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Real Estate Claims of “Strong Reserves” – Be Careful!

We subscribe to a media monitoring service that scours the internet for any “mention” of our company name. We do this to measure our influence in the Reserve Study industry and identify hot issues or trends.

Is Choosing a Reserve Study Provider All About Price?

I found this article thought-provoking. I read the article from the point of view of a professional who has been serving non-profit community association clients for over 30 years.

How Much are Adequate Reserve Contributions?

At Association Reserves we understand board members face a big challenge to budget for the maintenance and replacement of their association’s major common area assets. Boards typically have little knowledge of project costs and when those costs are expected to occur.

It’s Your Reserve Study – Can You Ask For Changes?

Yes, it is a Reserve Study prepared for your association, and you are the client. But in this case, the client is not always right.

Keep your Owners Informed!

A Maryland court recently entered a $1M judgment against the Tomes Landing Condominiums and its management company, MRA Property Management, for providing misleading budgets to prospective purchasers. Read more here.

When do you Perform a Reserve Study?

In the live Q&A session after a one of last week's webinars, one participant asked when it was best to perform a Reserve Study for their association... suggesting that he thought it would be best in the last quarter of a major component's life.