Roosmoor is an active 55+ active retirement golf and tennis community nestled in a beautiful valley.As a resident of Rossmoor,I have extensive knowledge of this fine community.
Roosmoor has almost 10,000 residents in an area of 2200 acres surrouded by oak filled hills that comprise almost 60% of open space.The two golf couses enhance the beauty of the area.Other amenities include swimming pools,tennis courts,lawn bowling bocce ball,a fitness center,four clubhouses,and hiking trails.With its own public safety department,Rossmoor provides a very safe envirement.Rossmoor also has it's own 100 person medical group located at John Muir Hospital minutes from the main gate.In addition it has its owntheater,library,aquatic center and more than 200 clubs and special interest groups.It's hard to be lonely in Rossmoor.People from all over the country move here.
A local bus system with senior discounts makes it possible to go carless.a free trolley connects downtown Walnut Creek to the local BART station,where you can catch a ride to San Francisco and back for about $9.And locals who pay $7 annually become eligible for a city-owned minibus service that will transport them anywhere within the city limits for $1 each way.Rossmoor is just five minutes from restaurant row in Walnut Creek.
Rossmoor is about evenly divided between condo/townhouses and cooperatives.There are also 63 detached homes.Rossmoor has a wide selection of condos,townhouses ,cooperatives and homes. In January 2012 the average home price in Rossmoor was $284,615.There were35 MLS home sales, the highest sold for $1,050,000 and the lowest priced home sold for $58,000.ROSSMOOR REALTY HAS EXCLUSIVE IN-HOUSE SALES NOT REPORTED TO THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE.
A housing co-op is when people come together to own or controll the building in which they live.Instead of buying real property,they buy shares,or a membership,in a cooperative corperation.That corporation owns the building,land and any common area.
As a co-op member,you are entitled to occupy a specific unit idefinitely until you sell.Members democratically govern the cooperative corporation and elect a board to oversee operations.The board has the right to approve all potential members.
When you own a co-op,you have the right to occupy the rooms that comprise your unit.You own shares in the overall ownership of the building.
Rossmoor is The Best kept Secret in The Bay Area.Recently U.S.News and World Report named Rossmoor in Walnut creek as one of the best retirement communities. For further information on Rossmoor call or email me or go to the ROOSMOOR link below for a wealth of information on our community.
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