Buy a townhouse in this development near where I live called Sea Colony:Details: $860k for a comfortable townhouse.Pros:Comfortable place to live for the next few years, and I’d still have liquidity to invest elsewhere.It is still in my current community where all of my friends live, so I would still be where I want to be location-wise.Will get appreciation.Cons:High HOA fees ($660/month) and potential 10k special assessment in the next few years.Likely won’t cash flow after we move, so unsure whether it would make sense to hold.3.

The average income in the zip code is about $90k.The population in the 34746 zip code in young (median 38 years) and growing from 53k in 2022 to nearly 60k in 2024.Rent by room is not as popular in this zip code as it is in the 34741 zip code, perhaps reflecting HOA restrictions as well as building configuration.

Our HOA says that since the leak is in the unit, it's between the unit owners.

Be cautious of HOA communities, flood zones, and property taxes.

The reality is, rising property taxes, maintenance costs, increase insurance premiums (I'm a broker so don't get me started here), an HOA assessment or annual increase, etc, etc, etc.

I also have the landscape company, approved by the HOA (see #2), using drones to take pictures just in case I need additional backup for insurance.

It's a simpler entry point and aligns well with serving protected classes like veterans, seniors, and single mothers—key to ensuring stability against HOA or city issues.Begin connecting with non-profits and agencies that help these groups find housing.

Most new home communities have super HOA restrictions on investors, like you have to live in the home a year before renting and/or they only allow a certain % of rentals like 1% or all kinds of other roadblocks.Plenty of opportunity in North Texas, but for the most part stay away from new builds for rentals.

A complete NIGHTMARE for the HOA community for MONTHS.Onerent did NOTHING for months.

Good call on verifying with HOA.