I recently got into bird watching, I was just wondering if anyone here had any tips for places to go or what to look out for in town. So far I’ve been to grays lake, saylorville and maffit.
Thanks!!
I auction off the custom pet embroideries, all proceeds go to my local shelter.
I used to go the Urbandale Library Cafe as a teenager back 2002-2006ish. I remember them having the most amazing baked goods, to this day I compare every single cinnamon roll to the one I would get at that library cafe. M&M cookies were the best I’ve ever had too.
Does anyone by chance know who their supplier was? I vaguely remember the employee saying it was someone local.
I purchased my condo in 2020 for 135k, The monthly dues were 206$
Fast forward to 2026, my HOA is in a lawsuit with the builder over quality of the build etc. (I do not have any complaints with my unit but others in the building do)
The dues have increased to 500$/month. My mortgage balance is 92k.
I am ready to sell my condo and look for a house, and I am finding that no banks will lend mortgages to anyone buying these condos due to the active lawsuit and lack of reserves.
I asked for permission to rent my unit since I clearly can’t sell it without taking a major loss. The by laws state no more than 10% can be rentals so I was denied.
What options do I have? Does anyone have a similar situation where they were able to bypass these rental bylaws due to having an unsellable unit?
I genuinely feel stuck and anxious, I don’t know what do to. Any advice is appreciated.
Edit: I met with the HOA president and asked him how we can add an amendment to the bylaws stating owners who have tried to sell should be allowed to rent. He said it requires 2/3 majority to pass and we have never had that many people show up for a vote ever. Would a door to door petition work for this? If I got 2/3 of owners to sign?
Edit: 3 units are currently for sale and sitting empty for almost a year now.