Would you recommend joining a real estate association?

Condos would be great if they did not have HOA's and associated fees.

Uri Rafaeli, who lost his property and all the equity associated with it, is just one of thousands of people to be victimized by Michigan's uniquely aggressive property tax statute.

It's important to understand that those won't be the only costs associated with owning the property either.

In SoCal I recommend Robert Hall & Associates (https://www.roberthalltaxes.com). 

Otherwise the costs associated with the corp will cost you most than save you. 

Normally, a roof is considered an integral part of the structure and would be subject to depreciation over 27.5 years or about 3.6% ($3,600) of the total project cost per year.But whenever I have a roof done I ask my roofer to itemize the cost of labor and disposal associated with tearing off the old roof and dumping the worn out material. 

What associations do you belong to?

I had a title company send me a "listing kit" that along with it comes all of the recorded documents associated with the property.

@Bryan Cork - I would recommend talking to Susan Wilklow with Wilklow & Associates.