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Win the Backyard Battle: A Guide to Controlling Whiteflies
Homeowners work hard to build their perfect backyard oasis (or front yard retreat). Here in Florida, there is a formidable enemy working just as hard as you to undo it 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! -
Board Meeting Basics for Board Members
What can you do to ensure that your board meetings are well run? Follow these best practices to keep your board meetings on track. -
Budgeting in the Time of COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting unique challenges to shaping a solid 2021 budget. Is your association budget on target to meet your short-term goals and help achieve your long-term vision? -
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. -
Great Service: Does Your Community Association Management Team Have What It Takes?
The right support, personality and set of expectations from your community are critical for your management team to deliver exceptional results. Does yours have what it takes? -
Fire Safety Tips for Condos and High-Rises
High-rises come with challenges, and chief among them is fire safety. Here are four Fire Safety Tips from the experts at National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). -
Learn about the requirements and fiduciary responsibility of HOA board members
Do you know the eligibility requirements to become a board member in Georgia? -
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! -
Are You and Your Board as Effective as You Can Be? Start With These 6 Priorities
How well is the board of your community association functioning? Take our board self-assessment to find out. -
Is Your Staff Properly Trained to Respond to Emergencies?
Whether you live in a high-rise condominium, a gated community or an active adult community, emergencies happen. Does your onsite staff know what to do to protect residents and the community? -
Keeping Your Budget Healthy in the Age of COVID-19
Learn ways your association can offset the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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. -
Landscape Basics: Getting the Most Out of Your Landscape Design
Trees are an essential and invaluable part of the environment. They provide oxygen, improve air quality, add character to landscaping, increase curb appeal and property values. -
Avoid Board Burnout: Ease Your Workload and Keep Your Sanity
Board members can become overly burdened and burn out. Working with a quality property management company can help ease board burden. Learn how. -
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. -
Riding the Storm Out: How Your Property Management Company Can Help With Hurricane Planning
In recent years, hurricanes have become so large that they can affect the entire state of Florida and move well into Georgia, causing loss of power, flooding or sustained damage. -
Rule Enforcement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Whether your board is dealing with emergency rules or general community policies, here are some things to consider when addressing change in your community. -
Staff Changes Made Easy
Do you know what you should expect from your management company during staff transitions? -
The Risks and Rewards of Self-Managed Community Associations
Are you doing all you can to make sure your self-managed community meets its goals? -
Top 10 Socially Distant Activities to Keep Your Community Healthy
As the days and weeks pass, and residents of your condominium or HOA are asked to stay home, it's more important than ever to help your community stay fit and active! -
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? -
4 Ways to Keep Your Community or High-Rise Safe and Clean
Germs are a fact of life. But with the right tools and a common-sense approach, your board and community management can work together to help reduce the spread of any illness – and the right management partner can help. Learn what to ask any community management company you consider.