First and foremost I do not hate HOAs. Some are great things and some take it too far. Long story short we thought we were done living in the DFW area but with the recent incredible opportunity that came my wife's way job wise it has come time that we need to return to that area for a few years until we both retire. No big deal as I will keep my weekend place at Fork and still spend a ton of time out there. She just needs to be closer to the airport as well as some of her offices in this area.
That being said we started looking at homes about a week ago. Its a pretty competitive market and we know what we want etc.
Found a great home that we loved in a great area. All was well until the realtor started going over the HOA rules. Seems you cannot park in your own driveway after dark. All vehicles must be in the garage. In addition no parking is allowed on the curb at all unless prior approval from HOA and then it cannot exceed 48hrs total and both spaces in garage have to be occupied. You also cannot have any company vehicles or vehicles with any decals, logos etc that are not stock on said vehicle. Your garage cannot be used for anything other than parking. Not storage, not tinkering, not working etc. Your garage door has to remain closed unless you are entering or leaving. No boats of any kind can be stored in garage. Even though mine would have easily fit I could not have it on the premises.
Needless to say we realized that area was not for us. The realtor was also a resident of same community and on the HOA. When I asked him what the logic was for that he had no answer other than its always been like that. Very nice guy and we just told him we needed to pass on that house as we were not the right fit. As luck would have it we stumbled upon a house we really like with an HOA that is not so hardcore in regards to my garage.....
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Originally Posted by getfished
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