I’m always monitoring the online reviews for Beacon Management – usually on Yelp, Google and others. I was very pleased to stumble upon these great reviews recently posted on YP (the online version of the Yellow Pages), a site I've never monitored before. Mark J.11/11/2014 - I have received excellent advice to handle various aspects of [...]
Beacon Management Services was selected to manage White Provision Residences, a new high rise condominium developed by Jamestown Properties. Located at the corner of 14th Street and Howell Mill Road in midtown Atlanta’s trendy Westside district, Beacon assumed management of the award-winning development on August 1, 2013. White Provision Residences was the winner of the [...]
There are two components of a reserve study—a physical analysis and a financial analysis. During the physical analysis, a reserve provider evaluates information regarding the physical status and repair/replacement cost of the association’s major common area components. To do so, the provider conducts a component inventory, a condition assessment, and life and valuation estimates. A [...]
Community associations come in all sizes. They vary in age, amenities provided, and maintenance obligations. Careful planning for future repairs and replacements is not only in the best physical and fiscal interests of the community association, it is required by law in some states. Maintaining a reserve fund not only meets legal, fiduciary and professional [...]
Today it is more important than ever to have a well-thought-out succession plan in place for your association’s board of directors. Your condominium or HOA management company should help craft a succession plan that requires a thoughtful planning process. It should consider a new board member’s competencies, experience, background, and fits with your existing board. In addition, board [...]
Get on a Southwest flight to anywhere, buy shoes from Zappos.com, pants from Nordstrom, groceries from Whole Foods, anything from Costco, a Starbucks espresso, or a Double-Double from In N' Out, and you'll get a taste of these brands’ vibrant cultures. Culture is a balanced blend of human psychology, attitudes, actions, and beliefs that combined [...]