Improving board member retention starts at the beginning. Recruit board members carefully When you're looking for new board members, you should scout carefully. You want to find members who are invested in the association. Look for those... (Read More)

Real estate investing can be a lucrative way to diversify your investments. But what if you live too far away to deal with day-to-day issues? Or maybe you live close but can't keep up with all the demands. A property management company like PMI... (Read More)

Buying a vacation home can have a lot of perks. It serves you in multiple ways. Not only can you have a beautiful destination to go to whenever you want, but you can use it as a way to bring in extra cash. If there's a destination you like going... (Read More)

Are you struggling with high turnover or low occupancy in your rental units? Your strategy (or lack thereof) may be to blame. Your marketing should be active, not passive. Hint: a basic "for rent" sign won't do. Following are effective and creative... (Read More)

Do you shower in the morning or at night? Do you enjoy midnight movies or early-morning breakfasts? Do you prefer 70-degree nights or something cooler? Those are great questions to ask your traveling companions before spending your first night in... (Read More)

If you're on an HOA board, you know how many decisions the board needs to make. Sometimes, the things you want most don't go through, and sometimes the things you voted against end up passing. As we all know to be true, in life, we don't always get... (Read More)

There are many issues that can pop up in an HOA. Board members have other obligations outside of their job on the board. They have families, work, and other things to attend to. The bottom line is they're bound to be juggling things. Unfortunately... (Read More)

Newsletters are a great way to keep the community informed and connected. Whether you send out a physical printed copy or an electronic version, they are valuable for homeowners to have. But, what do you include in a community newsletter? There are... (Read More)

Let's talk about parking lots. They may not be a hot or trending topic, but they are important to homeowners and visitors. There's more that goes into maintaining parking lots than just providing a patch of road or stone to park on. You need to... (Read More)