re: Ridiculous HOAs

I can see the advantages of living in a HOA.I have lived in 2 subdivisions without HOAs and most of my neighbors kept their property presentable.But there was always that trashy neighbor that kinda ruined the look of rhe neighborhood.I couldn’t deal with the rules that would not let people have a party and have cars parked on the street for a few hours.
Now I live on 140 acres,maintain 2 acres for yard.Down sides to that also but nobody tells me what I can and cannot do.Except my wife has to go look in my tractor shed and then bitch about what a mess it is.