Megan,If your plan is not only to buy this home as your primary residence, but also incorporate some investor techniques so that you can get the home at a below market value amount (good deal) then here are the steps you should follow with teh info you have provided thus far:1.

There should be restrictive covenants that are filed as a matter of public record, there may or may not be articles of incorporation/organization (which may or may not be filed), there may or may not be bylaws (which may or may not be filed.)The restrictive covenants should describe deed restrictions on the properties in the development and it should be broken into 2 time periods: when the developer is in control of the development (or phase of the development); and, after the developer turns the phase or development over to the HOA.Any articles of incorporation/organization would describe the creation of the HOA, how the HOA is to be operated, who are the initial members of the HOA, etc....Any bylaws would be very similar to the articles - however, they will go into more detail about the day to day operation of the HOA.Is the developer still active with the development, or has it fallen apart?

After 17 years and a great career in corporate America it was a little bittersweet but definitely awesome to finally quit my job last week.

Those are things we can definitely incorporate!

You may need more than one type of incorporation strategy to achieve these results.

I worked in corporate finance for years and there is literally a team of analysts that analyze markets everyday.

I incorporated it into a new drawing with some other improvements for a better layout.

If the properties are owned by a corporation, they are taxed in corporation at the highest corporate tax rate - rental and investment income are considered passive income by the CRA and do not qualify for federal and provincial small business tax rates.  

I've spent the last seven years working as an accountant in corporate America and I've come to the conclusion that relying on one stream of income won't allow me to reach my financial goals.  

Hey everyone,I have started reading up on HOA fees, but was wondering how you incorporate them into your analysis.