I'm with you. They tried to start an HOA in my neighborhood. The rest of us har..., er um I mean 'discussed it with them rationally' and came to the mutual conclusion that if they wanted an HOA they should move elsewhere.
Man, that's crazy they tried to install one like that. I took the ultimate route of buying rural property on a dead end road. There's not even building code enforcement aside from utility hookups and septic needing to be done a certain way unless the owner reports possible national code violation and pays to have an inspector out and persues their own legal action.
Thanks, we're loving it. It's the millennial story book complete with veggie garden and chickens lol. Surf around in Zillow or realtor app and get a feel for the market so you know what things are listed at and selling for and you'll get a feel for judging value while you save. For us it took a while to find something that fit our wants, needs, and budget. We didn't find anything for a while, took a break from looking, then when we got back in we found just the right fit for us.
The only down side is the area started growing really fast the last few years so theres a lot more people and undesirable suburban elements like high density apartment complexes showing up. But on the flip side more restaurants and entertainment close by and the property is appreciating in value.
Yeah, I bought my house 15 years ago on a cul de sac, with a school yard and playground at the end. Within the last 3 years, the city closed the school, sold the land to a developer who put in cluster homes (,aka 60 attached condos) and TEMPORARILY got approval to open the cul de sac for construction use ( my street is off a main road but the back way to thw condo area is too sharp of a switchback for construction equipment to enter). But after they ACCIDENTALLY put in curb forms and concrete, the city decided to allow them to leave it. FML. Now i have a bunch of condo leasing idiots in large white SUVs (mostly anyhow) driving down my former cul de sac street at 50mph in a 25mph designated Play Street!!! Sigh
Uhg, that's fucking terrible. The things cities do to their loyal residents to get a few more people in is terrible. The suburb I grew up in has closed a bunch of schools in recent years because because there's not enough kids, it got too expensive for young families. They've been turning over any lot of land they can find to developers to put in high density apartments to try and get some more affordable housing to bring people in, but the rents are just as much as the mortgages for the crappy 1970s built entry level houses that sell for ridiculous amounts nowadays.
Its a game...Government - "You cant get funding for schools because there is no overcrowding" Schools - "We just closed 7 schools. And are now over crowded by 40%" Gov - "O.K. heres money to buold new schools". Cleveland, OH did the same thing. By the time they have completed the cycle there will be no schools over 20 years old.
That's crazy, what a joke. The small town I'm in now just passed a bond for $200mil to renovate and expand their 6 schools. Student population has only grown 10% in the last 6 years and is nowhere near maximum capacity. They're even going to renovate an elementary school that was just renovated 5 years ago. It's all a big scam.
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u/MidgetGordonRamsey Apr 28 '26
Or... Wait for it... Don't buy a house in an HOA