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What to Consider Before Buying a Vacation Home in Florida
A weekend or vacation getaway may turn out to be a good long-term investment, but it's important to do a little research first. Consider these five factors before you commit. -
10 key tips to managing your Georgia community pool
In Georgia, many communities enjoy their swimming pool amenities. it is important that you make sure your pool is in compliance with state and local regulations and ordinances. -
5 Ways Your Board Can Improve Communications
How well your board communicates has a tremendous impact on your community association. Every board can benefit from these 5 principles. -
Add More Comfort and Joy to Your Holiday Season
The most wonderful time of the year can come with a lot of stress! Review these guidelines to help make the holidays sweeter for all! -
All You Need to Know About Using Social Media to Build Community
Social media can be a phenomenal marketing and communications tool for your community association! But you need a strategy! -
CAI-Georgia Interviews FirstService Residential as part of their Leadership Circle
During the third quarter of 2015, the CAI-Georgia Membership Committee interviewed FirstService Residential as part of their Leadership Circle. Read more about what our team members shared on making a difference for Georgia communities. -
Communication Impacts Every Part of Your Community: Do You Have a Plan?
Clear, effective communication makes a difference in the overall well-being of any community. Poor communication can negatively impact your community's reputation, operating budget and property values. -
Does My Community Need a Clear Vision to Drive Policies and Compliance?
Discover how your community’s vision ties into both creating and enforcing policies among your residents and homeowners. -
FirstService Residential is Growing and Hiring; Positions Include Property Managers, #2 Happiest Job
Are you happy at your current job? -
Five Tips for Effectively Marketing Your Association
Are there vacancies in your community? Empty homes can decrease the curb appeal of your community, lead to compliance issues and have a negative impact on your association's feeling of community. -
Vendor Communication Best Practices: The Do’s and Don’ts
Open and effective communication among the board, management company and vendors is an important part of any community's operating budget and for improving residents' lifestyles. -
How Your Property Management Company Can Help Your Community Prepare for Tornadoes
Tornadoes are fearsome because of their unpredictable nature. They can strike at any time of year and almost any place. Here's how to stay prepared! -
How Can Our Association Board Avoid Common Mistakes?
It takes dedication to your community to want to run for the board of your association. Common mistakes that board members make can be addressed quickly and avoided! -
How to Be an Effective Association Board Secretary
Every board of directors needs a great secretary and is required, by law to maintain certain records. The secretary is responsible for maintaining those accurately, including meeting minutes, bylaws and membership records. -
How to Enhance Your Residential Building Entrance Lobby Design
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. What about the lobby of your building? Here are tips on optimizing your residential building entrance lobby design. -
How to Keep Holiday Spirit While Maintaining Holiday Decor Standards
It can be tough to balance festive and tasteful, when it comes to holiday décor. Setting policies for decorating will help maintain peace and goodwill for all within your association. -
Keeping Your Community Safe During Summer Vacation Season
Georgia is fortunate to have milder winters than much of the United States, but summer is still the most wonderful time of year for a lot of people. Of course, a lot of folks take that opportunity to travel. -
Keep Your Community Safe and Cool: Summer Water Safety
Fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing and other refreshing water sports are a key part of summertime in Georgia. Georgians have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the water throughout the summer months. -
Nine Ways to Build Community Spirit
Community spirit is not something that just happens; it requires an association where residents contribute and enhance the living experience of their neighbors. -
Reopening Amenities: Creating New High-Rise and HOA Swimming Pool Rules
As the weather heats up and stay-at-home orders surrounding COVID-19 are lifted, it's important to remember the social distancing guidelines in place. -
Ten Ways to Take Your Rooftop to the Next Level
When it comes to upgrading your high-rise amenities, start at the top: your rooftop! That space can be enhanced to offer new opportunities for fun, relaxation and building community, while also enhancing your property values. -
Using Mediation and Arbitration to Resolve Conflict in Your Community
Disputes may arise in your homeowners or condo association. Often times, the parties involved can settle their differences directly with each other, through honest and open communication -
Want to Make Your Community Smoke-Free? Four Tips to Help
The dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke have been highlighted in recent years. Smoking also affects our physical environment by increasing risks of fire and property damage, raising insurance rates and increasing legal liability. -
How to Communicate: What Your Board Should Know and Do
You want your community association to be successful. Do you think about effective board communication as an ingredient in your recipe for success?