My Easter Basket~~Wordless Wednesday - 04/15/09 01:32 PM
                                              
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A Little Help For My Friends....Sources of Help for Displaced People - 04/14/09 09:06 PM
 It seems not all that long ago that many of us were stressing about the increase in Foreclosures and Short Sales. The accepted strategy at the time....avoid them!
Fast forward a year and Foreclosures and Short Sales have become the norm. Transactions sit in limbo and negotiated rather than dictated terms...are a pleasant diversion.

 
There are days I worry that I may become hardened to the reality of life and accept business as we now know it. But then as I walk through a house strewn with clothes and toys and children's homework....I recognize how important it is for me, … (16 comments)

Setting Up A Co-Operative...First Steps - 04/07/09 02:47 PM
Our first Membership Meeting for the Riverside Meadows Co-Operative was mainly an informational one!
We accepted the voted on the name (Riverside Meadows).
Following brief discussion, Membership Applications were passed out. Each family is entitled to one Membership and that Membership entitles them to one vote on Co-Operative matters. The Membership fee is $25/household. This becomes the "working capital" for the Board of Directors for initial expenses (postage, fees,filing charges etc.)
Out of a potential 70 households....we have an initial signing of 48..... Off to a great start!
 
We were charged with the task (for that evening) of discussing, adjusting … (10 comments)

A What Op?...Oh A Co-Op - 04/01/09 09:47 PM
In 1983 a non-profit organization known as The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund was founded. Their goal was affordable loans and housing for low to moderate income citizens of NH.
Their financing model was established in 1984 when the Sisters of Mercy loaned them $43,000 (at low interest). That money was loaned to 13 families in Meredith who lived in a manufactured housing park and wanted to purchase the park from its aging owners.
This was the first NH Co-Op....one of many to come. They are now known as the Meredith Center Cooperative listen to their story! This milestone meant that the … (15 comments)

 

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