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Thanks Vismay. Some due diligence: I would need more information. Specifically a proof of ownership of the land and a comprehensive profile of the seller (business-bank account connection, business-people (running the corporation) connection, land-business connection etc.). For now I only have the business registration screenshot of "Frisa Dos Sociedad Anonima". Did you buy the other parts of the land in Florestral also from the same owners and therefore you know they are trustworthy? As for us we have never met those people, nor heard anything about them or seen them - sitting on the other side of the planet makes it a bit difficult to verify. These are, next to the financial and legal structure of the SOL Association (incorporated for the expansion) still the most important issues to overcome. Furthmore I'd need intel on the lawyer firm "Amber", I'm still in the dark who they / he / she / it is. Thanks, sending blessings and some freezing winter vibes to the Family and the Forest!

Hey @vismay , appreciate your reply. Quick thing to clarify: With the questions that are written underneath the sections, they were not intended as questions to be answered right away, but rather as guiding questions for our decision making process. Sorry for not being clear enough on that ;) So whenever we face a new Project eg. "building roads", we would determine what the objective/purpose is, who is leading the project, what are the financial projections for the project etc. Whenever we issue new lots we would have to decide on how many lots, what their valuation is, what the requirements are etc. Same applies to the other sections. I intended to give an overview about my perspective of how to approach a decision in any given section. I hope I could make that clearer now. Let's make it applicable with the escrow vs direct transfer decision. This would be a "project" which requires someone who leads the conversation (a "responsible") who gathers all the information and the proposal including all implications. Coming back to the question from before: For this "project" we can then apply guiding question that could be the same for any project, as in Q1: "What is the purpose of this project?" Answer might be: "To guarantee a secure and cost effective way to purchase the land within 'Florestral Land Expansion Phase 1'"; Q2: "What are the financial fundamentals for this project".... Any project would therefore start with a LEAD (someone who takes it), for the "Escrow Project" I would suggest @vismay or @oran as you have already looked into it. With having the LEAD does not mean to take all the workload on oneself but rather to initiate and to take it further. Blessings,

Thanks @vismay for the proposal. Think practically I'm asking myself what are the most relevant decisions that are going to be made by the community? (@vismay @nicole @oran maybe you can share from your experience) Currently I see the following areas: 1. Projects & Investments 1. Land Purchase 2. Roads 3. Energy 4. Agriculture 5. Buildings Main decisions: What is the concrete objective and purpose of the project? Who is responsible for the project? What are the financials and necessary investments? 2. New Community Members 1. Amount of lots to be issued 2. Member selection 3. Financial contribution Main decision: How many lots are we going to issue? When are we issuing these lots? What is the current valuation of a lot? What are the requirements to join the community? 3. Member Agreement a. Internal structure (communication, day to day & general decision making, council etc.) b. Changes and adjustments of agreement The 80% margin for arriving at a decision sounds good to me, as it gives us alignment and yet a certain flexibility to move forward. A first example of how we make decisions could be the escrow account vs. direct transfer of the funds once we have them together: In this case a RESPONSIBLE would make a PROPOSAL to the COMMUNITY. This could be done through our common Zoom Call where the proposal is presented in all detail and diligence. Then after a certain time of QUESTIONING we would end the discussion and make a decision through VOTING. If the voting doesn't reach the 80% margin we return back to discussion until a CONSENSUS (> 80%) has been reached. It could be a great start to think about the first decisions that are going to be made by the community in the upcoming months and come up with a simple way of how we are going to make decisions and realize the projects. Makes it more tangible, less hypothetical. Looking forward hearing your feedback and perspective. Aho, Chris