[Porsche-O-Phile]

Why people continue to live in areas under jurisdictions of HOAs is totally beyond me.

I'd never consider it - not for a rental property, not for a residence, not for anything I'd ever own. I don't care how good a deal it was - too much B.S., red tape and potential problems.

To those who would say, "but they help keep the property values up by preventing my neighbors from doing stupid things" I'd say buy a place with more land (more separation from neighbors) as a buffer.