Carmel, Houses For Sale (HOA fees, condo, low crime)

[ranosb]

Can any knowledgeable individuals give me any info on SF homes no more then about 20yrs old for sale in Carmel that DON"T have HOA fees a (Mandatory Fee)? Seems every house for sale I have looked at was in a subdivision with HOA fees raging from $200-$500 a month! Seems these fees are different for every house in the same subdivision. Is this fee based on the assessed value of the house/lot?

We were looking for a price range from $150k to $185k and the bigger the lot the better!
I don't mind a subdivision if there aren't any HOA fees, like most of the homes we looked for sale in Demotte IN for a family member, most all of the subdivisions had NO HOA fees.
Low crime areas and places where people live or have lived and really enjoyed it for a quite family of 3 would be nice.

[grmasterb]

Not sure from where you're getting your information. HOA fees are normally assessed annually, and $200-500/year sounds about right. Condo fees might run that much monthly, but not SF homes.

[domergurl]

I have a friend who lives in Foster Ridge ... no HOA fees, but not sure about the prices of the houses.

[dewthedru]

are you sure that was per month? that seems like an insanely high amount, ESPECIALLY if you're looking at a home that's $180k. check again. i'll bet that's the annual fee since that's how it's generally listed.

[ranosb]

I believe your right, my bust, those are annual fees!

[JessMartin]

If you narrow your search to houses built before 1990 or 95 you may find some that don't have these HOA's.

Good Luck!