Ideas to Address RV Parking

[PapaRomeo]

I am a 12 veteran of RV camping in a class B motor home. I am presently looking to relocate to the eastern Ohio area (Mahoning and Trumbull Counties) and am working with a real estate agent. Important to my lifestyle is being able to park my camper on the property that I purchase (the agent knows this).

I am having difficulty finding camper parking restrictions so as to avoid purchasing in a restricted area. I have researched the community zoning ordinances, however many properties independently have covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R's) attached to the deeds which are frequently filed separately from the warrantee deed and buried deep in the county records and forgotten by the owner. Only a full title search would reveal them.

The real estate agents I have worked with usually have simply asked the owner or the listing agent or pointed to community ordinances assuring me that "There shouldn't be a problem." I do not trust this kind of response as the real estate agent does in fact have a deeper agenda which is to sell a house. I would like to avoid going to the effort and expense of making an offer (writing a purchase contract) and securing the due diligence (inspections, title search etc) only to find that camper parking is restricted on the property of interest.

Does anyone have experience in this kind of problem?
Does anyone have ideas or suggestions how I might navigate through this issue?

[korbe]

Often you don't see a complete title report, that would reference any CC&R's, until you start the escrow process. You have the ability to visit the county recorder's office yourself and locate the current deed for any property and find out everything.

[Bumpyroad]

don't buy where there is a HOA with covenants. when I bought that was one of the criteria, no restrictions on RV parking. since then they have whittled away at that "right". I screamed loudly enough at annual meetings that everybody was grandfathered but any resales would be covered. the "buyers agent" was a good suggestion. I asked who my agent was representing me or the seller and that took him by surprise and he said me.
bumpy

[wing_zealot]

Get a buyers agent who by contract has to look out for the best interest of the buyer. Then if you tell him what you want he has to deliver or make you aware of the deficiencies.

[Bumpyroad]

a B van? as was said, get one with a garage tall enough to house it.
bumpy

[pitch]

I would think writing the offer contingent on review and approval of all restrictions and covenants. Make it a warranty item in your offer.A simple sentence such as,"the seller warrants that all covenants and restrictions attached to this deed are fully disclosed", should suffice. You are the one with the money,you can write the contract any way you want. Make the agent earn her money!

[donn0128]

Last house we built had ccrs associsted with it. When the developer went belly up they were basically forgotten by everyone. 38 years later when we sold outmit was asked, and I simply told them, yea there there but have never been enforced, nor had there ever been a meeting or an organizarion. But then again I did follow the rules and had a slab poured behind the front set line of the house.

[Fizz]

How about a house with a garage large enough to park your RV out of sight?