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"Home owner's associations" Embrace your inner Marx

By FunTime   Follow   Tue, 28 Aug 2012, 3:50pm   315 views   3 comments
In San Francisco CA 94107   Watch (1)   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike  

I'm confused by people giving up the "you can do whatever you want with your house" aspect of buying.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simple-Dollar/2012/0828/Beware-the-homeowners-association

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1. rufita11 Follow Befriend (3) 10 threads 166 comments San Ramon, CA

   1   5:08pm Tue 28 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Exactly. Besides the bank and the tax man, you have just added one more entity that can kick you out on the street.

2. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 249 threads 4,739 comments

   2   7:11am Wed 29 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (2)   I suspect People that live in HOA neighborhoods, need Institution in their life. If they were poor, I'm sure they would seek out a life of imprisonment. I had lots of experience dealing with HOA and the people that live in those communities. Ironically I found only a few percent, dreaded the decision and rued the day they moved there. The majority have a "C'est la vie." attitude about it. At my expense, as I was there to do carpet or tile, and the HOA said I couldn't because the home owner didn't clear it with them first.

3. sunflowerstation Follow Befriend 5 comments Como, CO

   3   7:34am Wed 29 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   as a general rule HOA residents like uniformity and wish the world was like that. but they are usuallyl too good for the ways of the world. Noses up, anyone? sunny