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While the HOA will at times spare the homeowner from some responsibilities they can also come with some homeowner obligations. Before you buy a home that makes you part of an HOA, here's what you need to know, and the questions you should ask both the association and you and your family. Moving into a planned development often requires you to join the community's HOA and pay its fees to help cover the upkeep of common areas, shared structures, and exteriors.
Statistically speaking, Americans have a one in five chance of living in a home that's part of an HOA, according to a data analysis by applied microeconomist Wyatt G. Is life in a planned development a good option for you? And, if so, which ones have HOAs that may suit you best? The answers to those questions depend not only your finances but your enthusiasm for shared amenities, tolerance for rules and regulations, and comfort with self-government—since most HOAs are overseen by volunteers who live in the development.
Trulia found dues to be generally higher in older buildings and complexes with more units overall. Fees can differ even within a development, due to variations in square footage, location, and orientation, all of which can affect how much upkeep the property will require. You should also find out how often fees have increased over time, and by how much.
If you can, obtain a printed history of HOA dues by year for the past 10 years. Martinez says that the fees for an HOA are typically increased no more than annually. Since they're only estimates, Martinez suggests you also check the amount by which fees are permitted to increase every year under the HOA's bylaws.
In a new complex, that research can help determine whether initial HOA fees have been attractively, even artificially, underpriced in order to attract homeowners and are liable to increase significantly over time to cover the gap between revenue and costs.
The precise rights, services, and amenities for which the HOA is responsible may range as widely as the fees being charged. Look at what is included and not included that will affect your household finances.
Will you have to pay for garbage pickup, for example? Are utilities included? Which ones? Line up the fees—and their inclusions and exclusions—against those of other developments in the area, especially those that are already on your shortlist. An HOA may adopt one of several approaches to financial management. These choices especially affect how it funds unexpected expenses and such capital investments as replacing an HVAC system. Here's how the assessment route works: When a major expense, such as replacing a roof or elevator, comes up—and the HOA's reserves lack the funds to pay for it—the association may charge each homeowner a special assessment.
These levies can run into thousands of dollars. Developments often draw up multiyear plans for repairs and capital investments, including their annual costs and the expected balance in the reserve fund at the time the outlays will be required. Ask to see those documents, paying special attention to how well the needed expenditures line up with the balance of the reserve fund.
Professional help can be valuable when poring over these spreadsheets. His company's, Manning says, is to "have the clients discuss the financial statements with a CPA [who is an] expert in analyzing [developments'] financials.
The HOA should be able to provide such a list. Ask, too, if any special assessments are planned in the future. Note that economies of scale may mean that special assessments for a certain capital expense may be smaller in HOAs that have many members and higher in smaller HOAs, where a similar expense will have fewer homeowners to fund it.
When contemplating a property purchase in a planned development, you'll of course factor the impact of its HOA dues into your overall finances. So, too, will prospective mortgage lenders. As a result, you may wrestle with vexing tradeoffs as you decide among properties. Higher HOA fees could leave you with a smaller approved amount to spend on your house compared with choosing an alternative property with low or no fees.
Interestingly, the presence of fees doesn't necessarily reduce the value of a property; if anything, there's evidence of the opposite effect. Your prospective lender can provide the mortgage-payment figure, and you should already have the property-tax and HOA-fee numbers. Alternatively, many online mortgage calculators, including the one we linked to above, also allow you to request quotes from mortgage lenders on rates and maximum approved amounts.
Since the rules and regulations of any particular HOA may be unique, don't rely on second-hand information or past experience at other developments to learn what an HOA's rules and covenants are. Be sure to check if the document is up-to-date before you proceed too far into the buying process. You could find you're restricted in more ways than you might assume. If environmentally friendly living is a personal priority, check the HOA's green provisions, beginning with what can be planted around your home, and how that vegetation may be maintained.
For example, some HOAs do not allow xeriscaping, an environmentally friendly form of landscaping for arid climates, and may limit the size and composition of any garden you plant. The rules may also dictate the use of particular fertilizers, pesticides, or sprinkler systems to maintain the yard and ban the likes of compost piles and solar panels.
Check for any language that might prevent you from, or even just complicate, renting out your property.
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