Hi fish fam! Need your advice. I am currently in contract for an investment property, closing in 3 weeks when i (under no excuse) learn today that the HOA has a rental limit and if limit is met, you will go to a waiting list. I am reaching out to the mgmt company to get more info (e.g what the limit is, whether we are above or below). But i want to hear if you have run into this issue before and how you resolved it. I mean we can still walk away (minus the earnest money)

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You should fire your agent. I am realtor in washington and this is the first thing I check for my investor clients.

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How much earnest money did you put down? Was your realtor aware of your intention to rent out the unit? Was your realtor aware that some HOA’s in the area might have rental limits?

Honestly, I’d put this on the realtor. A good realtor will know which complexes / communities are landlord friendly.

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"Buyer due diligence starts when the offer is accepted" I call bs. You should do initial looks before then. IF you're going to do due diligence after an accepted offer than you need to build yourself ways to drop the K and return your money.

"Some HOAs don't have CCRS online" yeah in rare instances. Any property that is expensive enough to require 21k earnest has its rules online.

At the end of the day YOURE the investor. You should be making smart investments with your money and not relying on someone else to do the leg work.

I do agree about your analysis on whether to go through w/ he deal or not.

I am curious, why so much earnest money? Market is 1%

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I’ve heard of places where the wait list is over a year. I would not buy if they are at the limit.

I think so too. Waiting to hear back on whether they are at or above limit. Seem like we are either lucky if limit not met, or back out completely then.

I do 100% funding. Connect with me for more information on my lending guidelines.

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