Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing Benefits Presentation -- any ideas?

[Del Holland (delholland]

For my imminent challenge is to engender support for the cohousing model or 
specifically our cohousing community from a seller who we have never met.
We are seeking a meeting through real estate agents.

asked Emily Parker.


I would share an observation that I/we, Iowa City Cohousing, have found 
valuable:  Consider your audience's perspective.  For instance, while all the 
benefits of cohousing may be very persuasive to us Members, bankers don't 
really primarily care about those values important to us.  They just care about 
the money; do we have a plan that is solid financially.  I don't know Emily's 
particular circumstance with her seller, but generally what they are interested 
in is your ability to buy the property.  They do not care about the cohousing 
model.  You are just a buyer to them.

Del Holland
(DelHolland [at] aol.com)
Manager-Board of Managers
ICCH,LLC -Iowa City Cohousing - developer of Prairie Hill Cohousing
iowacitycohousing.org