Snowy Sunday

[cnq50b]

Yep, JudyB. You're right. Knowing the financials is critical - my brother had warned me about that based on his past experiences.
I checked out the financials on this community before I bought into it. It has a very healthy reserve & now I can see they do plan for the future with quite a bit of detail. I also got my hands on the HOA minutes of other complexes I was considering. Termites was brought up every time for one (NOT this one) - I stayed far away from that one.

The board here is very responsible & get right on folks who aren't paying their fees on time - or are breaking the rules. I don't know that they've ever had to foreclose on any units, but they do file liens when they need to. They also try to catch issues early on before they get out of hand. It is incredibly interesting to see everything that goes on behind the scenes. It's alot more 'attention to detail' than I ever imagined. Never a dull moment.

Martha, I suspect the kids will eventually live there which will offer them some benefits that we dont' have here. I know there's always trade-offs, but I know they both love it over there & it'll give me a great destination for visiting.

[snowball]

not a snowy day here... so glad that would be a shock!!!
enjoyed my day church nap and visits
can't complain at all
oh a oft forgotten room is the map showing where we are
sheila

[JudyJB]

And laws for eviction and foreclosure do vary by state, so that is another thing to check. We had o problems evicting a few renters, including one group that set their balcony and almost the whole building on fire. Luckily we were one of very few condo complexes that had a sprinkler system and alarms in every unit. Besides nutty neighbors you have to worry about idiots starting fires!!