The problem is that it's almost impossible to buy a home without an HOA. I've had five homes in my life, and only the first one didn't have an HOA. I couldn't afford the ones without it, or the neighborhoods were so bad I wasn't going to live there.
I have been reading about some of the rules of certain HOA in areas i want to move in texas, just absurd. I do all the work on my car and my wifes car, some of them wont even allow you to have the hood of your car open for long let alone work on your car in your driveway. Just crazy
Any nice size texas town or major city, its basically impossible to find a nice home 1) doesnt have an HOA, or has one pending completion of the neighborhood 2) isnt old, or require lots of renovations 3)Has neighbors who's home are just as nice to help justify what your paying for yours. It takes seconds to walk over to the neighbors house, introduce yourself and why you here, and ask about the HOA, then go email the HOA and see how they respond to you about information you request of them. You'll quickly find out which HOA's are going to be a problem and which arn't. I stuck away from HOA's that had bad complaints from neighbors, were lazy or gave poor responses to emails, and who's dues were way to high for things I would not personally benefit from enough.
It's nearly impossible to find a new construction build in a nice area that does NOT belong to an HOA. I live in North Texas and technically within the DFW Metroplex. I find our HOA very fair and even handed. That said I live alone, no kids, upkeep my lawn and home maintenance. I also communicate with the lead person of the HOA and form a relationship to be partners in the community. I don't see petty fines and heavy-handed tactics by our HOA but I do see A LOT of lazy homeowners who refuse to mow their lawns, collect their trash bins within two days and other nuisance behaviors. Our HOA fees are very reasonable and I see more problems with problem neighbors than I do with the HOA.
Bought a home in new Braunfels, Texas no HOA paid in cash. I have no mortgage. I live a mile from the downtown area. The neighborhood is clean and tidy I could not be happier. I’m coming from San Diego California and leaving everything behind here to acclimate to the Texan lifestyle.
@@gwa3925 I’m pretty sure I saw the name. I’m not exactly remembering it though. I don’t even have my deed yet or the keys to my home, but I did turn on all the utilities today and handled that business. My realtor is going to hand me everything when I see her on the 27th.
Wonderful! I'm currently in San Diego (Chula Vista), planning to sell my house & move family to San Antonio by buying cash too. I just can't find a home single floor home with no HOA. Wishing you the best in your new home & State
I can understand why they did not want her feeding ducks. My neighbor (9 ft between our houses on a zero lit line) puts bird seed and squirrel food out attracting everything in North America. Two turkey buzzards ate, then crossed my roof and flew across the street for a snack. I had Opossums, squirrels, too. They got into my attic. I spent $900 cleaning out feces an replaced urine soaked insulation. The neighbor built up the area by my house. Dirt came in through the weep holes. I just spent $100 on 4 jugs of termite, ant and borer bee spray. The borer bees are very hard to get rid of. Two snakes dropped off the crepe myrtle dripping over my atrium and on my 30-year roof. My grass has been scalped every summer, and some micro-manager beacons me to edge every day even though I mow once every 7 days. I just had some kind of oily liquid doused on my grass and curb this week; vandalism has been ongoing since 1989. Due to restrictions, I believe people deliberately do things against the rules just to exert their own power. We had power outages in the middle if the night from 2007 to 2014, speaking of power. I have performed constant maintenance cleaning borer bee hormone off my bricks. The lumber is treated, stained and painted but they call it home because of the crepe myrtle in the neighbor's yard's abundance of flower petals. I have termites, snails, and all sorts of bugs. To conclude, nobody will buy my house except for the money farmer whom ever that is (i.e., owner of the next door property) because they want my trash. Not even. This house is a treasure, and they know it. Our HOA is pretty tame, though some of the board members can be country. Likable group, there is nothing they can do about it, and we don't get involved in personal disputes. Trees don't talk. Trees don't talk.
Our HOA fees increased by 200 dollars this year. They blamed it on hurricane Beryl , fencing costs, etc. however they didn’t even replace the entire fence. Not to mention we had to place our own fence ! We live in a neighborhood where the majority of the homes start at. $350,000 and go upwards of $ 750,000! There’s nothing new being done here . I see the police officer sitting in the curve maybe twice a month . My HOA collect over a half million dollars per year. The math ain’t mathing !
we are in the process of selling a home that is under HOA rule and I'm so happy to be out of here. As their last stab to me, they are charging my title $300 for a status letter that has the wrong amount on it. So they are scamming out of another $100 they were supposed to refund me for. whatever value you think you're getting from them is diminished by the people who will specifically not buy a home with an HOA.
🌴🌴🌴 I lived in middle Tennessee for about 15 years and actually really liked my HOA. only $12 bucks a month and everything seemed to run very well. But than again I’ve heard many horror stories from others in their neighborhoods.
If your know the history behind HOA’s, you’d never even look their way-especially if you’re Black. No sir. Let those homes sit until the next sucker comes along.
Thank you. This was helpful. We escaped one recently (when we escaped Harris County during the great cold virus scam) but this is great info for those that are still trapped.
When I first moved into my home (Tx, 1st time homebuyer), I got a grass cutting citation... in the first week. I almost lost my mind! I sent an email to the H.O.A expressing my disdain, as I barely moved in. Fortunately, I didn't have to pay a dime.
One thing a lot of people forget is that just because you DONT have an HOA doesn't mean you can do anything you want to your property. Just because the HOA isnt stopping you from building a ferris wheel in your back yard doesn't mean the County/City wont. Not having an HOA is great and allows you to park your cars in the grass, leave trash cans anywhere and paint your house pink if you want. But there are still rules/laws that dictate what you can ultimately do with your property.
But you’re less likely to have problems with the county or city than with the busybody nincompoops who want to be on your HOA board. Better a pink house next door than self-important Kevins and Karens looking to throw their weight around over inconsequential nonsense. And the vast majority of people are content to park their cars in their driveway or on the street, so parking them in the front yard is pretty rare, even without an HOA.
What people need to realize is an HOA is a business just like any other. Their goal is to generate revenue. So be prepared for them to always look for ways to generate revenue. Unfortunately you the home owner are revenue stream.
If you think you own your house think twice cause you don’t!! Don’t pay your taxes and find out😮 but If you start understanding the real law not the code enforcement law you will win with the HOA all your payments back when you sue them in court!! Not complicated to do 💪🏽
HOAs can be extremely intrusive. HOA fees might go up to pay for things in a down economy. Do you really need the HOA to buy $2 American flags and have them put into all the yards for the several patriotic flag days? I fly my US flag all the time. Lit at night. Its supposedly upsetting non US citicens or people that hate the US.
The special effect panning in and out and video clips are just making it so hard to watch. Getting motion sickness from it. I don't understand why TH-camrs do this, try watching videos of everyone doing this throughout the day. I find it annoying.
As someone who is on the HOA board, in GA, there are definitely pros and cons but Ijopped on to reshape my HOA to benefit the consensus of the community. Plus, the rules actually match the county/state that non-hoa homes still must comply to in my area. I get to help people KEEP their houses and prevent investor abuse in the community. Yup, our HOA is a bit of a unicorn with me on it, not common everywhere. Also, the board retains a lot of power versus giving power to for-profit external mgmt companies that only look to profit at homeowner expenses and try to get homes by using tactics and exploiting lack of education regarding rights of the HO, excess fees, & other crap. I encourage people to get involved in their hoa, even volunteering, and presentthe issues WITH solutions of change, not just complaints. Great Video!!
They are but they are put in place by the developer and typically run by a management company. But yes the point of the video is built around this fact that homeowners really have the power to
HOAs can be corrupt. They can spend funds belonging to the HOA to enrich their friends and family members. Eg. If one house gets hail damage on a roof, do all homes in the neighborhood need new roofs (so they look uniformly the same)? Some HOAs get no bid contracts for work to enrich themselves.
Saying that the HOA was created to keep black people out is ignorant. HOA's in certain parts of the countries especially during Jim Crow probably had some rules against black people in their community, does not mean this was the reason for the creation for the HOA. People like you see everything through a lens of race, get some help.
As a first time homebuyer, it was impossible for me to find a house that was not in an HOA unless it was 50 years old. Yes I live in Texas.
People want other people telling them how to live until other people tell them how to live!
Hahaha true facts
Unless you have something like a neighborhood pool, I see no reason for an HOA. Even then, the HOA should just be for managing the common areas.
Some people just cant get enough government in their lives.
lol more government! lol
if a house has an HOA im gonna pass and look for something else thats a deal breaker for me
I hear you!
The problem is that it's almost impossible to buy a home without an HOA. I've had five homes in my life, and only the first one didn't have an HOA. I couldn't afford the ones without it, or the neighborhoods were so bad I wasn't going to live there.
I left Texas 10 years ago and will never move back.
@John-e6s8j You left the greatest place on Earth! Why? I've traveled the world, so I'm only somewhat joking.
@@Jacob-ed1bl Why? because I know Texas well. Had lived there for 30 years before leaving.
I already have enough with doing renovations dealing with the city government now I have to deal with HOA too? NOPE definitely not.
I hear you!
I have been reading about some of the rules of certain HOA in areas i want to move in texas, just absurd. I do all the work on my car and my wifes car, some of them wont even allow you to have the hood of your car open for long let alone work on your car in your driveway. Just crazy
Wow!
HOA is a rip off.
Sometimes yup
We need to do what Florida did with rights for owners versus those of the HOA and no foreclosure should ever be allowed!
I am soo glad I found your channel Thanks for the info on HOA
That’s very kind! Thank you and wlecome
Sold my townhouse in Northern California. HOA was a hot mess. I said “tootaloo” when I sold.
Hahahaha
Any nice size texas town or major city, its basically impossible to find a nice home 1) doesnt have an HOA, or has one pending completion of the neighborhood 2) isnt old, or require lots of renovations 3)Has neighbors who's home are just as nice to help justify what your paying for yours. It takes seconds to walk over to the neighbors house, introduce yourself and why you here, and ask about the HOA, then go email the HOA and see how they respond to you about information you request of them. You'll quickly find out which HOA's are going to be a problem and which arn't. I stuck away from HOA's that had bad complaints from neighbors, were lazy or gave poor responses to emails, and who's dues were way to high for things I would not personally benefit from enough.
It's nearly impossible to find a new construction build in a nice area that does NOT belong to an HOA. I live in North Texas and technically within the DFW Metroplex. I find our HOA very fair and even handed. That said I live alone, no kids, upkeep my lawn and home maintenance. I also communicate with the lead person of the HOA and form a relationship to be partners in the community. I don't see petty fines and heavy-handed tactics by our HOA but I do see A LOT of lazy homeowners who refuse to mow their lawns, collect their trash bins within two days and other nuisance behaviors. Our HOA fees are very reasonable and I see more problems with problem neighbors than I do with the HOA.
Thanks for the input. They aren’t all bad.
Bought a home in new Braunfels, Texas no HOA paid in cash. I have no mortgage. I live a mile from the downtown area. The neighborhood is clean and tidy I could not be happier. I’m coming from San Diego California and leaving everything behind here to acclimate to the Texan lifestyle.
Living the dream!
Nice! What is the name of the development?
@@gwa3925
I’m pretty sure I saw the name. I’m not exactly remembering it though. I don’t even have my deed yet or the keys to my home, but I did turn on all the utilities today and handled that business. My realtor is going to hand me everything when I see her on the 27th.
Wonderful! I'm currently in San Diego (Chula Vista), planning to sell my house & move family to San Antonio by buying cash too. I just can't find a home single floor home with no HOA. Wishing you the best in your new home & State
Let’s hope your neighborhood remains as nice as you say it is. Good Luck.!!
I can understand why they did not want her feeding ducks. My neighbor (9 ft between our houses on a zero lit line) puts bird seed and squirrel food out attracting everything in North America. Two turkey buzzards ate, then crossed my roof and flew across the street for a snack. I had Opossums, squirrels, too. They got into my attic. I spent $900 cleaning out feces an replaced urine soaked insulation. The neighbor built up the area by my house. Dirt came in through the weep holes. I just spent $100 on 4 jugs of termite, ant and borer bee spray. The borer bees are very hard to get rid of. Two snakes dropped off the crepe myrtle dripping over my atrium and on my 30-year roof. My grass has been scalped every summer, and some micro-manager beacons me to edge every day even though I mow once every 7 days. I just had some kind of oily liquid doused on my grass and curb this week; vandalism has been ongoing since 1989.
Due to restrictions, I believe people deliberately do things against the rules just to exert their own power. We had power outages in the middle if the night from 2007 to 2014, speaking of power.
I have performed constant maintenance cleaning borer bee hormone off my bricks. The lumber is treated, stained and painted but they call it home because of the crepe myrtle in the neighbor's yard's abundance of flower petals. I have termites, snails, and all sorts of bugs. To conclude, nobody will buy my house except for the money farmer whom ever that is (i.e., owner of the next door property) because they want my trash. Not even. This house is a treasure, and they know it.
Our HOA is pretty tame, though some of the board members can be country. Likable group, there is nothing they can do about it, and we don't get involved in personal disputes. Trees don't talk. Trees don't talk.
I get that. My neighbor does something similar and we have bird poop EVERYWHERE
Our HOA fees increased by 200 dollars this year. They blamed it on hurricane Beryl , fencing costs, etc. however they didn’t even replace the entire fence. Not to mention we had to place our own fence ! We live in a neighborhood where the majority of the homes start at. $350,000 and go upwards of $ 750,000! There’s nothing new being done here . I see the police officer sitting in the curve maybe twice a month . My HOA collect over a half million dollars per year. The math ain’t mathing !
we are in the process of selling a home that is under HOA rule and I'm so happy to be out of here. As their last stab to me, they are charging my title $300 for a status letter that has the wrong amount on it. So they are scamming out of another $100 they were supposed to refund me for.
whatever value you think you're getting from them is diminished by the people who will specifically not buy a home with an HOA.
Thanks for sharing
🌴🌴🌴 I lived in middle Tennessee for about 15 years and actually really liked my HOA. only $12 bucks a month and everything seemed to run very well. But than again I’ve heard many horror stories from others in their neighborhoods.
If your know the history behind HOA’s, you’d never even look their way-especially if you’re Black. No sir. Let those homes sit until the next sucker comes along.
Yeah because especially black people huh lol
@ your statement is syntactically flawed and an overall incompetent attempt at sarcasm. Myopic at best.
Thank you. This was helpful. We escaped one recently (when we escaped Harris County during the great cold virus scam) but this is great info for those that are still trapped.
Thanks
I see a lot of homes on the market for months, seemingly new and almost all have HOAs.
Yea it’s crazy. The market is super slow right now and the HOA’s just make it more expensive
When I first moved into my home (Tx, 1st time homebuyer), I got a grass cutting citation... in the first week.
I almost lost my mind! I sent an email to the H.O.A expressing my disdain, as I barely moved in.
Fortunately, I didn't have to pay a dime.
Oh good!
Can you make a video on recommendations or legal routes available to dissolve an HOA within a neighborhood?
One thing a lot of people forget is that just because you DONT have an HOA doesn't mean you can do anything you want to your property. Just because the HOA isnt stopping you from building a ferris wheel in your back yard doesn't mean the County/City wont. Not having an HOA is great and allows you to park your cars in the grass, leave trash cans anywhere and paint your house pink if you want. But there are still rules/laws that dictate what you can ultimately do with your property.
True
But you’re less likely to have problems with the county or city than with the busybody nincompoops who want to be on your HOA board. Better a pink house next door than self-important Kevins and Karens looking to throw their weight around over inconsequential nonsense. And the vast majority of people are content to park their cars in their driveway or on the street, so parking them in the front yard is pretty rare, even without an HOA.
Got that right! 😂 I just did a video on this.
Sounds like we needa collab in the future!
A hoa for me is a BIG NO
It’s not always that bad you just gotta get involved
@@realestatesteph I'm a country boy, grew up on the farm
Well they sure love moving into HOAs for not liking them.
Cant complain when you know you are moving into a HOA.
True indeed!
My home is not in an HOA, so thankful 🙏 🙌 and it has no mortgage pif
That’s the dream!
What people need to realize is an HOA is a business just like any other. Their goal is to generate revenue. So be prepared for them to always look for ways to generate revenue. Unfortunately you the home owner are revenue stream.
HOA is worst than being under Fidel Castro 😂. Like why would you put yourself in prison purposely. NOPE not for me.
😂
If you think you own your house think twice cause you don’t!! Don’t pay your taxes and find out😮 but If you start understanding the real law not the code enforcement law you will win with the HOA all your payments back when you sue them in court!! Not complicated to do 💪🏽
Can they force you into a membership? Do you have to belong to a union? Some states are right to work. How about the right to live without an HOA?
They can. State Laws vary
Mfers told me i cant have a window fan in my front window
I thought HOA's are set up so towns don't have to pay for roads and lights.
Not quite .. but they can upgrade their own roads or anything the community needs that they vote on
I heard the nightmare stories but I guess I got lucky. Never had real issues with HOA.
That’s great
@realestatesteph yea, I think I got lucky but I've heard nightmare stories.
HOA in Houston proper is out of control & board members power trip
Homeowners hate HOA's yet praise single fmaily zoning laws. Hypocrites.
HOAs can be extremely intrusive. HOA fees might go up to pay for things in a down economy. Do you really need the HOA to buy $2 American flags and have them put into all the yards for the several patriotic flag days? I fly my US flag all the time. Lit at night. Its supposedly upsetting non US citicens or people that hate the US.
Oh man! Thats a headache!
Good get a bigger one. I have a entire row of flags in my front porch. If they dont feel welcone they will go back.
The special effect panning in and out and video clips are just making it so hard to watch. Getting motion sickness from it. I don't understand why TH-camrs do this, try watching videos of everyone doing this throughout the day. I find it annoying.
Appreciate the feedback. Never thought of that.
H O No-way, good day all.
Love it
As someone who is on the HOA board, in GA, there are definitely pros and cons but Ijopped on to reshape my HOA to benefit the consensus of the community. Plus, the rules actually match the county/state that non-hoa homes still must comply to in my area. I get to help people KEEP their houses and prevent investor abuse in the community. Yup, our HOA is a bit of a unicorn with me on it, not common everywhere. Also, the board retains a lot of power versus giving power to for-profit external mgmt companies that only look to profit at homeowner expenses and try to get homes by using tactics and exploiting lack of education regarding rights of the HO, excess fees, & other crap. I encourage people to get involved in their hoa, even volunteering, and presentthe issues WITH solutions of change, not just complaints. Great Video!!
Definitely agree
You’re literally the opposition
Aren’t HOA’s just made up of other home owners in your neighborhood?
They are but they are put in place by the developer and typically run by a management company. But yes the point of the video is built around this fact that homeowners really have the power to
HOAs can be corrupt. They can spend funds belonging to the HOA to enrich their friends and family members. Eg. If one house gets hail damage on a roof, do all homes in the neighborhood need new roofs (so they look uniformly the same)? Some HOAs get no bid contracts for work to enrich themselves.
Facts
We have a POA and it is just the homeowners in our community. 😢 Rules seem to change and your not aware until it is done.
Sucks
HOA are not ruining neighborhoods. People need rules because they can ruin a neighborhood without rules. I live in an HOA and I like it.!!
Awesome!
Saying that the HOA was created to keep black people out is ignorant. HOA's in certain parts of the countries especially during Jim Crow probably had some rules against black people in their community, does not mean this was the reason for the creation for the HOA. People like you see everything through a lens of race, get some help.