November 2013

  • Mandatory Funding?
  • Winning Strategies for Managing Maintenance Costs
  • Annual Financial Statement Review – Working With Your CPA
  • When Good Intentions Go Bad
  • Reserve Analysis and Implementation

October 2013

  • Small Association – The Big Picture – Compliance – PT 2
  • Strategic Planning for Board Members
  • Twenty Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Construction Manager
  • Oh No, Not in My Neighbor’s Backyard
  • Questions to Ask Your Banker

September 2013

  • Small Association – The Big Picture –Compliance – PT I
  • Your Time Is Up! – Time Restrictions During Homeowners’ Forum
  • Roofs and Decks: A Maintenance Perspective
  • Resolving Problems with Absentee Owners
  • Oh No, Not in my Neighbor’s Back Yard!

August 2013

  • Choosing a Vendor
  • How Simple Jobs Can Get Out Of Control
  • How Good Is Your Management Company?
  • The Painful Death of Volunteerism

July 2013

  • The Ticking Time Bomb
  • The Value of Consensus and Respect in an HOA Board
  • Conducting a Site Walk-Through
  • Preparing for your Exterior Paint Project

June 2013

  • Top 5 Reasons to Join ECHO
  • Maintenance Do’s and Disasters
  • New Davis-Stirling…What You Need to Know
  • Update Your Governing Documents
  • A Construction Manager Looks At Reserve Studies
  • Reserves Fall Short!

May 2013

  • Why AB 2237 Does Not Require California Community Managers to Have a General Contractor’s License
  • Changes at DFEH and Why It Matters
  • The Importance of a Professional Specification and Job Walk for a Repaint
  • Serving on the Board: It’s About Team Building and Leadership

April 2013

  • It Takes a Village
  • Water, Water Everywhere
  • Changing the Rules
  • Monthly Irrigation Tips