Reply #11: I've been working in affordable housing development.... [View All]

...for almost 27 years. My last project I still manage. A http://hometown.aol.com/johnneca/index.html">housing coop of all things -- in the South. One of three in the state. But our member's are paying the same housing rates they paid in 1997. So, I know a winner when I see one. This woman is doing it right. These small homes could be one of the answers to our many housing problems. But the financing part of system is setup and skewed toward the money. The housing industry and banks set the music.

That's why nonprofit banks and community trusts can do it better than the commercials. Most people don't know that Sunkist, Land O' Lakes, Ocean Spray and many regional labels are all nonprofit coop businesses. In this case, I think $4 grand is doable (which is what some of the house kits cost), for many low-income families and definitely middle income folks like in this article. Now where to put em'? Coop land, maybe?

Thanks for the props! :D

DeSwiss

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