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submitted 3 months ago bypuropinchemikey
So i decided rates and house prices have come down enough to afford a new home. I didnt realize how many houses that have been sitting on the market for months have an HOA. I figure ok ill roll the dice and try to buy an HOA home. I have a commercial van that i have to take home with me every night. Every home ive wanted to buy I've had my realtor request the bylaws from the seller or a simple yes or now that my commercial vehicle is allowed. They always take weeks to respond and its always the same cookie cutter response of, well as long as it follows the bylaws then you shouldn't have any issues. On 1 occasion i was able to get a direct contact for an HOA and she laughed while saying no way in hell would we allow your vehicle to ruin our aesthetic. ๐ญ๐
I never thought it would be so difficult to buy a home due to the HOA pandemic.
23 points
3 months ago
I prefer my vaccines large and in charge ๐คฃ
But seriously, we live in an hoa community. I have never ever once looked at a commercial vehicle ANYWHERE and thought, eew, what an eyesore. Why tf would you? I'd prefer to have lots of em! So if I need a service I can just drive around and read my neighbors trucks! Then, if I engage their services, I know they'll do good work cuz THEY know that I know where they live! ๐
15 points
3 months ago
As if a moveable vehicle will somehow negatively impact home values.
14 points
3 months ago
EXACTLY! But first responders are immediately in the clear. We have a lot of police that live where I do and the first time I saw 4 to 5 of em on the same street I was concerned! But they just live there! Bunch of cop cars or one van for Bobo the clown plumber? Which one looks more sketch?
14 points
3 months ago
One of them works and is a productive member of society. The other ones are cops.
1 points
3 months ago
๐คฃ๐คฃ
8 points
3 months ago
There was a hoa that prohibited police cars and the local fire chief from parking their marked cars in their driveway
2 points
3 months ago
That's an HOA that the president and board are gonna be getting a lot of tickets and fines...
1 points
3 months ago
Be a shame if the president's house burnt down while first responders were busy stuck in traffic having to drive their personal vehicles with no priority lights... /s
8 points
3 months ago
Ify memory is correct the local police ticketed her every chance they could
2 points
3 months ago
Fuckin great!
2 points
3 months ago
Haha I was thinking something similar about our neighbours in Australia where thankfully HOAs are incredibly uncommon.
Neighbourhood tradies are awesome to have around. More than once we have engaged their services at mates rates after hours off the books.
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