But then down the line when a big expense comes up (roofs, patios, sidewalk, etc) then they are screwed and forced to do an immediate special assessment where each owner has to cough up a few thousands. 

We put in new luxury vinyl plank floors throughout the entire house, new paint, new cabinets in the kitchen, put in a new driveway, and extended the patio area.

We put in new luxury vinyl plank floors throughout the entire house, new paint, new cabinets in the kitchen, put in a new driveway, and extended the patio area.

Frustrated LA restauranteurs spent nearly a year being pushed to the brink — forced to lay off staff, change concepts, amass untold debt, fight landlords, build expensive outdoor dining patios, and stay safe during the largest public health crisis in recent history.

Square off a drywall hole so you can patch it clean, cut open those hard-to-open plastic packaging for a new lockset you're installing...you can always use a knife.4.

I am constantly attacked by the assistant to the property president for my condo associatiationThis man watches us all the time and hides behind windows and doors and every time something happens here in my house he is ready to tie us up, we have two small tables outside and a small chair and that bothers him too and makes him complain all the time. weather ,In the month of September I sent several emails to the Property Manager Associated Property Management of the Palm Beaches, Inc. informing him that I wanted a small fence in my patio covering the side of it so that he would not look so much here and I have my privacy on the property The manager replied that I needed a fencing engineer and they had to be approved by the association, I hired a company that would give me approval.

I love this home - I have lived in it all my life (I just turned 25yo), and my parents have added things (back cement patio, shed, fence) over the years to it.

Not really, maybe on the appraisal report you'll see a note for Shed $2k value or somewhere close to that appraisers don't really include sheds, patios, decks as big money appraisal itemsThe real appraisal results are based on comparable recent sales in terms of big ticket things like # of beds, baths, sq footage, and smaller things (from an appraisal standpoint) like busy road vs non busy road, finished basement, garage, porch/patio/deck, etcYou can also call an appraiser and ask them what, if any, value add it would have on the appraisal 2.65% is a great interest rate by the way!

Purchase price: $43,500 A cozy 2BR/1BA condo with an in-unit washer/dryer and bamboo trees on the patio.

They used an over head photographic view to show that a patio was added without a permit.