How much are you willing to pay for HOA dues?

[admin]

I’m putting myself in position to purchase a SFR in a year, if prices are where I want them to be. Although I have been warned against French Valley, I went over to look at Lennar’s Spencer’s Crossing since it’s just a few blocks away. These (Rockwell and Livingston) are single family residences between 2100 and 2900 sft. Ok, I talked to two sales reps and one said the HOA dues will be about $161 at buildout, the other one said between $100 and $200. That right there sounds like someone’s lying to pad the truth.

Whatever the case may be, I think even $100 dues are absurb for French Valley. The community is supposedly going to have a big park, a clubhouse and a pond. The “pond” will be smaller than harveston’s, probably by half and there will no homes situated off of it. Here in the Murrieta area, there seems to be a positive correlation between high HOA dues and homes sitting the longest on the market. I would say that’s probably true in Temecula as well, but with the exception of Harvestion primarily due to the attraction of living on the lake. Spencer’s Crossing will be no Harveston.

What is your comfort level in regards to HOA dues and why? How many of you will never pay high ($100 or over) HOA dues?

[Coronita]

In my opinion, for a SFR (SFH, or whatever you call single family home) that is DETACHED, I wouldn't pay more than $50/month that has very little in terms of common area. (no common pool, no common recreation utility, no attached golf course, not gated community), etc.

That's the biggest qualm I have against some of the latest developments (for example some of the Pardee communities here in Carmel Valley.) I think the attached homes have HOA's for $150/month or something like this. The neighborhood has very little "common" to maintain imho, no shared resources, no shared pool, no gated community with a guard house, etc. I guess it might be common trees, and landscaping, but there isn't that much in a detached community. Where i live, there's very little to maintain (a hillside brush, which belongs to the city, not the HOA), and there's a $25/month HOA. I even think at times that's overkill, but $25/month is ok for me to chip in, considering the masters association organizes a free easter egg hunt every year .

Attached homes are different story.

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

In my opinion, for a SFR (SFH, or whatever you call single family home) that is DETACHED, I wouldn't pay more than $50/month that has very little in terms of common area. (no common pool, no common recreation utility, no attached golf course, not gated community), etc.

That's the biggest qualm I have against some of the latest developments (for example some of the Pardee communities here in Carmel Valley.) I think the attached homes have HOA's for $150/month or something like this. The neighborhood has very little "common" to maintain imho, no shared resources, no shared pool, no gated community with a guard house, etc. I guess it might be common trees, and landscaping, but there isn't that much in a detached community. Where i live, there's very little to maintain (a hillside brush, which belongs to the city, not the HOA), and there's a $25/month HOA. I even think at times that's overkill, but $25/month is ok for me to chip in, considering the masters association organizes a free easter egg hunt every year .

Attached homes are different story.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

In my opinion, for a SFR (SFH, or whatever you call single family home) that is DETACHED, I wouldn't pay more than $50/month that has very little in terms of common area. (no common pool, no common recreation utility, no attached golf course, not gated community), etc.

That's the biggest qualm I have against some of the latest developments (for example some of the Pardee communities here in Carmel Valley.) I think the attached homes have HOA's for $150/month or something like this. The neighborhood has very little "common" to maintain imho, no shared resources, no shared pool, no gated community with a guard house, etc. I guess it might be common trees, and landscaping, but there isn't that much in a detached community. Where i live, there's very little to maintain (a hillside brush, which belongs to the city, not the HOA), and there's a $25/month HOA. I even think at times that's overkill, but $25/month is ok for me to chip in, considering the masters association organizes a free easter egg hunt every year .

Attached homes are different story.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

In my opinion, for a SFR (SFH, or whatever you call single family home) that is DETACHED, I wouldn't pay more than $50/month that has very little in terms of common area. (no common pool, no common recreation utility, no attached golf course, not gated community), etc.

That's the biggest qualm I have against some of the latest developments (for example some of the Pardee communities here in Carmel Valley.) I think the attached homes have HOA's for $150/month or something like this. The neighborhood has very little "common" to maintain imho, no shared resources, no shared pool, no gated community with a guard house, etc. I guess it might be common trees, and landscaping, but there isn't that much in a detached community. Where i live, there's very little to maintain (a hillside brush, which belongs to the city, not the HOA), and there's a $25/month HOA. I even think at times that's overkill, but $25/month is ok for me to chip in, considering the masters association organizes a free easter egg hunt every year .

Attached homes are different story.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

In my opinion, for a SFR (SFH, or whatever you call single family home) that is DETACHED, I wouldn't pay more than $50/month that has very little in terms of common area. (no common pool, no common recreation utility, no attached golf course, not gated community), etc.

That's the biggest qualm I have against some of the latest developments (for example some of the Pardee communities here in Carmel Valley.) I think the attached homes have HOA's for $150/month or something like this. The neighborhood has very little "common" to maintain imho, no shared resources, no shared pool, no gated community with a guard house, etc. I guess it might be common trees, and landscaping, but there isn't that much in a detached community. Where i live, there's very little to maintain (a hillside brush, which belongs to the city, not the HOA), and there's a $25/month HOA. I even think at times that's overkill, but $25/month is ok for me to chip in, considering the masters association organizes a free easter egg hunt every year .

Attached homes are different story.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[sd_bear]

If no pool -> $0

If pool -> $25 a month

[sd_bear]

If no pool -> $0

If pool -> $25 a month

[sd_bear]

If no pool -> $0

If pool -> $25 a month

[sd_bear]

If no pool -> $0

If pool -> $25 a month

[sd_bear]

If no pool -> $0

If pool -> $25 a month

[Anonymous]

flu, $25 or $50 would probably be ok with me. However, $100, $150, $200 for as long as I live in the home is a little hard to stomach. Especially since I’d like a pool-size lot to have the potential for putting in my own pool one day. Therefore, it seems illogical to pay a high HOA because there is a nice community pool and so forth.

[Anonymous]

flu, $25 or $50 would probably be ok with me. However, $100, $150, $200 for as long as I live in the home is a little hard to stomach. Especially since I’d like a pool-size lot to have the potential for putting in my own pool one day. Therefore, it seems illogical to pay a high HOA because there is a nice community pool and so forth.

[Anonymous]

flu, $25 or $50 would probably be ok with me. However, $100, $150, $200 for as long as I live in the home is a little hard to stomach. Especially since I’d like a pool-size lot to have the potential for putting in my own pool one day. Therefore, it seems illogical to pay a high HOA because there is a nice community pool and so forth.

[Anonymous]

flu, $25 or $50 would probably be ok with me. However, $100, $150, $200 for as long as I live in the home is a little hard to stomach. Especially since I’d like a pool-size lot to have the potential for putting in my own pool one day. Therefore, it seems illogical to pay a high HOA because there is a nice community pool and so forth.

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