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re: Thoughts on HOAs?

Posted on 5/29/19 at 11:39 pm to
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 5/29/19 at 11:39 pm to
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dangers of authoritarian
Moving into an HOA neighborhood is entirely voluntary. It is difficult to imagine anything further from authoritarianism.
Posted by TerryDawg03
The Deep South
Member since Dec 2012
17666 posts
Posted on 5/29/19 at 11:49 pm to
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Can’t figure out what mine does. Run by an outside management group. About 200 homes at $200 per year equals $40,000 annually. There is no pool or anything like that, just three small lakes/ponds. They put new gravel on the paths around the lakes every few years. Seems like good business if you can get it.


You can possibly look it up on Guidestar if it’s a 501(c)(3). If they fill out a Form 990, you should be able to get it on there for free. Not sure if they will if those are its only revenues. Might qualify for the postcard.
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
4862 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 12:06 am to
I just signed a purchase agreement on a home with an excellent HOA. Neighborhood has 20 year old homes all the way to new builds but every yard and landscaping is immaculate. No cars parked in the streets except for maintenance workers. One of the houses I looked at in there was extremely shitty on the inside and backyard. It’s been vacant for a while but you’d never know it from the front. A lady who lives in the subdivision told me the HOA stayed on her until she got her mailbox fixed. I have no problem with it.
Posted by Bogie00
Tiger in Kansas
Member since Apr 2012
5787 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 12:16 am to
I will be extremely cautious about buying into another HOA community.

Much better if run by a professional management company, but board members can still be pricks. I have never been cited or had any problem, but know people in my neighborhood that have been screwed by over zealous Architectural Control Committee.

Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68464 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:42 am to
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Thoughts on HOAs?

Useless
Posted by Possumslayer
Pascagoula
Member since Jan 2018
6474 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:50 am to
I absolutely love hoa! I would never live in one but I love hearing the horror stories about them.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
22372 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 8:15 am to
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Thoughts on HOAs?


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Useless


And at times necessary when you are protecting your $900,000 investment. Sometimes I hated them, other times I didn't. I like mine now.
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49047 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 8:22 am to
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No greater warning of the dangers of authoritarian rule exists than the neighborhood HOA.


It’s a contract not a system of government. You literally have to completely consent to HOA regulations
Posted by Boatshoes
Member since Dec 2017
6775 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 8:23 am to
Miserable things infested by little Hitlers.
Posted by headbangerrebel
Oxford
Member since Feb 2013
159 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 8:41 am to
There is nothing like paying someone to tell you what to do with the property you own. I would hate a neighbor that junked up the yard beside me, but he pays the note not me, so I really can't tell him shite about how to manage his property.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
58868 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 9:31 am to
I love the “I don’t get why anyone would buy in a HOA ‘hood” responses.

If you actually don’t get it, you’re a retard.
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49047 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 9:34 am to
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There is nothing like paying someone to tell you what to do with the property you own. I would hate a neighbor that junked up the yard beside me, but he pays the note not me, so I really can't tell him shite about how to manage his property.


It’s basic contract law. Some you guys act like it’s understanding nuclear fission.
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49047 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 9:35 am to
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If you actually don’t get it, you have no understanding of investment protection.



Posted by Vecchio Cane
Ivory Tower
Member since Jul 2016
18451 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 9:38 am to
Meh, they have their place.

Never underestimate the trashiness or level of stupidity that your neighbors may have And money is no object
Posted by Parmen
Member since Apr 2016
18317 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:22 pm to
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Are you sure? Lol! I bet there’s some homes I could show you that you’d be pissed if they were your neighbors and you were trying to sell your home.


You have a right to property, not resale value.
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