(OT) House for Sale (mine)

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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"Joy" wrote in message
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"William Hamblen" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-09, jmcquown wrote:

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants
to
buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every aspect of
your life AND charge you for the privilege?

Beware of restaurants with white tablecloths.

The sad thing is, the "dining room" we were trying to have lunch in is
called The Pub. No white tablecloths in site. Lots of leather, heavy
wooden tables and a big wooden bar. Who ever heard of not being allowed
to wear denim in a pub?!

Good luck with the sale. At least you don't have a mortgage around your
neck and can get away free as a bird.

Thanks. And you're right about the no-mortgage thing... but the
wind/hail/flood insurance is coming due and that runs in the thousands.
Meanwhile I'm going to ignore the monthly "club bill". I refuse to pay
these fidiots another dime. We'll see how long it takes to get a nibble.
I am amazed at how many houses on my street are listed on Zillow.
Apparently I'm not the only one who wants to get the hell out of Dodge!

Jill

I hope you can find a buyer.

Joy

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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The "association" where I live finally got on my last nerve. John is here
visiting. Since I have to pay to eat at the club (whether I actually eat
there or not) we decided to go there for lunch on Saturday. The weather
has been slightly cooler due to lots of rain, so we were wearing blue
jeans. Oh, sorry, you're not allowed to wear denim.

As you may have guessed, I have a temper It's bad enough they charge
me to eat food I haven't eaten and for amenities I don't use. Now you're
going to tell me how to dress?! I don't *think so*! As we stormed out I
was yelling at the top of my lungs. F*** you people! You're not getting
another dime from me! An elderly couple happened to be walking up as we
left and she had the nerve to "shush" me. I'm normally very polite but
she picked the wrong moment to attempt to correct me.

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants to
buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every aspect of
your life AND charge you for the privilege?



I hope you can get someone to buy it. What's your plan if you sell your
house? Do you have another house in mind to move to?
Tweed

On 4/10/2012 1:04 AM, Joy wrote:
"William wrote in message
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On 2012-04-10, wrote:
"William wrote in message
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On 2012-04-09, wrote:

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants
to
buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every aspect of
your
life AND charge you for the privilege?

Beware of restaurants with white tablecloths.

Good luck with the sale. At least you don't have a mortgage around your
neck and can get away free as a bird.

BTW, the people across the street from me have listed their house for
$419,000. Astonishing. At least there is no homeowners' association
to contend with.

Bud

Is it astonishing because of how high it is, or how low it is? I see
prices
for homes now that boggle my mind, because I've been in the same house
for
over 40 years, and the price we paid for this house bears no relation to
home prices nowadays.

Joy



Astonishingly high. It feels like it should only be half that much.

Bud

It seemed high to me, but one never knows. I've been told my house is worth
seven to ten times what we paid for it.

Joy


What has happened is that my neighborhood has suddenly become
fashionable. Vanderbilt University Medical Center bought a shopping
mall that's a couple of miles away and converted it to medical offices.
The medicos are buying houses near work and are paying top dollar.

Bud

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:37:14 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

The "association" where I live finally got on my last nerve. John is here
visiting. Since I have to pay to eat at the club (whether I actually eat
there or not) we decided to go there for lunch on Saturday. The weather has
been slightly cooler due to lots of rain, so we were wearing blue jeans.
Oh, sorry, you're not allowed to wear denim.

As you may have guessed, I have a temper It's bad enough they charge me
to eat food I haven't eaten and for amenities I don't use. Now you're going
to tell me how to dress?! I don't *think so*! As we stormed out I was
yelling at the top of my lungs. F*** you people! You're not getting
another dime from me! An elderly couple happened to be walking up as we
left and she had the nerve to "shush" me. I'm normally very polite but she
picked the wrong moment to attempt to correct me.

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants to
buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every aspect of your
life AND charge you for the privilege?

Jill


I know somebody else that had problems just like yours.

They moved away, as well.

Later, YEARS later, IIRC, there were some 'suspicious' fires.

Mostly, people on 'the board' LOL.

"MLB" wrote in message
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On 04/09/2012 11:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
The "association" where I live finally got on my last nerve. John is
here visiting. Since I have to pay to eat at the club (whether I
actually eat there or not) we decided to go there for lunch on Saturday.
The weather has been slightly cooler due to lots of rain, so we were
wearing blue jeans. Oh, sorry, you're not allowed to wear denim.

As you may have guessed, I have a temper It's bad enough they charge
me to eat food I haven't eaten and for amenities I don't use. Now you're
going to tell me how to dress?! I don't *think so*! As we stormed out I
was yelling at the top of my lungs. F*** you people! You're not getting
another dime from me! An elderly couple happened to be walking up as we
left and she had the nerve to "shush" me. I'm normally very polite but
she picked the wrong moment to attempt to correct me.

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants to
buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every aspect of
your life AND charge you for the privilege?

Jill


The only thing that surprised me is that you waited so long. IMHO you
should also consult witha good lawyer -- one who has had experience with
HOAs. Best wishes. MLB


I called the attorney who handled Mom's estate; he recommended a lawyer who
he knows has gone up against these people before. Long story short, they
wouldn't take my case unless I was prepared to go file a lawsuit. The
problem with suing is this HOA has a team of lawyers. I was told they
always win so I'd wind up paying my lawyer, the court costs, the HOA's
lawyer fees.... that could wind up costing me more than just paying their
darn dues.

Jill

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
The "association" where I live finally got on my last nerve. John is
here visiting. Since I have to pay to eat at the club (whether I
actually eat there or not) we decided to go there for lunch on Saturday.
The weather has been slightly cooler due to lots of rain, so we were
wearing blue jeans. Oh, sorry, you're not allowed to wear denim.

As you may have guessed, I have a temper It's bad enough they charge
me to eat food I haven't eaten and for amenities I don't use. Now you're
going to tell me how to dress?! I don't *think so*! As we stormed out I
was yelling at the top of my lungs. F*** you people! You're not getting
another dime from me! An elderly couple happened to be walking up as we
left and she had the nerve to "shush" me. I'm normally very polite but
she picked the wrong moment to attempt to correct me.

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants to
buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every aspect of
your life AND charge you for the privilege?



I hope you can get someone to buy it. What's your plan if you sell your
house? Do you have another house in mind to move to?
Tweed

I haven't really looked yet. There are a lot of people selling houses on
this island and some of them have been on the market for *years*.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:



I called the attorney who handled Mom's estate; he recommended a lawyer
who he knows has gone up against these people before. Long story short,
they wouldn't take my case unless I was prepared to go file a lawsuit.
The problem with suing is this HOA has a team of lawyers. I was told
they always win so I'd wind up paying my lawyer, the court costs, the
HOA's lawyer fees.... that could wind up costing me more than just
paying their darn dues.

Jill

Sounds like the same sort of situation I faced when my niece stole all
that money from me. I couldn't just have her arrested (I tried) because
she had managed to get her name on the CD's as joint owner. The
District Attorney back in the Wisconsin town where the bank was located
told me I could "probably" get a judgment against her in civil court,
but that would have involved hiring a lawyer there, traveling there and
staying for the duration of the action (and civil cases are sometimes
postponed after proceedings begin). When one is retired and living on
limited means, it was too likely to mean sending good money after bad -
better to take my losses. However, I DID get a small bit of revenge -
my annual Christmas newsletter to all my friends and acquaintances
included my story. (Along with a photograph of the niece, with "THIEF"
in large red letters across it.)

"jmcquown" wrote in
:

The "association" where I live finally got on my last nerve. John is
here visiting. Since I have to pay to eat at the club (whether I
actually eat there or not) we decided to go there for lunch on
Saturday. The weather has been slightly cooler due to lots of rain,
so we were wearing blue jeans. Oh, sorry, you're not allowed to wear
denim.

As you may have guessed, I have a temper It's bad enough they
charge me to eat food I haven't eaten and for amenities I don't use.
Now you're going to tell me how to dress?! I don't *think so*! As we
stormed out I was yelling at the top of my lungs. F*** you people!
You're not getting another dime from me! An elderly couple happened
to be walking up as we left and she had the nerve to "shush" me. I'm
normally very polite but she picked the wrong moment to attempt to
correct me.

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants
to buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every
aspect of your life AND charge you for the privilege?

Jill


wow. you're a psycho.

On 04/18/2012 09:00 PM, Barry Lindin wrote:
wrote in
:

The "association" where I live finally got on my last nerve. John is
here visiting. Since I have to pay to eat at the club (whether I
actually eat there or not) we decided to go there for lunch on
Saturday. The weather has been slightly cooler due to lots of rain,
so we were wearing blue jeans. Oh, sorry, you're not allowed to wear
denim.

As you may have guessed, I have a temper It's bad enough they
charge me to eat food I haven't eaten and for amenities I don't use.
Now you're going to tell me how to dress?! I don't *think so*! As we
stormed out I was yelling at the top of my lungs. F*** you people!
You're not getting another dime from me! An elderly couple happened
to be walking up as we left and she had the nerve to "shush" me. I'm
normally very polite but she picked the wrong moment to attempt to
correct me.

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants
to buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every
aspect of your life AND charge you for the privilege?

Jill


wow. you're a psycho.


Speak for yourself little boy!

Barry Lindin wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in
:

So I've listed my house for sale on zillow.com. Know anyone who wants
to buy a house in South Carolina where they try to control every
aspect of your life AND charge you for the privilege?

Jill


wow. you're a psycho.

Not Jill, the morons running her so-called HOA! I should think the
homeowners would be suing them right and left for their tactics, but
living in a senior retirement residence, I'm learning how reluctant
people can be to "make waves", even when they have every right to do so.