Saratoga vs roundtree/springhouse

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broda said:
What I think he meant to say was Saratoga is a detached "condo" and the fees are still $110.

I have been obviously shopping the wrong homes in Woodbury.  I'll give time for SG to mature, but from the looks of it, the landscaping isn't going to be as appealing as Woodbury or other neighborhoods.
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It's a condo due to lot size...it's below 5500 square feet so it's technically a condo.  It's in my sales contract :) 

 
OpenSky said:
Irvinecommuter said:
bones said:
broda said:
bones said:
broda said:
Being in SG I agree that curb appeal wasn't and still isn't a top priority.  If it was, I definitely wouldn't have picked this neighborhood.    Just my two cents since people were griping about it, and I can understand where they are coming from about it.  I wouldn't pay $200 more in HOA fees (Woodbury) to get that curb appeal.

Would I rather dump more money on a 70 inch Sony XBR 4K TV over some very expensive plants to improve curb appeal?  Any day of the week...to each his own I say. 

As long as the Chinese keep the demand up...property value will stay up.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/311-Berkshire-92620/home/52386243

By the looks of it, value is still waaaaaaayyyyy high.
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Isn't Woodbury hoa $110. Same or similar to SG?
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Woodbury HOA is $300, or at least all the listings that I saw
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That's incorrect. Woodbury master is 110. If it's condo, then some have sub associations which may make it 300.  But that should be the case in stonegate too.
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Stonegate is technically a condo but only one HOA fee. 

StoneTree Manor on the other hand has two.
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HOA fees depend on which STM listing you buy  >:D
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/113-Lamplighter-92620/home/7201465http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/91-Lamplighter-92620/home/12257234http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/172-Wild-Lilac-92620/home/7210960

(apparently so does square footage, for the exact same floorplan)
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There were two different STM...sold by different companies. 

Also..all have two HOAs.
 
There's different type of buyers: people who want a good landscaping high HOA, people who can care less about landscaping low HOA, people who don't want to pay HOA live in a single family residence or rent.

Also, the other factor is detached and attached condos. Attached condos have a higher HOA vs detached condos.
:D
 
bones said:
broda said:
What I think he meant to say was Saratoga is a detached "condo" and the fees are still $110.

I have been obviously shopping the wrong homes in Woodbury.  I'll give time for SG to mature, but from the looks of it, the landscaping isn't going to be as appealing as Woodbury or other neighborhoods.
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Got it. Typo from a lawyer!  Unacceptable ;)
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Oops...I meant Saratoga.  Brain cramp.
 
bones said:
Do detached condos hoa's cover more than landscaping?  For example, attached hoa's will replace the roof and maintain certain exterior portions of the house (paint, gates, etc).  If it is just landscaping, then yea I guess not having that extra hoa is no big deal and probably better.
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For Saratoga, it's just front landscaping.  I have insurance of the rest of it.  I think one key difference is whether you have a court or a road.  Roads are publicly maintained while courts are maintained by the HOA. 
 
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