[quote=The-Shoveler]Fair point sdr but my point was you get all that + exterior maintenance.
So far we have never had a special assessment (knock on wood) and our HOA is run by retirees so it is very very conservative with regards to expenses.
Everything is well maintained, we just had new roofs and new dual pane windows installed (again no special assessment).[/quote]
The point Im making is that if you are gonna compare an SFR and a condo it should be on things that are different.
Its good to have a well run HOA. I have a great one also. We basically get private parks and trails, beautiful entry landscaping which follows through out, a gym, a pool/spa/, tennis and country club level clubhouse for $130/month all of which I can walk to and use often. It was $87 in 1998 and the increase is no more than inflation if that. Those are amenties I would pay for elsewhere and not what Id consider maintenance. After 25 years our pool complex needs a refresh. Gonna be over $1M and its all been properly budgeted and reserves built for. No assessment needed
