by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Property Manager
What Makes the Best Condo Managers So Good? What are the best condo managers really like (hint: They’re World-Class)? I need to know because I only want World-Class Condo Managers (WCCM) to manage my condo. After working with many managers over the past ten...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Governance, Minutes, Non-Profit Focused
How to make board meetings fun again Are your meetings not fun because the meeting minutes are never ready before the next meeting? Directors attend a lot of meetings, usually one meeting every month. Admins and condo or HOA managers attend many more than that. Read...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Finance
Condo corporation facing a special assessment? Making decisions as a condo director is part of the job. Financial decisions, especially those involving special assessments or fee increases, are tough. Making tough decisions about money will never be easy, but making...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Finance
Keep Track of the Money: Finance and Condos Finance and condos is a top-of-mind topic for every condo. Keeping track of the condo’s money is hard to manage without good policies and procedures. This blog fills the gap on establishing good financial practices for...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Governance
Five things new condo directors need to know Congratulations on getting elected to the condo board! Now the fun begins. For first-time directors, there is an overwhelming amount of new information to digest. While it may seem like everything has to be learned at once,...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Governance
How to be a successful condo board director In a previous post, I provided a checklist of the best practices that successful boards can use. Successful boards are made up of successful directors. What makes a successful condo board director? Here are five...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Governance, Policy
How to Make Good Governance Policies for Condo Boards Policies may not seem like an exciting topic, but they are crucial to the success of any condo or homeowners association (HOA) board. It is essential to have policies in these areas: Governance Financial...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Governance
How to Make Condo Boards Successful: The Ultimate Checklist What makes a condo board successful? I’ve been in the thick of things as President of my condo board, and I’ve spoken to people involved with dozens of other condo boards. From that experience,...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Property Manager
Who does what? Differences between Condo Managers and Directors Are you confused about who does what? I find that people can be confused about the difference between the roles of the Property Manager and the Board of Directors. For most members of the condo community,...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Governance, Owners
Wearing the right hat: Managing condo owners’ expectations Picture this: It’s a sunny Saturday morning, and a condo board director has just stepped out to grab the morning paper before settling in for a relaxing breakfast. As she turns to go back inside, a...
