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

"cookoonest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Not only will properties "LOOK the Same" everyone must also "THINK the same"
> (as the Board) OR ELSE.
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> 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!!!!!!!
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>

God advise!
I always wonder what would my life be like if I would not purchased this stupid
condo in 1995.
-Sub






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> "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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