I can't understand why anyone would want to take their hard earned money and moved into a place controlled by a HOA. They tell you what you can do in your front yard, back yard, driveway, etc. when you can do it and basically how you can do it. When I bought my place with my money I wanted to be able to do what I wanted as much as possible. Even people who bought into HOA's and thought it would be great are complaining. As far as property values go, no ones property is worth near what it was 2 years ago in actuality. My advise; take your hard earned money and buy where you can do the things you want to on your own land/yard.