We currently lease but would love to buy in the future. Working on building a strong community first and seeing where that takes us. I wouldn't have felt comfortable buying right off the bat.
Also, believe it or not buildings in Lancaster,PA are really expensive and all the good spaces are being bought up by wealthy developers. On Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:32:32 AM UTC-4, Tricia Chirumbole wrote: > > Hello all!! > > I am planning on starting a coworking space in Pittsburgh, PA and have > started with a meetup group and events and jellies - I agree with > other posts about the value of building a broader coworking community > that extends beyond finite physical spaces. > > That being said, we do plan to ultimately open up a space. One of my > biggest questions is whether to buy or lease. It seems the predominant > model is leasing, which used to be my preference. However, I do have a > bias in general toward building equity vs. making money for landlords, > AND the market in Pittsburgh seems to be more amenable to buyers than > to renters at this time - I could be off on this as my research is far > from comprehensive, but this is the feel that I get. > > I have an interest in property in general and my partner has both > design and building skills - while we would not do it all on our own, > we do feel that we could make good use of a property irrespective of > the long-term prospects of its use as our coworking home. > > Any and all thoughts welcome and appreciated! I love this group - it > is so informative and valuable! Thanks in advance :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/7lulwWg_--gJ. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
