Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Contents of Cohousing - attracting buyers

[Barbara Baatz (beejay.baatz]

Hi!
I am applying for membership in a cohousing community and, as part of the
admission process, I have been asked to research how various cohousing
communities handle the resale of units. What are the procedures and
policies that cohousing communities have put in place to handle the
turnover of community members and the integration of new members?

Many thanks for help in understanding the subtleties in this transition
process.

Bee Jay

On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 1:41 PM Martie Weatherly <mhweatherly [at] 
earthlink.net>
wrote:

> You sell the community before you sell the house. Whether on a tour or at
> an information meeting, you sell the characteristics of cohousing - caring
> for your neighbors, working and playing together, making decisions
> together, why the houses are clustered, the use of the common house, etc.
> If people are more interested in having their dream home, they probably
> don't see the value of cohousing.
>
> If they see the value of cohousing, the house is not the most important
> thing.
>
> Martie Weatherly
> Liberty Village
> Frederick MD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: CJ Q <homeschoolvideo [at] gmail.com>
> >Sent: Oct 28, 2020 11:32 AM
> >To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> >Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Contents of Cohousing - attracting buyers
> >
> >Hi all,
> >I was wondering how is the best way to show a house.  Seems like some of
> >the people who are interested in cohousing, come to see the neighborhood
> >and want out for small reasons - no fire place, not enough storage in the
> >house, don't like the view of the storage barns, porches messy (i.e. lived
> >in), or they don't like the price.
> >I'm wondering how do you get someone up to speed if they weren't around
> for
> >all the meetings and preparation to build the community? All suggestions
> >and thoughts are welcome and you can always just email me if you like.
> >Thanks in advance!
> >
> >Carol
> >Emerson Commons, Crozet, Virginia
> >house for sale or rent
> >homeschoolvideo [at] gmail.com
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