re: What are the pros and cons of HOA?

Threads like this are always funny becuase some people have absolutely ZERO CLUE what an HOA does or how they operate.

I feel like most average joes when they hear "HOA" they picture some busybody retired karen coming around with a ruler measuring the height of your yard. That simply isn't reality. As previously mentioned HOAs exist to maintain property values and keep up with common areas. If you live in a community with no common areas...you don't need an HOA. If you live in a community with a couple clubhouses, pools, workout room, tennis court, lots of landscaping, entrance signage, etc...how do you think all that is maintained?

HOAs serve a very real and practical purpose but as with a looooooot of things, whether yours is good or bad is almost entirely depended on the people involved. You coudl have a fantastic HOA baord that's chill abotu stuff and really only carse that everyone has paid like they're supposed to, or you coudl have some hardasses that think they're running some important wing of the federal government.