Is the HOA Against Real Estate Investors? WE SHOULD NOT BE PUTTING SMALL INVESTORS IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS.
by Derreck Long
the future. ecently, a prestigious outlet published an article that made claims about disputes between the Homeowners’ Association and investors buying property in their neighborhood. Unfortunately, while there is some truth to the claims, the article lacked the proper nuance about the reality of the situation. This incident was not between the HOA and all real estate investors; rather, HOAs are battling hedge funds. R
The problem stems from massive hedge funds with billions of dollars in capital coming into these residential neighborhoods and buying out as many properties as they can get their hands on. The original article did use the term “hedge fund,” but a later edit changed the term to “real estate investor.” This change may have been for the sake of accessibility, because the average non-investor might not fully understand the difference between a hedge
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