Q&A Q&A: Breaking Bad Board
2025 Expo Q&A: Breaking Bad Board

Q. I was a member of our three-person association condo board for approximately one year. I resigned after I realized the other two people were having secret meetings and making decisions without my input, and bringing their 2-to-1 vote t…

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Board Operations Increase in real estate value. Investment grows over time. Property becoming more valuable, ensuring a smart financial move.
2025 Expo Increasing Homeowner Resale Values

Investing in real estate is one of the best ways to increase net worth. That's why it’s so important for board members to keep in mind the best ways to increase the resale value of the homes within their community. All too often, board memb…

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Board Operations Fines & Fees
2025 Expo Fines & Fees

Community living comes with lots of rules and regulations—many of which are codified in largely static, hard-to-amend governing documents like proprietary leases and condominium declarations. Others are laid out in the more flexible context…

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Landscaping Row of modern brick town houses along a tree lined sidewalk in a residential district on a sunny spring day. Chicago, IL, USA.
2025 Expo Boosting Curb Appeal on a Budget

“You only get one chance to make a great first impression,” goes the old adage.  That’s the essence of curb appeal. When someone arrives at your property, they can be pleasantly surprised, or disappointed. Much of that reaction will depend …

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Management Hands of young female designer holding two samples of marble tile over wooden table with digital tablet, photos of home interior etc
2025 Expo Working With Designers

Maintaining your community’s public spaces is critical to the image your community puts forward to residents, visitors and potential buyers. Frequent updating and polishing of common areas—particularly high-visibility, high-traffic areas li…

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On The Board Avoiding Board  Burnout
2025 Expo Avoiding Board Burnout

One of the perpetual challenges of multifamily, shared interest living is the relatively small number of community members who are willing to volunteer their time to govern and run the community. It’s not uncommon for any building or associ…

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