Sunday, August 22, 2010

Property Owner Example*

Choosing to be a Property Owner is like owning a city for profit without having to populate or build the city. The Property Owner purchases the land and One Community builds the city and the culture complete with housing, businesses, tourism, exports, and a unique and marketable social structure. The purpose of this page is a hypothetical outline of how the beginning stages of "city building" will take place based on our current team and resources.   


Step 1: Purchase of Property
A property meeting all the criteria for the successful building of One Community has been identified and one or more people have chosen to become Property Owners. In either case an LLC is established and the contracts are drawn up for the purchase of the property and the beginning of One Community.

Step 2: Building on the Property
The Founding Team for One Community goes to work on developing the property as soon as we own it; this generates the initial increase in value for the Property Owner. Fruit tree planting, initial landscaping, pond development, construction of the Center of Peace, and building of the first two of the 5 pods would begin almost immediately.

Step 3: Business Development
As soon as we have structures for people to live in we will begin populating One Community; some properties we are looking at already have these structures, others do not. The Center of Peace and the Pods are both businesses and living structures, so completion of one or both of these projects would allow people to begin living on, and paying to visit, the property. The more people we have actually living on the property, the faster we can complete additional pods and more labor intense landscaping, start creating the culture that is One Community through the community contribution program, and start building additional businesses through the entrepreneurial model for success.

The money is already in place for the Center of Peace (300K to start-12 months to build) and we have all the equipment, materials, funds, and expertise to build the first pod structures (1-3 months to build). Revenue will start flowing before the completion of these two projects as we sell timeshare rights to One Community and structures themselves (see: Community Investor Example).

Step 4: Evolution of the Culture
John, our lead eco-architect, said it best when he said "it's like building an entirely new civilization." Everything from the social structure to the sustainability to the psychological and emotional approaches to living are designed to support a completely new way of living that is both marketable and sustainable beyond anything currently in existence. As One Community grows, so too will our public draw, revenue, and value to everyone involved, which will further grow One Community.

Our problem is not finding people who want to be a part of One Community, and everything that Genuine Community is, but rather the maximum number of members we can have and still sustain the culture and energetic pulse that makes us unique. The research puts this 'tipping point' at about 100-150 people; we envision 80-100 full time resident adult Community Members but are purchasing space for many more.

What if a Property Owner wants to sell?
If at some point the Property Owner wishes to sell their investment they do so by assessing the value of the property as it stands with One Community development. One Community Members and Investors have First Right of Refusal for the property sale and One Community Members and Property Owners have First Right of Refusal for structure sales at 80% of market value. The FAQ section and Community Investor Example sections explain how this adds to the value of being involved in One Community and is still profitable for everyone.
Click here to read details on community growth projections


* This page acts as an overview and introduction to One Community and is subject to change.  This is not a legally binding contract, document or agreement.