The whole thing seems like a scam to me on so many levels -1 ) The "arrears" are listed as a single line item on the bill with no explanation of how they were derived2 ) We have never ever received a bill for any of the previous years (except for last years fee of $60)3 ) There are no minutes or any information about their policies or decisions on thier website4 ) I googled the "directors" of the homeowners association and they appear to be property investor types rather than local residents5 ) My wife was 13 when she received the land - whatever she signed (almost 30 years ago!!)

An owner has numerous other expenses like maintenance and capital improvements that come into play.

The Arizona real estate contract is 9 pages long and has numerous potential addendums.

I wrote this article last night and it will be posted in numerous newspapers and internet sites over the next week.

This has been discussed numerous times before.

Pretty sure this is how it works out .I have walked the exterior of the property numerous times now,not sure if I like the looks of a very big retainer wall holding backearth in the rear, but everything else looks great, to me anyways ..

Make an offer with an attached financial explanation to back it up.

There are numerous posts here that talk about the details of the math for both flipping and renting, so I'll only briefly summarize here.

Applies in numerous ways.

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