MANAGMENT COMPANY

Ebony,

Let us put it this way. If you only have 4 homes in your association and no one wants to take care of the financials and other suppport of the HOA, then you hire a manager. It all depends on what the membership will step up to do in order to maintain the HOA. Someone has to do it so if you need to hire a manager because of lack of members taking care of business, then you need to hire a manager.

Carol,

That is exactly correct. Some small associations may need the services of a manager only on a monthly basis, maybe to do a financial sheet or meeting minutes or just general office tasks. One volunteer should not shoulder all of the burdeon of taking care of businesss.

This is such a sore spot with me as I am a volunteer who never limits the amount of time that I need to fulfill my volunteer obligations, no matter how much time it takes. If you live in a HOA, the mentality of "let someone else take care of it" makes me want to get out my whipping stick as a motivator. Everyone is part of the HOA and everyone should be required to serve for a year, even if it is just picking up trash along the common area. (I am a meany when it comes to those who cannot take time to do anything other than complain about what should be done but don't do it themselves) (I cleaned up "meany")