Alex, there are a LOT of people who will not even look at a home “for sale” that has the Mello Roos tax penalty associated with it. When I lived in SD, I worked with a man who made over $200k a year and managed his money wisely. He and his wife were looking for a home and he wouldn’t even go with the RE agent to look at any property that had the idiotic M.Roos tax. So, don’t assume that everyone, no matter what their income will just hand over an extra $1750 per year for no good reason.