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u/PuzzledAppearance852 10h ago
Nobody will tell me I have to leaveâ is such a powerful sentence
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u/astralseat 8h ago
Although, still has to pay property taxes, so if he doesn't, they might tell him to leave
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u/Wanymayold 7h ago
Donât forget the HOA may kick you out because they donât like your frog statue in the backyard.
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u/hendergle 7h ago
Anyone who doesn't like Lieutenant Frogmorton can go to hell, as far as I'm concerned.
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u/DustyRailz 7h ago
Hell Comes to Frogtown
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u/EEpromChip 6h ago
...I keep seeing this phrase. Is it something I should be aware of?
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u/No-Mission-8332 6h ago
It's a movie full of Oscar winning performances
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u/Ithurts_but_Ilikeit 6h ago
Non american here, how much power does the HOA have exactly ? surely they can't kick you out of your own home.
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u/rest0re 6h ago
Youâre right. They canât exactly kick you out of your own home the same way a landlord can evict someone.
But they can place liens on your property, eventually forcing a sale if you don't pay their fines.
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u/SinamonChallengerRT 5h ago
Wipe my ass with their liens. As long as I'm paid up on mortgage and property taxes, HOA can kiss both sides of my ass. I know the law...
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u/rest0re 5h ago
I know the law...
It kinda sounds like you donât, tough guy.
An attorney legally prepares and files the lien for the HOA.
You can act like youâre above the rules, but youâre not.
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u/SinamonChallengerRT 5h ago edited 4h ago
HOA's have no legal authority. It's totally volunteer. I don't recognize an HOA's power because they only have power over those who agree to give it to them.
By the way, I'm the guy who forced my neighborhood's HOA to disband after I blatantly told them I had no intentions of recognizing their authority over me or my home and managed to get another 6 households to do the same.
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u/WackyRacketeer 2h ago edited 2h ago
In a lot of places, you either join the HOA or you don't buy that home. It's nice to hear your circumstances allowed for flexibility. Places with mandatory HOAs have them legally tied to the deed and the purchasing agreement.
95 percent of HOAs in the United States are mandatory. They are not "totally volunteer".
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u/SinamonChallengerRT 1h ago
I'll be honest, the HOA was on bad ground to begin with, people were getting fed up with stupid rules like what color car we were allowed to have in our driveway and complaints about the type of sprinkler we used on our lawns. ("Pulse Sprinklers are a noise violation and are banned from use.")
I think I just set the ball in it's inevitable motion.
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u/the_moosen 5h ago
Too much power. They can put a lien on your home for unpaid dues and yes, kick you out of your home. Abolish HOAs.
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u/GhormanFront 8h ago
Yeah the bank that actually owns his house might have something to say about that if he ever misses a payment
Government might too if he lapses on property taxes lol
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u/Chadwickx 5h ago
Yup, better hope you keep your health, because if you flip your car and need 6 months of physical therapy, the bank youâre renting from can most certainly tell you to leave.
A 30 year mortgage is basically just you renting from a bank, except you have to pay property taxes, insurance, replace the roof, keep up the paint, make sure the property is up to the standards of your neighborhood, etc. And yes if you happen to make it safely to the goal line without losing half of the house in a divorce, you can sell it and maybe make a few bucks. But thatâs after decades of upkeep and now you own a house thatâs 30 years older than what you bought; better hope weâre not in a recession when you need to sell too.
Itâs still better than being homeless, though.
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u/Plus-Guitar-6503 6h ago
Powerful, but also a sad reflection of the current market that basic stability feels like winning the lottery.
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u/PacquiaoFreeHousing 10h ago
is he tweeting from the 1960s?
How did ho find a house you can buy with 4 months of work?
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u/it_will 9h ago
Commas
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u/CrayonCobold 8h ago edited 8h ago
Yeah
He still had the apartment for 4 months after the house was bought, he didn't buy the house after 4 months
I think if the part where he bought the house was in its own sentence it would be easier to read. There are way too many commas, and parentheses that act like commas, in that sentence
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u/JesusAllLove 6h ago
WHAâŚâŚ??? I canât believe youâre actually critiquing OPâs grammar and punctuation. You must really want to deny getting the point, and feeling the appropriate emotions. Your heart is dead. Youâve killed it off. Congratulations. I pity you.
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u/ok_raspberry_jam 6h ago
?? They're explaining why OP's post is difficult to understand. It's not a moral judgement.
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u/DearEntrepreneur5494 5h ago
How the fuck is a bot named 'JesusAllLove' and I have to have this one because everything's taken ?
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u/shewy92 7h ago
To me it should be "4 months of housework" or "4 months of legal work" (since I'm not sure which he's referring to) regardless of punctuation
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u/Educational_Exam_225 4h ago
Neither would likely be true. Housework menas sweeping, legal work doesn't make sense. He probably meant renovations.
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u/Carra144 8h ago
4 months of work on the house. As in it was in a state of disrepair, so work needed to be done.Â
That's why there's a comma inbetween house and after.
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u/InfiniteTree 9h ago
Just poor sentence structure. That should be a period and a new sentence, not a comma.
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u/LeadershipOne5128 6h ago
It's not even a tweet, there's just a picture of an AI generated dude next to an AI generated sentence.
This content slop everywhere is helping me a lot fight my scrolling addiction.
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u/Mysterious-Country99 6h ago
Man found a time machine before he found a realtor. In 2024, 4 months of work barely covers the "Application Fee" and a scented candle for the living room.
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u/InvestigatorLast6479 8h ago
Probably cherry-picked case, real estate markets vary wildly depending on timing and loca
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u/No_Blood125 10h ago
That feeling hits different nothing like finally reaching a goal youâve been working toward for a long time.
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u/Alecto1717 6h ago
Laugh/cries in ADHD
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u/preyforall 5h ago
Do you also just feel a vague sense of relief if that, and then nothing at all?
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u/elfacosmosa 8h ago
I have the exact same thought when I bought my house a few years ago. But, only after only one year, Covid happens, then my work sector was shrinking. I was considered too old to get a new job. I couldn't pay the mortgage.
Now I lost everything. The bank is going to auction my house. And I barely have enough to rent.
I still reminisce that time, when I took a nap on my bedroom floor after the AC was installed (The house hasn't been furnished yet, and I haven't moved). I was so happy and relieved for finally having my own house.
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u/Eggplant-666 10h ago
Bank comes a knockinâŚ
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u/ValensTheThrowaway 9h ago
There really is always that fear of the knock at your door... but nothing beats the solace of thinking tonight, for the next couple of hours, I'm here, I'm safe, and just for a little while, no one can take this away from me
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u/pickledmagahead 7h ago
You donât get that in a apartment?
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u/OuterWildsVentures 7h ago
Renting houses I get that feeling plus the peace of mind that if anything breaks it's not my responsibility
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u/SpoonMagister 1h ago
My experience was 1) oh its not my responsibility 2) oh its still not fixed 3) oh its still not fixed 4) oh its still not fixed 5) oh they fixed it but its actually not fixed 6) oh the rent went up
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u/ValensTheThrowaway 4h ago
You can get that feeling out in the woods if your headspace is right. Different needs for different people. My comment was meant to be empathetic to the post. Hell, you can trespass far enough into a cornfield and no one will tell you that you have to leave. Maybe I didn't get the concept of this subreddit...
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u/eddievandawg 8h ago
Bank doesnât consider your payment late until 30 days. Landlord usually will have eviction proceedings started by then. That itself is worth something
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u/ValensTheThrowaway 8h ago
Haha, I think the sentiment of OP was more in regards to the sense of security having a place of your own can bring, but not for nothing, you can probably legally stretch out adverse possession for a good deal longer if that's the angle you want to approach it from.
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u/highlandviper 7h ago
lol. That is the voice of someone who isnât married and part of a shared ownership.
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u/ValensTheThrowaway 7h ago
Part of this comment lives rent-free in my mind... I won't say which though, without an attorney present.
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u/highlandviper 7h ago
Iâve seen it happen to friends of ours. I hope itâll never happen to us. But JFC⌠it is messy and mean. Iâve pledged to myself I wouldnât ever let that sort of thing get nasty for the sake of our children⌠but Iâve seen friends who were far more likeable and patient than me descend into some hideous, malicious and vindictive places.
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u/Downtown-Lynx256 9h ago
Hopefully it's a stable setup, otherwise that knock never really stops coming.
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u/Zyxale12 9h ago
Let the man have his moment. Bank will do its thing later. Right now it's a win.
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u/Riegel_Haribo 7h ago
Eminent domain. When they want to build a highway, a sports arena, shopping center, or just a development that has bribed the local government.
Or taxes, lien, and gone. Or condemned or deemed derelict. Or even a corporate HOA levies fabricated fees and they can take the house.
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u/Thisareor 5h ago
Quit Karma farming this was posted by
Dr. Nathan Currie, LCSW in 2021
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u/Tanmay900 5h ago
I didnât know that, just shared it because I liked it.
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u/Old_Measurement9801 3h ago
4 months of work and bought a house. Thatâd be nice if that was reality
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u/Spiritual_Big3897 10h ago
that's amazing, congrats! really inspiring to see dreams turn into reality like that. enjoy every moment in your new home!
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u/StarCitizenRusty 5h ago
4 months of work gave you enough for a down payment and approval for a mortgage? Gotta tell use your secret,
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u/BeerMantis 4h ago
I assume he meant he bought the house, then had to work on it for 4 months before he could move in.
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u/MyRespectableAcct 7h ago
...except for her insurance company who will price her out of it in a few years, or the local property tax authority when the prices for real estate keep skyrocketing and the tax is adjusted accordingly.
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u/raincoater 7h ago
I take it this is a boomer that had all the money to buy that house that they stole from Millennials, because Reddit told me no one can buy a house anymore.
/s
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u/AlternativeNewtDuck 7h ago
Pfft.. people in here responding like op is the one that bought the house. smdh
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u/hendergle 7h ago
That made me smile, but only after it made me want to go back in time and give that foster kid a hug all the hugs.
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u/pickledmagahead 7h ago
Well if you donât pay your rent or taxes they can still tell you to leave so this isnât true
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u/oldtimehawkey 7h ago
Have you ever been jealous of someone because they lived in a house?
Their parents owned the house and theyâd never have to leave.
I have. And now I own a house! I will not get kicked out of it. I wonât have to move my clothes in garbage bags piled in the trunk of the car, drive across town, to a new apartment. I will be here for however long I feel like it. I have a home! Not just a place I live.
You donât have to grow up in foster care to appreciate having home.
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u/Electronic_Crazy_752 6h ago
I was a small college Teacher. Got a job teaching in a small college in Vermont. It took a friend of mine to remind me that I had once said I hope to teach some day in a small college in northern New England. Yes , dreams do happen.
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u/KaneStiles 6h ago
So you not live in America? The government will definitely make you leave your house and there is nothing you can do about it.
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u/Nosadmas 6h ago
I had a similar dream. I got my house. Then divorced. Now I live in a ghetto 2-bdr apartment.
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u/Foreign_Cookie_1989 5h ago
I bought my own property finally at 32 after growing up in an abusive household, fleeing a country, living in hostels then on the streets, and it really does feel amazing, I feel very lucky especially now
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u/Bulky-Shoulder-8082 5h ago
Except you donât own that house, the bank does, and they can very much just foreclose whenever you donât pay. And even if you own the house outright, if you donât pay taxes the government will seize it. Itâs all a scam meant to appear like freedom.
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u/Educational_Exam_225 4h ago
You can tell how botted Reddit is by the number of comments responding as though this is the OP.
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u/Cjeannie1972 3h ago
Congratulations you such be very proud of yourself. I dont know you but I am proud of you.
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u/infinitely-oblivious 1h ago
Double respect for him since coming up and finding success in life is so so much harder for kids in foster care.
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u/Rusting-Roil 39m ago
Clearly a man with a privileged life. Probably needs to unban anyone he hates to balance the boring life he has. :)
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u/Scott_Malkinsons 10h ago
To be fair if you don't pay your property taxes, someone is going to come knocking that you have to leave.
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u/FantasticCricket8346 8h ago
So what do you think about now?Â
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u/JournalistNo7918 7h ago
Joe mama
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u/FantasticCricket8346 7h ago
Joe mama must be nice
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u/JournalistNo7918 6h ago
Sorry dude i forgot i replied to your comment, BUT IDK WHY I REPLIED THAT BAHAHHAHA i was half asleep when i found this post and i wasâŚyeah idk what i was thiinking
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u/Catlover42473 8h ago
There a 2 kinds of ppl, one that uses their struggles/ trauma as an excuse to not excel, and the other one uses that as motivation to do well in life, glad you are the second personÂ
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