I live in a cluster "home" community with an HOA and fees. Mine aren't bad at all (135/mo), and it covers lawn/snow/landscaping and works out for me as I'm not a slave to household chores. That being said you have to be very careful about the HOA rules and the fees as a bad HOA can be a royal pain.
For me when I was looking for a place I absolutely was not considering a "managed" community. But with my intensive travel over the years it's really been helpful to not have to worry about that crap.
The thing I do have issue with are taxes though. I pay upwards of 7 grand annually.. for horsesh* public schools. Which I get minimal benefit from.
For me when I was looking for a place I absolutely was not considering a "managed" community. But with my intensive travel over the years it's really been helpful to not have to worry about that crap.
The thing I do have issue with are taxes though. I pay upwards of 7 grand annually.. for horsesh* public schools. Which I get minimal benefit from.