I spent the latter half of my afternoon driving around and taking photos for some BPOs in an older SFH community. It was a lovely spring day, and a great day to be out and about.
For all the conflict an Home Owners Association can bring to the surface with some home owners, I could not have appreciated mine more after my tour through a large HOA-free nieghborhood this afternoon. I kid you not, every fifth or sixth house still had Christimas lights (icicles) hanging from the gutters. I couldn't believe that these peole still had their decorations up in APRIL. And that was not the only "eye sore" that made me cringe.
Being an HOA President, I know all too well that HOA controlled communities are not for everyone. If you don't take well to being told what you can and can't do, you may not like living under the umbrella of an HOA. There is always one resident that does not see that the HOA has any authority to tell them what vehicles they can park in front of their house, why they can't paint their front door any color they want, and so on. These folks are always sad to see what power the HOA actually yields, taking those fines and placing a lien on the "violating" property.
If you like the look of conformity, hidden trash cans, manicured lawns and no Christmas decorations after January 31st, then you would truly appreciate the rules and regulations of a Home Owners Association. I know I do.
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OH the power of HOAs in this area of GA they have gotten so powerful.. everyone loves them till they try and move out of a community and get hit with a dozen move in move out fees..