3 Steps for community peace; we’ll tackle world peace next time. Noisy neighbors… Almost everyone will have to deal with them at some point in their adult life, whether they live in a single family home, condo, or apartment. It can be anything from the early bird next door who starts the lawnmower at 5 […]
New Year, New HOA Goals: 10 Ideas to Make 2016 Better As you come out of your Holiday coma and reflect on your HOA’s 2015 year, there may be several things you think your board did well with, while there might be others where it’s obvious that you could have done better. Or maybe you’re […]
How to Read and Understand HOA Documents As a potential buyer in a HOA community, it’s important that you know what rules you’re singing up to follow for before you actually sign on the dotted line. Unfortunately, too many potential buyers shy away from fully reviewing HOA documents because of intimidating legal and industry jargon. […]
In a previous post, we talked about the importance of adequately funding your reserves as an HOA. While it would be ideal for every HOA to have a healthy reserve fund that could cover almost any unexpected cost, that’s not always the case. Not all associations have built up a reserve over time. Some may […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_2″ last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][fusion_text]When most people hear the term “the three R’s,” they probably think of the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” that they learned in grade school. But did you know that there are […]
What this means for your and your Texas HOA Hoarding—If your Texas HOA hasn’t had to deal with it yet, you’ve probably seen a glimpse of it on some popular reality TV shows. It’s not a problem we’d wish on any community, but considering how rampant of a problem it is across the nation, there’s […]
If your HOA hasn’t already encountered a problem with hoarding in your community, odds are it will happen at some point in the near future. It’s a growing problem with HOAs across the country that can come with some pretty serious ramifications, particularly for condominium communities and multi-family buildings. Hoarding is the compulsive collection of […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_2″ spacing=”yes” last=”no” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””] HOA Insurance While carrying insurance to protect your community is important, it’s also important to use the policy properly. Unlike personal home and auto insurance, the types of claims that […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible” margin_top=”2px” margin_bottom=”0px” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_separator style_type=”none” sep_color=”” border_size=”” icon=”” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_color=”” width=”” alignment=”center” class=”” id=””] It’s HOA budget season. Everyone talks about needing a budget, but very few people like budgeting. While it […]
No matter how hard you work to avoid conflicts of interests, you’ll likely find yourself encountering one at some point during your time as a HOA board member. A conflict of interest occurs when a board member places their own self interest ahead of what’s best for the association and community member. Let’s go […]