Our HOA president, Richy Ethridge, sent a letter to all owners last week(at HOA expense). Below is a copied portion of the letter. I fully understand that by posting the good, the bad, and the ugly of happenings that I see, people may focus on the items that are of special interest to them. I am not looking to rent nor to sell, but those that are may not want disclosed some things that I blog about. I have always said and will always stand by my statement that if ever I write something that is erroneous, please let me know and I will write a retraction.
I have heard from a number of owners who have taken issue with his letter, but those of us more senior owners have known Richy a long time and understand his motivation. We just yawn and say, "What else is new?" I'll just keep blogging along.
I thought the cartoons at the bottom of this post were just too cute (and accurate) not to share.
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Kontiki Information & Communications: it is amazing how easily accessible information is in today's world. It has proven very beneficial to our community as well as Kontiki, No longer is Rockport a "sleepy little fishing town," only to be enjoyed by those who grew up coming down here. Instead,Rockport is being frequented by vacationers around the country, and this is great for our local economy, and obviously Kontiki. At the click of a button anyone in the world can learn of Rockport's beauty,fishing, merchants, lodging, etc,.,. Unfortunately, this information age and the internet can also be detrimental to us as well. With that same click of a button, anyone around the world, can click on Kontiki's website, and see not the beautiful community we all call "home away from home," but rather the misinformation of a disgruntled resident. I bring this to your attention, because this affects every single owner and their real estate values. In an economy that has affected real estate so negatively all over the country, it certainly in the owner's best interest that we would further jeopardize our values by posting these comments online? Please read the statement from a potential condo buyer last summer, which came to me by a local realtor. The statement speaks for itself:
(End of excerpt from letter)
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I had to share these cartoons that show that many HOAs and their presidents often have differing perspectives on HOA issues!
I have heard from a number of owners who have taken issue with his letter, but those of us more senior owners have known Richy a long time and understand his motivation. We just yawn and say, "What else is new?" I'll just keep blogging along.
I thought the cartoons at the bottom of this post were just too cute (and accurate) not to share.
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Kontiki Information & Communications: it is amazing how easily accessible information is in today's world. It has proven very beneficial to our community as well as Kontiki, No longer is Rockport a "sleepy little fishing town," only to be enjoyed by those who grew up coming down here. Instead,Rockport is being frequented by vacationers around the country, and this is great for our local economy, and obviously Kontiki. At the click of a button anyone in the world can learn of Rockport's beauty,fishing, merchants, lodging, etc,.,. Unfortunately, this information age and the internet can also be detrimental to us as well. With that same click of a button, anyone around the world, can click on Kontiki's website, and see not the beautiful community we all call "home away from home," but rather the misinformation of a disgruntled resident. I bring this to your attention, because this affects every single owner and their real estate values. In an economy that has affected real estate so negatively all over the country, it certainly in the owner's best interest that we would further jeopardize our values by posting these comments online? Please read the statement from a potential condo buyer last summer, which came to me by a local realtor. The statement speaks for itself:
"I have many condo choices to pick from - for purchase or rental - in the beautiful Rockport/Fulton area, Yours is the only one that I know of that has a built in "Kill the Deal" blog site that accentuates the negative aspects of owning a condo at Kontiki; Photos of mildew, un-insulated attics with complaints of hot rooms, dangerous electrical wires, poor cable service, incompetent HOA board members and security camera video information mad public to name just a few. Why would I buy or rent there when I can go somewhere else that seems to have a bit more relaxed atmosphere? With claims of all over the country reading his -1 would venture to say that I am not the only person who would look elsewhere when making reservations OP purchasing decisions. How much business can one afford to lose before suggesting to this owner that if he is not happy with his environment, he needs to find another place to live? (I'm sure that can't be done - but that's what I think when I read his blog.")
(End of excerpt from letter)
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I had to share these cartoons that show that many HOAs and their presidents often have differing perspectives on HOA issues!
posted by Kontiki at 10:24 PM
1 Comments:
We enjoy the blog, and seeing the huge fish people are catching, etc. As to the letter, we can only speak from personal experience. When we bought our unit, we were told, by two different realtors, that the view outside our bay window would not change, and nor did they disclose that the boat ramp and super pier were not actually on Kontiki property! (After all, the ads for the units say they come with two piers, a boat ramp, etc. Why would we think we only had access and that Kontiki did not own that property?)Only later did we discover someone else owned that property.... We would hate for other potential buyers to have that happen to them!
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