He also replaced all the sheetrock & mudded it, (he doesn't sand it he just sponges it smooth).

I used to own two of the "undesirable" businesses.

I worked with drywallers that only charged for labor and I had to purchase the drywall and mud.

This I estimate would be able to be fully updated cosmetically, with the addition of a master bath where currently there is a laundry and addition of mud room/ laundry off garage and one additional bedroom in basement.

my credit has been ran through the mud in the past 2 years.

man I feel your painthe hoa is a group of folks that are looking out for there best interestsif you got a buddy that has a lawyer buddy you might have a chance- you know, write a letter with a letterhead you don't want his services because a lawyer cant help you but maybe a letterhead letter mayanother avenue to take is find out when there meetings are and show up with all your documentation from them not helping you out to be a better neighbor and bring improvements to the neighborhood plus the clarity that some areas they are forcing on you are actually the responsibility of the HOA not the home ownerdon't fight with them be there best friend- sounds crazy but you will get further faster if you have tea and discuss the disagreements with them then throwing mud pies at each othersoon this will all be history and youll be moving onto another property so meantime get your work done over tea with the HOAenjoy

The other 2 tenants walk around the building to the exterior entrance to the mud room to access the machines.

These areas were once largely "undesirable" for generations and thus have developed a strong cultural identity but very quickly change with a large influx of money. 3.

@Jay Hinrichs - A real wake up call for me was realizing how many houses built in the 50s and 60s have asbestos in the wall mud.

It's not as though the whole area is bad, I'm literally across the street from an undesirable couple of multi families meanwhile there are 500K homes around the corner, literally 60 yards away.