Prospective community members will start as Explorers, move into Associate Membership, and then are eligible to become Full Members. We currently have several homes available which can be reserved by both Full Members and by Associates who intend to become Full Members.

 

  • Attending an informational outreach session with us qualifies you to be an explorer. While you explore, we recommend several activities:

    • Visit The Cohousing Association of the United States website and watch cohousing videos online. Visit the Fellowship for Intentional Community website. Here are a couple cohousing-focused Ted talks: Grace Kim and Courtney Martin.

    • Attend one of our upcoming site visits to see our beautiful property and talk with some of our members.

    • Read Creating A Life Together by Diana Leafe Christian.

    • Attend a social hour on Zoom to get to know current and exploring members (reach out for link!)

  • In order to become an associate member, you must complete the following activities. Members of our Membership and Marketing committee will keep you informed of upcoming dates and can assist with scheduling - reach out at weavingwaternc@gmail.com.

    • Complete a Questionnaire

    • Bring your family to a social event

    • Attend a Plenary meeting (monthly business meeting). Remote options are available.

    • Schedule an Orientation where you will learn more about Weaving Water, including the development status, estimated prices, construction timeline, investment structure, and membership process, among other topics.

    • Submit $100/household (covers 2 months of associate membership).

    At or before the Orientation, you will be assigned a Full Member in the community to help answer your questions. Please work with that member and/or your initial contact to request any documents of interest, which might include financial and legal documents, meeting minutes, the decision log, and design documents.

  • After becoming an associate member, you become eligible to both reserve a unit and work towards full membership.

    Reserving a Unit as an Associate (Optional)

    • Submit a pre-approval letter (with verification of income and assets) from a lender indicating you have preliminary approval for a home mortgage in the amount of the purchase price of your preferred unit. Alternatively, you can submit a proof of funds letter stating you have adequate funds to purchase your preferred unit in cash. Please confirm the purchase amount with the Weaving Water Finance & Legal committee before submitting the amount to a lender.

    • Submit a $1,000 deposit. This will go towards the capital contribution for the home, but is non-refundable if the reservation is canceled. Holding a unit for longer than your initial associate membership period will incur additional deposit requirements.

    Becoming a Full Member

    • Attend at least 2 hours of governance training to learn more about our modified consensus process & how we create our policies.

    • Submit a pre-approval letter & other documents required by the Finance & Legal committee (if you haven’t yet).

    • Participate in committee work for a minimum of 2 months & attend at least 75% of our plenary business meetings during your associate membership period.

    • Submit our full membership questionnaire.

    • Pay $350 to cover a background check.

    • Upon approval, you’ll be asked to make your agreed-upon capital contribution.