As you know, anyone out there living in a Condo may call me with questions at any time. The following answers one of the most common of questions. “Our Manager is terrible, how do we get rid of “her” (him)! First of all, most do not realize that your manager is simply a bookkeeper! Your […]

Dear Members & Friends: As many of you know, I have been training Condominium Board Members over the past 12 years, always urging the fact that investing money will prevent special assessments. Since the tragedy in Florida, I received numerous calls from current and past clients recognizing how important investment of Reserve Funds are.  And […]

Dear Condo Directors Alliance members.  Due to the fact that the first Thursday was on Jan. 2nd this year, we acknowledged our member’s request to hold our meeting on the second Thursday, January 9th. We are compiling the “Never Hire” list so be sure to request one and add to it if necessary. Our meeting […]

We are pleased to announce that due to current and past members of clients we have helped, we are instituting… CONDO DIRECTORS ALLIANCE Meeting the first Thursday of each month. AT: 303 34th Street #202 (Howard Hanna Oceanfront office) FROM: 6:30 to 8:00 PM October 3, 2019 meeting – “New Condo Laws & Importance of […]

For those of  you who follow my blogs, “Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance” is my mantra! Following my “monthly rule” of walking the property and/or directly during or after a service, you must have knowledge of the work being done or simply, you are a creating a long term expensive problem. We have included photo’s of derelict […]

One of our very first accounts was a 10 unit community. As you know, our company advocates investing reserves. At that time, Towne Bank stock was selling for $11 to $13 dollars per share. So, we started purchasing $50.00 a month from funds. Sadly about 3 years into our investing, the association board changed. We […]

One of the most popular blog posts on our website is “Everyone Community Has One.”  Sadly some communities have more than one.  I received a call from one of my favorite board presidents regarding neighbors who live next door to one another who are always “at” one another.  One owns dogs and the other cats.  […]

Dear Clients and Friends, Getting out of “snowed in condo jail” without a pass, will be in order today! Without exaggeration, our office received several calls from Condo dweller’s who wanted to know why their parking lot and steps were not cleared!  Simple folks, you have a Board or manager who simply does not care! […]

You know . . . that weird man or woman neighbor that must always create chaos! When I created the CONDOMINIUM ADVISORY GROUP for the Hampton Roads Realtor Association, we decided it should be open to the pubic.  For several months our group was inundated with complaints from owner/residents regarding that “exceptional” neighbor who made […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A contentious relationship between a Virginia Beach condo association and its residents ended with a vote Thursday night to replace the board members. “A group of us owners finally had a special meeting, and we voted to remove the present board from their positions,” said Sawgrass Condos resident Marion Lisenby. […]