
> As we discussed the possibilities, we realized that the best way she
> might help is by working with a Forming or Building Group somewhere in
> the NE that could use some FREE help from a mortgage professional...
> someone with 15 years of experience.
>
> As I think back about Songaia's history, we experienced some big
> surprises in the 11th hour, when it was time to change from Songaia
> LLC, the legal structure that owned the development project, to
> private home ownership, with our various mortgages. We would have
> benefited greatly if an objective, third party - that wasn't trying to
> get our business - had provided some advice. Since we were pretty
> cheap about spending, we never would have paid for this advice.
>
> Anyway, if this is of interest, please contact Poulina at lovepnl [at] 
> gmail.com.
>
> DISCLAIMER: I have no direct experience working with Poulina - and
> putting this out to Coho-L is not a specific recommendation of her.
>
> Craig Ragland
> Executive Director
> Cohousing Association of the United States (Coho/US)
> 425-487-3550
> http://www.cohousing.org
> craig [at] cohousing.org
>
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