hoas: What's the difference? When one house sells for $25k more than others - 08/24/13 11:31 PM
Surprise!  Same house style, same updates and maintenance, and on the same street, but one house sold for $25,000 less than the other.  How does that happen?  It might surprise you to discover that one poorly kept home on a street can adversely affect the price of all the homes on the street.  Or it might affect only the home sitting next to the Frankenpatch with its 3 foot high weeds, untended garden and automotive cemetery.  
This is often the strongest argument for a neighborhood Home Owner Association to enforce methodical conformity to covenants on all its residents.  Once found mainly … (44 comments)