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> your house might lose $300,000 in value Dramatic license aside, I'd hate to live anywhere where property value (or residents' senses of well-being) was so fr
by quesera 4y ago
> your house might lose $300,000 in value
Dramatic license aside, I'd hate to live anywhere where property value (or residents' senses of well-being) was so fragile that it couldn't handle a purple house.
- tomcam 4y agoI have literally seen that happen, although the house was electric blue and not purple. I did in fact put my money where my mouth is and moved to a farm without an HOA.
- JetSetWilly 4y agoThey would hate to live in Tobermory I suppose: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tobermory_Main_Street_2012-08-09.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tobermory_Main_Stree...
- fader 4y agoOr indeed, Boston: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/victorian-houses-in-cambridge-boston-massachussets-usa-gm869368128-144695049 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/victorian-houses-in-cambri... Tangentially, Victorian houses were frequently very colorful. The lack of color photography leads people to think of them as drab, depressing shades of gray. But nothing could be further from the truth. HOAs that restrict colors to a boring beige are doing a disservice to their neighborhoods.
- harpersealtako 4y agoIf I lived in one of those houses, would I be able to paint it whatever color I wanted (e.g. pink and yellow stripes)? Or is there some sort of coordination to make sure they all look appealing as a set?
- JetSetWilly 4y agoYou can choose whatever colour you want. It seems they used to me more sombre but around 50 years ago the owner of the hotel decided randomly to paint it bright yellow and neighbouring houses along the front thought it was a great idea and started choosing their own outlandish colours.