There is no free ride.

. :)  Keep in mind, that YES they are more expensive AND, they may actually get small "dimples" in them from hail... it will show (in many not all) forms of metal roofs but that is NOT covered by insurance (cosmetic damage). 

I have been fascinated with real estate for a minute now and it's been joyful educational ride so far.

I have invested here since 2017 and continue to ride this market.

I am excited for the next one: I'll be in Patagonia most of January on hopefully an epic ride of 3000 back country miles on a motorcycle.

It's not for everyone, but I like the ability to ride someone else's coattails so that I can focus on my day job and earn more money to invest. 

One with 90+ members is great because it affords the HOA a lot of economies of scale with vendors thereby keeping HOA fees lower.Review the HOA financials and make sure they have a substantial reserve that would cover a hail storm deductible and/or other storm damage.Read the Bylaws to make sure they're rentable and check the pet limitations.Check the common grounds for any big ticket items that may need replaced soon.

It's been a fun and wild ride :)

AOLs are just starting to be used more, if we never did anything that didn't have a large body of law behind it, we'd still be riding horses.

There were enough moments when I wished I could have been local even then, and "local" took a 20 hour plane ride.