Home Owner Association rules

[alphaman]

We were looking at some homes on the south side, Youngsville Milton broussard area. they are pretty strick on what you can and cant have in your yard or in front your house. meaning boats trailers etc.

Kind of a bummer for me. I need a yard and room for 3 vehicles and a boat.
Looks like I'll have to find some land and build in order to get what I want.

what are you guys doing? paying for boat storage. suffling cars around in the drive way etc?

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by alphaman

We were looking at some homes on the south side, Youngsville Milton broussard area. they are pretty strick on what you can and cant have in your yard or in front your house. meaning boats trailers etc.

Kind of a bummer for me. I need a yard and room for 3 vehicles and a boat.

what are you guys doing? paying for boat storage. suffling cars around in the drive way etc?

Just moved from Youngsville and we had an HOA. No boats in the driveway, but would leave it out overnight if we were using it the next day. Mine fit in the garage. Any new construction like sheds had to go through the HOA (they were always approved).

Just remember the HOA is protecting your property values. No one wants a neighbor with a boat in the grass in the front yard or a 1972 Chevy Nova up on blocks

[Natural Light Kid]

I'll take anyones '72 NOVA they need to get ride of. All I can say is please respect the HOA. They are in place to protect the property value. You are much better off finding a place that has restrictions that line up with your lifestyle rather than trying to get the restrictions to adjust to you.

[alphaman]

I understand their purpose. that's why I'm leaning more towards building a home. just hope there is land to build on once I'm ready. Lol lafayette surround areas are growing so fast.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by alphaman

I understand their purpose. that's why I'm leaning more towards building a home. just hope there is land to build on once I'm ready. Lol lafayette surround areas are growing so fast.

There are some older houses in Youngsville, Broussard, Milton area that have large carports for boat storage. Lots of houses for sale in these areas right now due to oilfield. Both the charter school and Green T are great schools in Youngsville. Milton is really good too.

[marty f]

Funny you brought this up

I too have restrictions, all my toys have to stay in the back yard. Now that we bought our camper home, put in the back yard, Im having a new gate made so I can get my boat out while the camper is there.

[alphaman]

the ones we looked at didn't say we couldn't have a boat in the back yard. just had to buy a corner lot plus take the chance put a wider gate in order to put the boat in the back yard. then wait an see what the hoa would say.

[daxt79]

We just moved into a neighborhood on the Southside last week with an HOA. I'm installing a swing hitch on the tongue of my boat to fit in the garage. They also have a house in our neighborhood for sale that was build with a drive through garage for back yard boat access that may fit your needs. PM me if you're interested in more information on the location.

[alphaman]

sent pm

[duckman1911]

After reading this I love where I live even more.
Hope it works out for you alphaman.
I have enough room to have a pistol and rifle range in my backyard and I still think my nieghbors are too close.

[alphaman]

we have out grown the home were in now.

[latravcha]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

After reading this I love where I live even more.
Hope it works out for you alphaman.
I have enough room to have a pistol and rifle range in my backyard and I still think my nieghbors are too close.

I also have a 100 yard rifle range in the back yard.
Great way to deal with stress when you have one of those days.
I would have a hard time living in a neighborhood.

[Andy C]

If I buy the land/house(witch you never own) I am gonna park what I want where I want, or I wouldn't buy it!! Hoa have gone way to far in places, as to even what flag you can fly and lighted or not what times you can fly it, if at all possible I would move to an area that fits your needs, just remember ( they) can change the rules cause to many people complain and it will be something you fight forever!! Good luck to you and your family but I would stay away from hoa!! Just my two cents.

[alphaman]

i feel ya!!
paying for a house but living by someone else rules Suck a.z.z I'm from the country lol.

[Andy C]

Originally Posted by alphaman

i feel ya!!
paying for a house but living by someone else rules Suck a.z.z I'm from the country lol.

Or because all the sudden your nabers don't like you and complain!! (Happen where i growed up on 5ac. mom and dad finely won but after 10 year's and a bunch of money they didn't have) we were just trying to make a living, with lease property and useing that as home and place to park equipment for the farm.

Waking up 20 mins earlier to take your kids to the school of your choice is not that bad, to not have to deal with the bs that might or might not come of it, just thank long and hard and weigh it all out, so you and your wife happy in the home yall decide on. Good luck.

[Quackhead62]

IMO it is so much better to buy some land and be able to put anything any place you want it. That's why I bought 4 acres not cuz I needed that much land just to have the room to expand when the time comes. You couldn't give me a free house in a subdivision. Just my 2 cents worth.

[alphaman]

total agree that would be the better choice. what about builders. how is manual builders

[redchaserron]

The first rule of homeowner association rules, is that you don't talk about homeowner association rules.

[alphaman]

Lol got cha.

[Quackhead62]

Originally Posted by alphaman

total agree that would be the better choice. what about builders. how is manual builders

I just had a sit down with Manual Builders to get a bid price. I was very impressed with them. If everything goes well when I get back from over seas in October I'll be pulling the trigger on one of their houses on my property.


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