All Forum Posts by: Fred L.

This is the most ridiculous case I have heard of.  3 years and still no resolution.  Just release this to the press/social media and let them pressure the legal system for a faster resolution.  

I would stay away from HOA properties. After living in a condo, here is my experience with HOA.

- My HOA due was at $280 / mth at purchased. After a year, they increased it to $350. Great...

- I got hit with their special assessments twice.  Somewhere around $3K-5K. 

- I can't rent my condo out since there is a ratio of home owners / renters.  I was on the waiting list for about 2 years. 

If you want someone to control your home as in what you can/can't do, HOA will be it. As for me, I would stay as far away from HOA properties as I can.

I would skip the phone jacks and put in CAT 5 cables/jacks with a patch panel in the closet.  This way it can serve dual purpose, data or voice. 

Re-keying the locks yourself is simple to do once you get the hang of it.  It took me about an hour to do the first one, due to the pins & springs falling out.  After learning my  mistakes, each lock took me less than 5 minutes to do.  

If you are going to re-key the locks yourself, you will need the key.  This is needed because you have to position the pins so you can slide the cylinder out.