Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Low Cost Cohousing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Feb 24, 2010, at 12:21 PM, Greg Nelson wrote:

> While I'm thinking about it, since people have been asking for more
> specifics and numbers, here are our cost breakdowns for a couple of
> example affordable units,

Thank you for sending specific numbers. I think it helps people feel  
less helpless when confronting developing a community when they see  
numbers.  The developer's handbook that Ann and others posted last  
week also gives budgets for the development of three communities.

With numbers from a built community, you can work toward estimates.  
The numbers won't be right for you but working from them to build a  
real budget will help you understand numbers and what categories of  
things you need to conquer. And the relative amounts spent in each  
category.

I just finished a book on how to create a business on the internet  
that never gave ANY numbers. No numbers about the number of hits  
required to quality for certain ad posting services, etc, for example  
The only reason I kept reading was because I expected a chart or a  
chapter was all numbers. No luck.

Please share numbers.
Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org