Over the past 20 years, community associations have become an essential part of modern living. They provide homeowners a sense of community and help maintain an enjoyable quality of life for homeowners and residents. However, managing and operating a  community association can be challenging, especially when it comes to planning for an entire fiscal year. […]

Proactively Plan Capital Improvements Or Deal with Deferred Maintenance Disasters  A Primer for Community Association Board Members and Property Management Professionals One of the most typical scenarios that board members face while serving on the board is the issue of deferred maintenance and capital repairs.  Since capital repairs often cost large sums of money, it […]

In the book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, author Robert M. Pirsig writes about the “romantic” and the “classical” approach to motorcycle maintenance.  The romantic approach involves living in the moment and essentially boils down to the following adage: “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it”.   On the other hand, the classical approach […]

Volunteering to serve on the board of a community association is an opportunity to help in a way that can significantly improve the quality of life of all the homeowners.  Board members have a significant amount of authority and can raise assessments, approve special assessments, improve the grounds and curb appeal of the association as […]

Although temperatures are still very warm out there, the 2022 budget season is quickly approaching.  And with all the uncertainty around Covid-19 and variants, the job market and work-wide supply chains, it is extremely important to ensure community association board members approve fiscally responsible 2022 budgets.  Which leads to the following question: What exact is […]