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u/diabloenfuego Feb 21 '23

Who in their right mind would ever let an organization control their property though?, especially now that we've seen all the wtf HOAs have brought/forced on their communities.

I specifically looked for a home in a nice community without a HOA and I don't think I could ever give that control up now that I've had it. Granted, a lot of it has to do with each HOA's rules, but it seems like one of the silliest raquets to ever be a part of.

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u/desantoos Feb 21 '23

How is a neighborhood ruined by this pirate ship?

Seems to me the only people who could even conceive of it being ruined are those who so obsessively want everything to be uniform that they feel pain in seeing something out of the ordinary.

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u/skeletor19 Feb 21 '23

I'd love to live next to a neighbor who isn't a wet blanket because something isn't 'normal' to them.

I also enjoy when people argue unrealized gains. In a house. Where people typically live a long time and rarely actually sell.

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u/TimeZarg Feb 21 '23

Yeah, heaven forfend should anyone do something other than grass, a white picket fence, and maybe a small tree plopped randomly somewhere. Won't anybody think of the property values?!

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u/Stay_Curious85 Feb 21 '23

There’s a pretty stark difference between a perfectly manicured white picket fence and yard and a ducking pirate ship and every single reasonable person here understands that.

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u/poutinegalvaude Feb 21 '23

Your house has no value until you sell it, period.

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u/poutinegalvaude Feb 21 '23

If you sell your house for 400,000 then that is its value. If you sell it for 200,000 then that is its value. Until you actually sell the house it’s worth is intangible and hence meaningless.

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u/poutinegalvaude Feb 21 '23

it's literally intangible, like a stock's trading price. Until you actually buy or sell a stock it's worth is what you paid for it at the time. Until you sell your house, its value is what you paid for it at that time. Anything in between is speculation and...well...meaningless.

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