ignorance, judgment, neighbors

wa8yxm wrote:
I would not purchase property if it came with a mandatory HOA.

But there is the precise crux of the problem. In the area where I live, you can not purchase a home without an HOA within 50 miles in any direction. It does not exist. To live outside of that area puts an unreasonable burden on the family, its where there is employment. For us, it was very difficult to find affordable housing that was not a major project house. In my case, I am very fortunate to have stumbled on a neighborhood of like minded individuals. Its probably the only one in the county. Our HOA only exists for community sake and has no desire to put restrictive covenants in place. The only legal action it has done was to protect us from zoning laws. There are several RV owners, motorcycle owners, and on any given Saturday, it is not uncommon to hear the whine of a blower over the rumble of a 60s muscle car slowly making its way down the road. (Yes there are several of those) But back to my point, and that is ones right to home ownership within the limitations of their income becomes trampled on by extreme HOA restrictions. My neighborhood is the only one for miles.