Trust the reviews. I'm aware that HOAs in general ...

Trust the reviews. I'm aware that HOAs in general can be a struggle but this HOA exceeds everything I've read and heard. They are nit-picky, unreasonable, and disrespectful. I won't be surprised if they're found to have carried out discriminatory practices towards some residents. We have been arguing for almost a year over a furniture on our patio that's supposed to be none of their business. Their fees are exorbitant especially for all the unnecessary things that they do (or don't do). Our community has a significantly high resident turnover rate. They lack empathy, decency, respect, and competence. We have lost many hours, weeks, and months trying to follow their unreasonable and sometimes imaginary guidelines. Dealing with this HOA will never be worth all the positive things you can get from a house - it is a traumatic experience and it will eat you from the inside out.