On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, JerryL wrote:

I repeat. You have never sold a house before and therefore do not know what
you speak of. If you found you were losing prospective customers or sales on
your house because people didn't care for your neighborhood you wouldn't be
so liberal.

Well, I have sold a house. With a rental on one side and with a model-T
sized single car detached garage with a four foot driveway and a busybody
with wacked-out landscaping on the other side and made a fine profit.
And would not consider being in a HOA hive neighborhood.


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