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I always see people saying it's up to the HOA but never explain the reasoning behind it. Can anybody explain why it's up to the HOA (at least for SFR areas)?

Agree with all of the above but wanted to add some to the cons: Highland Con: This is a big one for me considering how much Highland is asking for these homes. Even though these are SFR on an actual street, you cannot park on the street in front of your home. The street is more narrow than...

I've always wondered why they have this policy. Why would I want to waste my agent's time if it turns out I don't like the homes?

I know that in new homes, or at least in ours, there's no inspection contingency in the contract. We were told that after the final walkthrough, any things that need to be addressed would be resolved but that they would not delay COE because of them. Do we even have any leverage to push back the...

Well, I'm glad to see that it's not just happening to me and that my builder isn't dropping the ball on this. I still can't believe it's so difficult for them to schedule the installation in advance. This poses a dilemma because our lender will need to get the final appraisal done before we...

My builder keeps saying that they can't give me a firm COE date because they need to wait for SoCal Gas to install gas meters and that they can't schedule a date for this. They basically come and install it whenever they feel like it and that there's a shortage of meters. Has anyone experienced...