Are you a board member of a condo, townhome or HOA? Are you a property manager? Or perhaps a community manager of a high rise? Or a portfolio manager of several community associations? Are you looking to take on a new painting project or a tuckpointing capital project? Are you looking for a new CPA […]
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Why Do People Live In a Community Association? In the US, there are now 350,000 community associations with 66.8 million or 22% of the US population living in them. Compare this to 1970 when there were only 10,000 communities and only 2.1 million people living in them. So why are more and more people moving […]
Whether you are a community property manager or a board of director, the time has once again arrived for the 2017 budget preparation and implementation. By now the associations with management companies should have received the proposed 2017 budgets and self managed associations should be actively putting together their 2017 budgets as well. As a […]
By Salvatore Sciacca, Chicago Property Services So you serve on the board of directors of a condo, townhome or community association? Or perhaps you are a homeowner at a condo association? You probably have a full time job and perhaps are married and have a family. If not, you probably have some hobbies or have […]
A Guide for Association Board Member Dummies What are the best ways to guarantee headaches, stress, and a whole lot of plumbing and repair bills for you and all the homeowners of your association? This guide will give you step by step instructions to make that easily happen. And as an added benefit, the association […]
I was at one of my monthly networking events last night and I was speaking to a friend of mine. Somehow the conversation took a turn that ended up with me laughing to the point that I almost peed in my pants. We agreed that I should write blogs for board member dummies. Now I […]
Ever wonder why so many people are so stressed out these days? Isn’t it fair to say that stress levels have gone up over the years? Ever wonder why that is? Some people say its because companies are more demanding and technology has made our work lives much more pervasive. And that our work hours […]
What does the ULTIMATE Community Association look like? Is it some dreamy far off place that is on another planet? Or is it really something that is truly possible to create?Is it the condo management company’s responsibility? Or is it the responsibility of the board of directors? What are the benefits of this? Why bother? Let’s start by […]
See what Salvatore J. Sciacca had to say in the latest article written by Pamela Dittmer McKuen in the Community Living Section of the Chicago Tribune The article is titled “Know what to look for when dealing with contractors” Community associations hire dozens of contractors to perform myriad maintenance and administrative tasks. Some are major […]
Who are the best portfolio condo management companies in Chicago? It’s a question I have often pondered and thousands of board members around Chicago have thought about as well. In order to answer that properly, the following questions need to be asked and answered first: RESPONSE TIMES – What level of service are you looking […]