Special Interest Cohousing [ was question about cohousing communities that have not made it | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:16:56 -0700 (PDT) |
> On Jul 29, 2021, at 4:21 AM, David Oesper via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] > cohousing.org> wrote: > > (1) Trying to build a core group when people are geographically dispersed, > often don’t know each other, and have had little or no opportunity to meet > each other in person > (2) Trying to interest people in creating a cohousing community outside of a > city or town > (3) Trying to start a cohousing community in the desert southwest (NM, AZ, > West TX) > (4) Adding a (strictly voluntary) public astronomy education component to the > residential project One of the things I learned about marketing many years ago was from a Cadillac dealer who wrote a book explaining that 1 satisfied customer is worth 20. Over the years he had calculated that ratio and taught it to his staff so when they spoke with a customer they would see themselves talking to 20. It made a bigger impact — and it was true. One service appt was worth 20 more. I don’t know what the cohousing numbers are for finding a cluster of 20 households who share interests in: 1. Building housing that requires investing in real estate with strangers 2. Living outside a city or town 3. Doing both in the desert 4. And doing all three under dark skies. Some one in real estate surely has numbers on some of these factors. It’s similar to the problem with diversity. If you live in an area that is not diverse, beating yourself up because your cohousing community is not diverse isn’t fair. You can only draw from the number of people who might be remotely interested in cohousing which is a small percentage. Then the number interested in cohousing and willing to help develop a new community. Then the number of those who are interested in living out yonder. And then of those remaining, interested in living out yonder in the dark. To find 20 households that meet those criteria you need to find a huge population of people who already fit it in one way or another. Senior cohousing is going very well because a huge bulk of the population, Baby Boomers, are ready to downsize and have the resources (personal and financial) to invest in a non-existent community. The special interest communities that have brought their discussions to the list have gradually relaxed their focus to be one interest of some members of the community. Perhaps starting with astronomy conferences? Astronomy publications? Broadening that to biology conferences that attract people who understand the effect of constant light on all biological species? From reading your community’s list, it seems that you are doing everything possible. It just takes longer to attract a more specialized segment of the population. Sharon ——— Sharon Villines, Editor & Publisher Affordable Housing means 30% of household income Cohousing means self-developed, self-governed, self-managed http://affordablecohousing.com To subscribe to the discussion list send a blank message to: affordablecohousing+subscribe [at] groups.io
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Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it David Oesper, July 29 2021
- Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it Bonnie Fergusson, July 29 2021
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Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it Mac Thomson, July 29 2021
- Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it Elizabeth Magill, July 29 2021
- Special Interest Cohousing [ was question about cohousing communities that have not made it Sharon Villines, July 29 2021
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Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it David Oesper, July 29 2021
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Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it T G, July 29 2021
- Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it Kathryn McCamant, July 30 2021
- Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it Sharon Villines, July 31 2021
- Re: question about cohousing communities that have not made it Rod Lambert, July 30 2021
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