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Stop pushing the American Dream - Some

To own your own home is the American dream. No landlords ... no ... not Payment of rental income from rental worthless.

Sounds great, right? You can create your own color of paint through the projection of House and pound as many nail holes in walls that you want.

It is your home ... nobody can tell you what to do with your house.

Well, not quite. Never heard of a CTC (conditions, covenants and restrictions) ... They decided to hold by the "laws" of the community with the signature on the dotted line.

Unfortunately, the American dream means responsibility ... to itself and its neighbors. Before you buy a house, take a deep breath and think: Are you ready to take care of your home? Are you ready to cut and water the grass? ... Pull weeds? ... Reduction of coverage? ... The AC filter?

You see, the property is not for everyone. This is correct. Some people deserve not to be owners. Before you decide to buy your own home, this questionnaire is short and simple:

First Are you ready for your house Grass and plant material, care? In Florida, I can not even count how many times I helped buyers purchase their dream home, with the landscaping neat and healthy, they got the key. A few months later, the grass and plants are dead. The neighbors are angry and the owner of the Association (HOA) to send letters violation.

Indeed, engaged communities the most restricted, the property management by the HOA, you will remember your violation letters responsibility. Water the grass ... replace dead plants and grass ... pull ... Weed cutting bushes.

Landscaping requires regular maintenance. You can do it yourself or to outsource.

Yes, you have the new grass and plants, water ... You need to treat the grass pests (Florida, hairy beetles and ants) ... and you fertilize. And if you have crabgrass, wild Bermuda up the turf, you must cut through the region and establishing new lawns.

Both are invasive and there is a court almost immediately destroy voracious bugs. To replace damaged grass expect ~ $ 2500 on the grass and the installation and the other ~ $ 600.00 to spend on the water for an "average" farm. No exaggeration. In Sarasota, Florida, for example, double the local water supplier, the water bill for watering grass.

Neglecting your landscaping is contrary to the covenants, conditions and restrictions (CTC) and alienated the neighbors whose property value suffers because of negligence or ignorance.

2nd Are you ready to change filter AC? If I had a dollar for every AC filter is not changed regularly, I had to abandon welthy solely on this money. A dirty filter AC increased the electricity bill, reduces the duration AC system life and makes your children to allergens.

Have you ever in Florida during the summer? It is hot and humid, so that AC is essential. Do not neglect your filter AC ... Replace it with the correct size. If I come across a house with land around the AC fan, I immediately ignore recognize.

Wait, will neglect the cooling system to fail prematurely, while the sweltering and other payment of $ 3,000 - $ 6,000 replacement cost. If you're lucky, you get a single payment of $ 400.00 to the evaporator controlled a contractor CA. Negligence is expensive.

If the third car oil leak? The oil flows in your driveway. It is almost impossible fresh oil to remove even the concrete. Try not remove oil pollution by power washing. Does not work. Power washing lettuce concrete such as oil deeper into your concrete, as the net return in a day or two.

With fresh oil stains using a detergent, in hot water. Easily scrub and rinse. Let's face it, is the damage that you mark as just another owner or tenant neglect. Your neighbors will see ... all stakeholders to determine the future.

The American dream is implied tasks ... You are accountable to your neighbors, if not for you. You must be willing to maintain the exterior of your home.

What was negligent as owners tenants civilians. Ignoring your responsibilities as a home "owner" and a lien on your property may face during angry neighbors.

Think twice before pursuing the "American dream". Are you ready to take responsibility for the accession property to accept?

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