P2P Property Management Network

From P2P Foundation

A P2P Property Management Network is a network approach to the utilization of buildings and resources within a P2P Network. The network continually develops tools to aid the network in using and renewing resources, and helps the network understand more about their resources. The network also connects heavily with resources outside the network, providing a repository of approaches to accessing resources outside the network for growth.

Over time the network can accrue that works with a Commons related to the management of buildings. The P2P Network is aligned around the viability of standards in the management of buildings, and collaboration happens as peers work together to move buildings into the commons management scheme that is fulfilled by the network. Additional P2P Networks can be formed to make use of the buildings within the commons scheme, and those networks engage the P2P Management Network to connect with resources including other networks directly. The P2P Management Network is focused on management of the P2P Protocol of moving buildings into the Commons scheme, and aiding networks in matching the protocol required to use the buildings in the commons scheme.

• Establishment of a Commons
  • Routes to securing control the land needed to begin:
    • Work with government to transfer ownership of government-owned property for community use or surplus properties
      • Asset Transfer Unit (UK) - aids the transfer of government-owned property already in use/ occupied by organisations for community purpose
      • Homes & Communities Agency (UK) - owns a significant portion of surplus sites acquired from other public sector groups (MoD, NHS, police, etc.)
    • Purchase land 'normally' but hold that private property under a legally enforceable social contract similar to how a Common Property Regime might be established.
      • Development Trust or Community Land Trust
      • Stewardship philosophy or mission-driven approach to ethical property ownership and management
      • Partner with established ethical developers, investors, owners
    • Convince one or more wealthy philanthropists to donate.
      • Bequeathed properties
• Network Governance
  • Decide how to decide
  • Use the system to build the rest
• Membership
• Finance
  • Equity
  • Mortgages
• Legal
• Licensing
• Insurance
• Financial Plan
  • Can we qualify as a non-Profit?
    • How will Profit be treated?
    • In many jurisdictions, non-profit orgs do not pay property tax.
• Network Focus - What does the Commons need?
  • Owned Versus Leased
    • Is this question about how we will gain control of the property to begin the commons, or is it asking about how the resources within the commons will be made available to users/members? Both questions are important. (Originally intended as a question/ decision regarding gaining control/ rights to the property to begin the commons, but second question is equally appropriate)
    • Use of property by the commons - a community who wishes to undertake an activity within a property/ using premises has a decision to make - buy or lease
    • How is space made available to others - leases, licences, memberships?
  • Property Types
    • Non-domestic - office, industrial, retail, infrastructure assets
    • Undeveloped land - brownfield versus greenfield (issues with both!)
    • Domestic - better dealt with separately? Housing pages already started?
  • Management Style
• Reaching Out
  • Collaborators / Network Peers
  • Institutional Partners
  • Government
• Management of Property Infrastructure
  • Maintenance
  • Contractor Management
  • Maintenance Contracts

Contents 1 The Role of the Local Property Network 2 Common Purpose in a P2P Property Management Network 3 Networks Complementary to an Occupier Commons 3.1 Occupier Commons 3.2 Resource Commons 3.3 30,000ft, Start to Realization

The Role of the Local Property Network

Common Purpose in a P2P Property Management Network

• Peer to Peer
  • Create tools to aid peers in increasing the use value of their network resources in league with the Commons.
  • Create P2P Collaboration Systems to facilitate Peer to Peer interaction
  • Create P2P Protocol for use by Peers to reuse within their network
  • Facilitate the devolution of relationship between the P2P Property Management Network and the Commons to the P2P Network and the Commons directly, without intermediary.

Networks Complementary to an Occupier Commons

Occupier Commons

"An Occupier Commons is a P2P Network composed of Peers who "occupy" shelter or premises. This is a "wide" commons in the sense that the peer membership of the network could potentially include everyone on the planet. The peer membership of an Occupier Commons may create or facilitate collaboration services for members like Knowledge Commons dedicated to materials that aid members in working together and meeting their needs in the form of appropriate shelter or premises. Members of the Occupier Commons may form additional networks that can facilitate communal action like the purchase of Common Resources. " (see Occupier Commons)

Resource Commons

Collection of peers that ensure that all property in the property commons is used and cared for in perpetuity.

The property in this commons is owned by the network.

If protocol is well written this commons can work in tandem with other resource commons.

30,000ft, Start to Realization

• Create Definition of Occupier Commons
• Rapid Prototype interactions with Occupier seekers and document. Questions: What would it take to share space with 2 other companies with only 2/3 of your projected needs at 15% over budget? What does it take to convert someone else's disused space for commons use?
• Begin P2P Protocol with Peer Occupiers. You have to order your services together.
  • Connect Peers. Create Membership consciousness.
• Market, Network, Build, Repeat
• Financial Modeling for Occupier Commons. Get pricing Models out. Figure out membership costs and revenue models.
• Form Occupier Cooperative for legal format for cooperative
• Write Property Management Rules for property leased by cooperative and use protocol.
• Acquire property for leasing to Occupier Commons
• Market, Network, Build, Lease, Manage, Repeat
• Create Resource Commons cooperative/foundation/trust
• Prototype property acquisition and document. Example: Residents who want to buy the freehold interest in their apartment building from local council/ government. Community group that wants to acquire land to develop affordable housing for community occupation.
• Communal purchase of property for Resource Commons
• Market, Network, Build, Buy, Lease, Manage, Repeat