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any subs without HOA any where in Cary, Apex, Holly Springs? I know all subs have rules and regulations...but are there any w/o them? Are these an advantage or disadvantage? any personal opinions? aNyone?
I had one Realtor contact me and insist I would not find a home in the greater charlotte metro area without an HOA. I repeatdely told her we weren't interested in newer communities yet she persisted. I still don't get why me getting an HOA community was so imprtant to her. Bigger commissions there? I don't know.
Finally, a Realtor contacted me through here and she understands us. Moving beyond the newer homes and going for an older neighborhood means mature landscaping, a neighborly feel, larger lot sizes and freedom from HOA rules and fee.
Lots of people here like HOAs. Naturally, there are advanantages.
Some of the older neighborhoods don't have them, or else have they have covenants but no enforcement and no annual dues. In any of the newer neighborhoods, though (10 years and younger) I would venture to say most, if not all of them, have active HOAs.
Often older neighborhoods do not have HOAs but by not having them the neighborhood likely doesn't have any common areas requiring upkeep. This means that you won't have a pool or playground or any other recreational facilities unless they are city-owned and maintained.
A Raleigh realtor stopped communicating with me when I made it clear we disliked HOA's and explained why. We were going to be in the area to look at homes, and this realtor was the sister of a friend. I was surprised.
I had one Realtor contact me and insist I would not find a home in the greater charlotte metro area without an HOA. I repeatdely told her we weren't interested in newer communities yet she persisted. I still don't get why me getting an HOA community was so imprtant to her. Bigger commissions there? I don't know.
Finally, a Realtor contacted me through here and she understands us. Moving beyond the newer homes and going for an older neighborhood means mature landscaping, a neighborly feel, larger lot sizes and freedom from HOA rules and fee.
Good for you for not giving in to that first realtor. Sounds to me like she was full of BS to be honest.
Yeah, 99% of new subdivisions will have an HOA. But older established neighborhoods.....especially near urban cores/downtowns....will not have them and the residents prefer it that way! In most cities, there will be enough city parks, city pools, etc that you won't miss not having an HOA.
A Raleigh realtor stopped communicating with me when I made it clear we disliked HOA's and explained why. We were going to be in the area to look at homes, and this realtor was the sister of a friend. I was surprised.
You were the victim of what I like to call good old "Southern Hostility".
Believe me, they can be just as materialistic and even more stubborn than us **** Yankees.
The realtor told me HOA's force people to "keep their property up." I told her we have a $400,000.00 home on a 1/2 acre in a small subdivision, and everyone keeps their RV's and boats on their property. NO HOA fees,although there are some rules--like no livestock, no clotheslines visible from the street, and no overnight parking on the street. This neighborhood is attractive and sought after. I guess what really annoyed her was when I said---"I don't need people with no life telling me how many jack-o-lanterns I can have on my porch at Halloween." (my daughter lives in a condo complex like that) I saw a subdivision in NC that charged around $80--$100 a month----no pool, no playground--the only service was they moxed a couple of raised grass covered traffic islands, and had streetlights. And there were 250
homes--so where did all the money go??
Poodle, you'll find a lot of folks on here that disagree with you. But that's what I said ... I need freedom from HOA rules and fees. I understand it's a matter of preference but I keep running into people who keep wagging their finger telling me how foolish I am being for actually expressing a preference NOT to live in an HOA community.
I keep hearing the same thing over and over again about how if we don't move into an HOA community inevitably our property values will go down due to others not maintaining their homes. I live in Jersey and HOAs are not common. And I have never lived in a neighborhood where people didn't maintain their properties. Any problems are usually dealt with by city ordinances. Not saying issues don't arise, but it's not an extremely common occurence that cannot be dealt with on an individual basis.
HOAs just feel creepy to me. To buy a home and then be restricted by HOA rules feels counterproductive. For that I could remain a renter.
SL
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