"Omelet" wrote
> sf > wrote:
>
>> Not as far as I'm concerned, nor do others who belong to an HOA
>> believe that baloney. A properly run HOA does not lower does property

> be the exception rather than the rule any more.
> <http://tinyurl.com/23b3t7d>

Yes. This is why HOA owned properties are having a hard time selling and
many seeking to purchase now specify 'show me only those with no HOA'. My
friend who is a relator, says it's about 1/2 in the area actually bother to
say that. The rest, tend to default by 1/2 when the see the HOA rules.

Logic shows HOA homes here do not get viewed as often and they are screaming
because their 4BR 3Bath luxury homes are selling for less than mine would.
HOA's arent bad, but too many have gone rampant and made horrible press.
With all the forclosures, buyers are scared to do something stupid and lose
their homes.

> I LIKE my wind chimes and my neighbors don't have a problem with it,
> just like I have no problems with their every Saturday night band
> practice since it's held in their livingroom and I cannot hear it from
> indoors...
>
> and it does not bother me when I'm out BBQ'ing as they keep the volume
> down.

None of those things should be HOA issues.