Boulevard, Dublin
Has anyone recently purchased either Brookfield or Lennar property at Boulevard, Dublin, CA. It looks promising from the outside. How's your experience so far? Few of the condos I checked out has HOA of $500+. WTF!! #housing #dublin #firstTimeBuyer TC: $280k
Walmart is right. Everything looks good, but once you get involved with the HOA bs, youâll wish you hadnât signed.
Another biggest downside to HOA is, you can not guarantee it will not crease rapidly over years. If you account for all maintenance and services it incurs in HOA cost and if it is not a 5 star-hotel like condo, any HOA above $350-400 is a mismanaged HOA
Condos with elevators etc will have higher HOA, also communities with 'amenities'. Also note that Boulevard will have extra mello roos tax for many years on top of standard 1.3 or so prop tax.
HOA in NY/ NJ is close to $1 a square feet â would love a $500 HOA
I decided to look somewhere else as HOA was high (350-500) on top of a 1.8% tax rate (regular + Mello Roos tax). Outside of that, great location and walking distance to BART.
Wife and I considering Downing in Boulevard. I just wish HOA was lower. What other areas are you considering to buy a house in?
Did you end up buying in Downing?
why do people still care about walking to BART at this point?
What did you end up doing op? We in the same boat debating whether to purchase or not.
As great as the homes in boulevard look, there is a reason they arenât selling. If you donât mind the extra tax then I would say go for it. Pros are you get a new house and close to bart, cons high hoa (maybe for things you wonât be using) and the stupid 1.8or 1.88% property tax
All new developments have HOA
I believe the HOA is $370 and will be $320 at build out. Does anyone know how competitive it is to get a chance to purchase one of homes? I.e for anyone who purchased, how far down the VIP list were you?
Your last line about HOA has an answer to your question.