Jerry.
Up north in Ohio we have a home in a golf course community that we pay membership dues to the golf course year round. This community has a top notch school system. This community has a fitness center and nice shopping and good restaurants nearby. We can only play golf on the course in the summer months. We don't have kids in the school system. We don't go to the fitness center. BUT all of those things make our home more comfortable and the community more attractive and although values everywhere have dropped, we still have a decent investment relatively speaking.
Here, most of us don't avail ourselves to everything offered, and even if we don't play golf, the profusion of golf courses make attractive green spaces and increase the value of the community.
The amenities fees of about $130 per month do not seem unfair to me.
I hope I am not jumping on you Jerry. You and me and everyone here should be having the time of their lives. That is one of the draws of this lovely place, the residents seem to be enjoying themselves and are so friendly.
GG
P.S. Jerry, you might try golf, a LOT of people love it!
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