Price vs . Cost <| sep |> Theo doesn ' t show up to breakfast <| sep |> Yep , I ' ve gotten 2 boosts and used them both in random squads during operations . Best way to do it . <| sep |> It would probably be a wash for yard work , but there ' s also gutters , and tree pruning , fall trimmingpruning , weeding , snow removal Minnesota , mulching all my beds every spring , removing buckthorn from the forest line , etc . There ' s a lot more than just getting a lawn service , and getting someone to do all or most of the tasks would get pretty expensive . I do use services for some things . I have a lawn service , but they just do the fertilizing and weed stuff kind of thing , no mowing . I have tree guys come once a year to clean up some things . So I do some of that , which helps a lot , but all of it would be more expensive than an HOA where I live . Plus , town homes are generally cheaper than my home where I live , so the HOA fees would be offset by a lower mortgage payment and lower property taxes in most cases . The wife and I have looked into it a lot , and we probably will be getting a townhouse in our future . But right now we like it here , and we have a 2 year old daughter , so having a big private yard is nice . Don ' t get me wrong , I like the work , but I also have a busy job , so somedays it ' s just like ughhhhh ! But thankfully it snowed here , which means i can say FUCK off to yard work for the next 6 months .