A 289-home gated 55+ community in Cherry Valley, adjacent to Beaumont — with a 9-hole private golf course, mountain views, and the quiet character of a small country club community. One of the smaller gated communities in the I-10 corridor, offering a more intimate scale than the large Four Seasons and Solera communities a few miles away.
At 289 homes, Highland Springs Country Club operates at a scale where HOA financials require careful scrutiny. Reserve underfunding is more common in small country club communities because the golf course maintenance costs are shared among fewer homeowners. Request the current reserve study and the last three years of HOA financial statements before making an offer. A golf course that is not adequately funded in the reserve is a significant liability for homeowners when capital improvements are needed.
Also verify whether golf access is included in the HOA fee or requires a separate membership. A 9-hole private course within a 289-home community is a genuine amenity, but one whose cost per resident is necessarily higher than a shared course in a 3,000-home community.
Cherry Valley is a small unincorporated community between Beaumont and Banning in the San Gorgonio Pass. The I-10 access puts Four Seasons Beaumont, Solera, and Sun Lakes within a few miles. Los Angeles is approximately 90 miles west. The rural, quiet character of Cherry Valley is the primary lifestyle differentiator from the more developed Beaumont and Banning communities nearby.
Golf course reserve funding: In small country club communities, the golf course capital reserve is the most important line item in the HOA financials. A deferred course improvement in a 289-home community means a much larger per-unit special assessment than the same deferred maintenance in a 3,000-home community. Ask specifically about the course reserve balance and any pending capital improvements.
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