the note I put on people's mailboxes today

[CraigSca]

We were looking at a house in a VERY well-to-do community when we were moving to Florida. The community itself was way beyond our price range, but the house we were looking at was doable money-wise (the property was about half its value from a few years ago as it was an investment property, but the market was seriously deflated). We ultimately decided not to make an offer for two reasons:

- We didn't want to be the only people in the neighborhood without the requisite BMWs and private school for the kids.
- Oh, and the $1100 a month HOA fee we heard about halfway through the tour of the house. Good grief.

[Blackadar]

Originally Posted by CraigSca

We were looking at a house in a VERY well-to-do community when we were moving to Florida. The community itself was way beyond our price range, but the house we were looking at was doable money-wise (the property was about half its value from a few years ago as it was an investment property, but the market was seriously deflated). We ultimately decided not to make an offer for two reasons:

- We didn't want to be the only people in the neighborhood without the requisite BMWs and private school for the kids.
- Oh, and the $1100 a month HOA fee we heard about halfway through the tour of the house. Good grief.

I looked at a few of those communities a couple of weeks ago. Nice, but I don't want to deal with the bullshit. I bought a home on a 1/2 acre lot on a corner with a greenway in my back yard. So I have to deal with exactly one direct neighbor. That's it.

[Butter]

$1100 a month??? Jesus Christ.

[DanGarion]

Fucking reporter can't even get the name of the company of the agent they spoke with right. It isn't Berkshire-Hathaway there is no fucking dash moron.

[digamma]

Wow--that dash has you pretty frosted.

Pretty sure you should crush the editor rather than the moron cake eater of a reporter though.

[panerd]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

$1100 a month??? Jesus Christ.

I would expect the HOA to come wipe my ass for that kind of money. Our mortgage is almost half of the HOA!

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

How much was the house? - I'm figuring its either 'free' and the HOA are like the monthly fees in a similar system to when you get a new phone from AT&T ... or its a multi-million pound neighborhood where if you have to ask you can't afford it ..

I think they were selling for like 650-750


This is the show with the blonde chick that looks almost exactly like Tyra from Friday Night Lights.

[JonInMiddleGA]

At $1,100/month HOA fee, I have to figure it's either intentionally high to keep the riff raff out OR it includes things like lawn care & such.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

At $1,100/month HOA fee, I have to figure it's either intentionally high to keep the riff raff out OR it includes things like lawn care & such.

At $1,100 a month it better include a hot coed of my choosing to come over and give me a weekly BJ.

[CraigSca]

Nothing about lawncare, but it was a community with a very nice, country club like atmosphere - golf course and tennis courts embedded in the community. However, I don't think their usage was included in the free.

It may have been a rifraff thing, but the majority of the houses were in the high six figures (this one was nowhere near). You have to be high-end riffraff if you could afford to live here

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by stevew

This is the show with the blonde chick that looks almost exactly like Tyra from Friday Night Lights.

Well now you've got me interested.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Well now you've got me interested.

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by digamma

Wow--that dash has you pretty frosted.

Pretty sure you should crush the editor rather than the moron cake eater of a reporter though.

Eh... I work for the Franchisor. I just think it's stupid when paid professionals can't get simple facts straight.

[kcchief19]

Originally Posted by CraigSca

Nothing about lawncare, but it was a community with a very nice, country club like atmosphere - golf course and tennis courts embedded in the community. However, I don't think their usage was included in the free.

It may have been a rifraff thing, but the majority of the houses were in the high six figures (this one was nowhere near). You have to be high-end riffraff if you could afford to live here

If it's a closed-membership country club where you have to live there to be a member, that makes sense. The HOA subsidizes the country club but you still have to play for golf, dinner, etc. No special privileges, you're just paying to have "green space."

Around KC here, $400 a month HOA will get you lawn care, snow removal and sometimes even exterior maintenance such as painting every 10-15 years.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by kcchief19

If it's a closed-membership country club where you have to live there to be a member, that makes sense. The HOA subsidizes the country club but you still have to play for golf, dinner, etc. No special privileges, you're just paying to have "green space."

Around KC here, $400 a month HOA will get you lawn care, snow removal and sometimes even exterior maintenance such as painting every 10-15 years.

Snow removal?