[baobabKoodaa]

That "control" is mostly a fantasy. I own an appartment and when I found mold damage I wasn't able to just fix it, I had to take the housing association to court and fought with them for 2 years. It's now fixed and I'm trying to sell the appartment and nobody wants to buy it. Then I read articles like this and it just makes me laugh at the absurdity of it.

[gwbrooks]

In the U.S., only about 30% of homeowners are subject to housing associations.

I get how that seems odd if you live in a big city, a multifamily building, etc. -- associations and their problems are ubiquitous there. But it's not the experience of most American homeowners.

[carlosjobim]

> nobody wants to buy it.

Of course there are tons of people who want to buy it, but not for the price you are demanding. You are unrealistic about price.

[baobabKoodaa]

Great! Why don't you tell me what I should price it at, then?

[carlosjobim]

Go lower on price until somebody wants to buy it. That's how buying and selling works.

[baobabKoodaa]

No, that's not how it works. The housing market is not like the stock market. Houses are not fungible assets. I could list my house for $1 today and by tomorrow no one would have even made a single phone call to enquire about it. A house is not sold until a motivated buyer is found, no matter how low you drop the price.

[carlosjobim]

You have made up your mind. I gave you the answer, but you are not obliged to accept it.

[baobabKoodaa]

I explained to you pretty clearly why you are wrong. If you want to believe in this fantasy that housing market is just like any other market, I can't really stop you.

[madmask]

Independent house is the way