• SeattleRain@lemmy.worldOPM
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      3 months ago

      The difference is is that if you’re not responsible for screw ups that were caused by the HOA anywhere near the degree you are in a condo.

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        3 months ago

        If you bought a property in an hoa, YOU are the hoa. Why do so many people have a hard time with that? YOU are the hoa and the hoa elects a board to represent you. If you aren’t voting and aren’t participating, YOU are the problem

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        3 months ago

        May I please introduce you to children and spouses? You can still be liable for some other idiot’s screw up.

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      3 months ago

      With a house, since its yours, it’s pretty easy to get a home equity loan and deal with that cost over time.

      Can you equity loan a condo?

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        3 months ago

        With a single-family house, you can also choose to DIY (especially since the scale is typically smaller), or make cost/quality trade-offs without having liability to your neighbors or being beholden to their opinions on what to do.

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            3 months ago

            That’s not what they said at all. You can DIY stuff and still get it approved by the city/county.

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              3 months ago

              Yes it is. Grue is talking about quality trade-offs. Literally sub-par work

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                3 months ago

                Or cost trade offs, not necessarily sub-par.

                I can do fantastic siding and tile work personally and would be exceptionally hesitant to pay someone to do it. My FIL has done concrete work for 30 years, why would I pay someone to do it?

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                3 months ago

                I own a single family home with a kitchen that needs work. I can choose laminate countertops to save money, even though that is lower quality than is common to the neighborhood.