Condo corporation facing a special assessment?

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...

Keep Track of the Money: Finance and Condos

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...

Five things new condo directors need to know

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,...

How to be a successful condo board director

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...

Who does what? Differences between Condo Managers and Directors

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,...

Wearing the right hat: Managing condo owners’ expectations

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...