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Article #82BEWARE OF HOA'S - BEFORE BUYING INTO ONE, READ THIS! Was re: BEWAREof COMPUSA
From: P.Flamingo
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 22:46
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 22:46
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your problems with comp usa pale in comparison to the financial risk you could encounter buying into and living in a homeowners association...... read this! You can't afford NOT TO BUY THIS BOOK! SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ORDER FORM!! Villa Appalling! is a MUST read for all those who own, live, are about to buy, sell, or know someone who owns a deed-restricted property in a common interest development, planned community, planned development, master-planned community, etc. It is a real "Behind the Scenes" look at all the topics you want to know about -- it includes candid interviews and surprising candor. Buyers, Sellers, and Homeowners => Learn how to protect yourself. Just when you thought: Your swimming pool was an "amenity" = Read section: Myth of Amenities Your condo, townhouse, house was an "investment" = Read section: Myth of Investment Your purchase in a CID was "carefree" = Read section: Myth of Carefree Living Your purchase was "affordable" = Read section: Myth of Affordability Your purchase buys you "leisure time" = Read section: Myth of Leisure and the Selling of Free Time Ever wonder how apathy occurs? = Read section: Anatomy of Apathy Ever wonder how your health is affected in a CID = Read section: Dissecting the Cost of Perpetual Maintenance, Noise, Pollution, Impediments, Inconvenience and Illness. Ever wonder what happened to the "shared responsibilities" you thought you were buying into when you bought your home in a CID? = Read section: The Myth of Volunteering Ever wonder why the industry insists on using the term "community?" = Read section: The Myth of Community and Commonality-Mandatory Sharing of Attitudes and Attributes Wonder how all this affects YOU? = Read section: Toxic Turmoil and section: Dissecting the Cost of Perpetual Maintenance, Noise, Pollution, Impediments, Inconvenience and Illness Wonder how it all got this way? = Read section: A Psychological Autopsy of Common Interest Developments, Planned Communities and Homeowner Associations Read about Proxy Nullification. Read about Enemies: Number One, Number Two and Number Three! There is a difference if you own in a CID and die in one: Wonder what happens when you die in a CID? Read sections: Dying With a Renter or Roommate Still in Your House or Unit; Section: Charities; Section: Dying Without a Will; Section: Dying With a Will; Section: Dying With a Trust and Leaving Your House or Unit to a Relative Here are some other sections that might interest you: Creative Accounting The Myth of Enforcement The Mistake of Mediation and/or Arbitration The Myth of Oversight The Myth of an Ombudsman Homeowner Nullification The Cost of Psychological Recognition: Applause and the Obligatory Plaque DO NOT MISS THIS SECTION: The Reality About Your New Appalling! Neighbors . . . and so much MORE! copy and cut here to order VILLA APPALLING! at a special pre-publication price * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ORDER FORM: PRE-PUBLICATION ONLY NOTICE: THIS FORM AND PRICE EXPIRES: JUNE 15, 2002 Book Title: Villa Appalling! Destroying the Myth of Affordable Community Living By: Donie Vanitzian and Stephen Glassman Authors of 'Common Interest Living' in the Los Angeles Times A Textbook for Understanding Common Interest Developments, Homeowner Associations and Planned Communities ---------------------------------------------------------------- Order and pay BEFORE June 15, 2002 => Get a Special Price and Free Shipping! I want _______ copies at the pre-publication price of $34.95 each: $_____________ (CA residents add sales tax): $_____________ Shipping and handling if ordered BEFORE June 15,2002: $ Free! Book Price & Shipping/Handling if ordered AFTER June 15, 2002: $39.95+5.95 $_____________ TOTAL: $_____________ Card Type (Circle One): Visa Mastercard * Discover American Express Card Number: _________________________________________________ Expiration Date: _______________________________ Name as it appears on card: __________________________________________ City:_______________________________State:___________Zip________ Billing Address (if different from above): _____________________________________________________ SIGNATURE REQUIRED:___________________________________ DATE REQUIRED: ___________________________________ DO NOT SEND CASH Ship Villa Appalling! to me at the address below: MAKE CHECK OR U.S. MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: Villa Appalling Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 451278 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Estimated Ship Date: August 2002. Name: ________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ (All Post Office Box address deliveries, sent by U.S. Mail) City: ___________________________ State: _________Zip___________ Telephone: ( ) ___________________________ Other Contact Information:_______________________ THIS FORM MUST ACCOMPANY "ALL" ORDERS. NO ELECTRONIC ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. MAIL ONLY. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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