Re: newbie question: Are there any real benefits to belonging to an HOA?

Not only will properties "LOOK the Same" everyone must also "THINK the same"
(as the Board) OR ELSE.

Think long and hard about this. be sure to attend a few Board and Homeowner
meetings, talk to present Homeowners,  and SCRUTINIZE the financial
information that you MUST obtain before making this decision.

Its BUYER BEWARE time!!!!!!!



"Blue Cat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "trent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Hi all,
> >   I never lived in an HOA controlled neighborhood. Spent 95 percent of
> > my 50 plus years in a single family home. The problems I've had with my
> > neighbors in the past seem a small price to pay in comparison with
> > having to live under the jurisdiction of an HOA.
> >
> >   Are there benefits that outweight the potential threats of an HOA?
> The only benefit is subjective. If you want all the properties in your
> neighborhood to look the same, then a HOA is for you. Otherwise it is
major
> source of grief.
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