Guides
Each guide is a short sequence of articles in reading order. Pick the one that matches where your board is, and read it front to back.
HOA fundamentals
You joined the board, or you're about to. This guide covers what an HOA actually is, the documents that give it power, and the duties you take on when you accept the seat — in about twenty minutes.
Reading your reserve study
The reserve study is the most important document your association owns and the least read. This guide takes you through it end to end: every section of the document, the one number that measures your community's health, and how to tell a careful study from a careless one.
Funding your reserves
Every board argues about dues. This guide replaces the argument with numbers: how much your community should actually hold, where the money lives, what underfunding costs, when a special assessment is the honest answer, and the new lending rules that make all of it every seller's problem.
Projects and operations
The reserve study tells you what will need work. This guide is about actually running it: board meetings that decide things, a maintenance plan that prevents surprises, a project calendar you can defend, and a budget the community understands.