Home Buying 101 on Association Home Buying in Southern Cal

As an aside, if you're a home buyer and you're going to be fumigating a house with a tile roof, I'd be sure to have that roof re-inspected after the tent is removed!

I've seen some assessments from the 1980's (when Mello-Roos was first introduced) which many of them are already paid off, seems like most of the early assessments were of a shorter duration, 10-15-20 years. Now it's not uncommon to see them up to 30 (and I've heard of, yet not seen myself 40 years) years

"it's not uncommon in today's real estate market to find home owner associations who are experiencing financial difficulty, some are tanking far more than others"