Why weren't monthly condo fees discussed on the HHI segment, anyone know?
For fun, lets breakdown what is included in an HOA fee for a 1 bedroom (avg of $280 per month)...
electronic key system
telephone service (figure it is $20 per month for local phone service if you paid for it)
internet service (figure $30 per month as a stand alone service)
cable tv (figure $40 per month as a stand alone service)
underground covered parking
filtered water (figure $20 per month as a stand alone service)
common area maintenance
8 pools, 5 hot tubs
gas and electricity for the entire complex
24hr guard gated security
water service (figure $50 per month as a stand alone service for water and sewage)
HOA staff of over 150 employees
Gym
If you take the service that are somewhat easy to calculate a value from (ex. water, filter, cable, phone, internet). this would equal around $160 per month one would pay if paying for these service on their own. So if you are paying $280 per month for HOA, everything else listed above is costing you around $120 per month (ex. pools, security, guard house, hot tubs, common area maintenance, etc). Just another way to look at it.