I’m up in Tampa so I might not be a relevant source of purchase info but I’ve lived with three different Florida HOAs since 2011.
Although my HOA annoys me and all my neighbors with the periodic notices about palm trees needing a trim, the driveway needs to be pressure washed or a wheelie bin was left out, in the end I don’t mind them.
They don’t charge egregious fees.
I can park my cargo van (for SCUBA diving and track motorcycle weekends) in the driveway whereas some HOAs prohibit any service type vehicle.
The gate guards keep out the random solicitors.
The community center staff is friendly and the facilities are nice.
My wife trained on SCUBA in the community center pool. Other HOAs won’t allow this.
Everybody’s lawn looks pretty decent.
The landscaping on entry is tidy and always fresh.
I DO appreciate the Christmas decorations and the flags on national holidays. Maybe I’m a boring and stodgy citizen but I’ve spent my teenage and adult life appreciating other cultures and their traditions and so I find nothing wrong with enjoying a community where the HOA celebrates American traditions (even if totally diluted so as not to offend some itty-bitty special interest group).
Although my HOA annoys me and all my neighbors with the periodic notices about palm trees needing a trim, the driveway needs to be pressure washed or a wheelie bin was left out, in the end I don’t mind them.
They don’t charge egregious fees.
I can park my cargo van (for SCUBA diving and track motorcycle weekends) in the driveway whereas some HOAs prohibit any service type vehicle.
The gate guards keep out the random solicitors.
The community center staff is friendly and the facilities are nice.
My wife trained on SCUBA in the community center pool. Other HOAs won’t allow this.
Everybody’s lawn looks pretty decent.
The landscaping on entry is tidy and always fresh.
I DO appreciate the Christmas decorations and the flags on national holidays. Maybe I’m a boring and stodgy citizen but I’ve spent my teenage and adult life appreciating other cultures and their traditions and so I find nothing wrong with enjoying a community where the HOA celebrates American traditions (even if totally diluted so as not to offend some itty-bitty special interest group).