VOODOO 6G
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I'm not in your search area, but in the Orlando suburbs. All newer communities will have an HOA by state law. The question comes down to how restrictive is it. I've had battles with my HOA over the years, but have won all of them. The covenants in my HOA say no basketball hoops in the front yard. This helps maintain the look of the neighborhood. Nothing says you can't park in your driveway, except a commercial vehicle needs to have the company name covered up. They will challenge you on paint colors, but that to me helps maintain the value from some idiot wanting a bright pink house just because he can. The Miami colors are moving into central florida, and to me it isn't a good look. Some HOAs are allowing those colors now, mixed in with a neighborhood of earth tones and it looks horrible.
Good luck with your search, but know that some HOAs are tryng to maintain property values while others are just trying to be hard nosed.
I completely get why HOAs exist. Some people are just trashy, even some with money. I may buy an older house if it means no HOA. I really just don’t like asking for permission. It’s just not my style. I figure, I’m paying for it, I’ll do what I want. That being said, I’m the neighbor everyone would love to have. I’m very picky about everything on my property. Can’t stand anything laying around, grass has to be perfect. If cars are in my drive they have to all be backed in, and lined up just right. That being said, I have a passion for cars and trucks, obviously I’m here, some are big and loud and ugly. I love old ugly trucks. Sometimes I drag them home and fix them up and sell them. It’s not really for profit but more of a hobby. Most of the houses I see in these HOA allotments barely have a garage, let alone one I could do that in. I’ll broaden my search area until I find what I’m looking for. Biggest problem is I don’t know the areas in Florida well so I don’t know where to look. I live out in the country now and have no neighbors let alone an HOA to deal with now. I live in a very nice log home on 5.5 acres so this will be a huge change for me. I’m just done with the cold and my sister lives in Tampa.
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