Purchasing a multi-unit housing unit such as an apartment complex can be an excellent financial investment. However, it also requires a large investment of time to keep up with administrative and maintenance duties. Not having the time or desire to complete maintenance tasks, advertise for and screen new tenants, deal with tenant legal issues such [...]
Keeping up with the administrative, repair, and maintenance responsibilities for your commercial or residential investment property has gotten to be so time-consuming that you’re considering outsourcing the work to an Atlanta property management company. At Beacon Property Management Services, we understand this isn’t always an easy decision to make. We encourage you to consider the [...]
Warmer weather is finally here, and many homeowners are getting into their annual lawn care and maintenance routines. Could that include gardening in your community? Check with your HOA management and neighbors. If you live in a traditional community association, chances are you have dealt with its rules and regulations. While the goal of any association is to [...]
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” This famous quote of General George S. Patton indicated his formidable style during World War II. While Patton was a complicated military figure, there can be little debate over whether he was a quotable and admiral leader both on and [...]
Spring has arrived, which means swimming pool season is just around the corner. Pools are an attractive and important amenity for a lot of condominium and community associations since it is a facility used by so many residents - infants, retirees, families, fitness seekers, sunbathers, couples and individuals alike. As winter comes to a close [...]
Several of my friends and I want to lease our homes during major upcoming events in Atlanta. I understand that the homeowner’s association we live in may not permit this. Should I ask for permission from the board or go ahead and advertise my home for lease online? Also, what happens if the association catches me leasing? [...]
Community association management teams - and individual homeowners – across Georgia are offering up locations for film and television production. Georgia’s concerted effort – notably the state’s enticing tax policies – has turned the Peach State into such a showbiz destination. As movie, TV, advertising, and other entertainment productions increase, more associations are contemplating requests to [...]
From owners trashing properties and legal troubles, HOA property management can sometimes find themselves in scary situations. In this post, we are sharing some horror stories that really happened! Ka-ching: Special assessment of $7,500 just 3 days after closing! A newly married couple decided to purchase a Buckhead condominium as their first home. In the excitement of their [...]
Some people may not make the connection between college football and community management, but those people are not diehard ‘Bama fans either. Every year, I look forward to heading to Tuscaloosa (sorry Auburn fans) to witness the energy that envelopes The University of Alabama campus like a blanket. I can’t wait to see the man [...]
How many times have you been at an HOA board meeting and heard, "it's the renters who don't follow the HOA rules" or "our homeowner's association assessments are increasing because the renters don't care about our building and following the rules!" While many boards which have concluded that a limit on the number of tenant-occupied residences [...]
