HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - May 25, 2018
Published: Fri, 05/25/18
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Experts Advise Against Using NextDoor for Condo/HOA Business
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In case you missed it, in this week’s tip, we’re explaining a warning from our panelists in the March HOAleader.com webinar on the good and bad of social media for HOAs.
The advice from community association experts and panelists Melissa Garcia and Elizabeth White? Don’t engage on NextDoor.
It’s gaining traction in the condo and HOA world, but Garcia and White recommend their board and association clients don’t participate.
“It’s really just exploded in Colorado,” reports Garcia, a partner at Hindman Sanchez, a law firm in Arvada, Colo., with about 1,600 association clients. “It’s interesting what I hear from a number of my clients.
“I think overwhelmingly here there’s a negative response to NextDoor because what we’re seeing is a sort of board bashing or manager bashing that occurs on NextDoor,” states Garcia. “It’s one of the sites where, if you’re in a particular community, you can connect with other neighbors in your community and then post things that are supposed to be of common interest within the neighborhood.
“What we’re seeing a lot here is that it’s complaints—not really communication or any positive communication—just complaints and bashing,” states Garcia. “My recommendation to my boards is not to engage in that because you have your own methods to promote and control the information you want to send out through your own methods, such as your own social media page and your own website.”
There are two risks to board members using NextDoor as an association communications vehicle, according to Garcia. Find out more in our new article: https://www.hoaleader.com/members/3726.cfm
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The Good and Bad of NextDoor for HOAs
In the March HOAleader.com webinar on the good and bad of social media for HOAs, community association experts and panelists Melissa Garcia and Elizabeth White warned of the risks of boards engaging on NextDoor, an emerging website for community members to share information. Here's why.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Good-Bad-NextDoor-for-HOAs.cfm
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Why Sign a Management Contract When You Can Consult as Needed (Or Not)?
We recently ran across an article where a supposed HOA expert told boards that they didn't need to sign a management contract. They could hire management services on a consulting basis.
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https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Why-Sign-Management-Contract-When-You-Can-Consult-as-Needed-Or-Not.cfm
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Condo Deconversions Gain More Steam in Illinois
In this week's tip, our veteran writer Gabriella Filisko admits to learning something new. "Imagine my surprise, as a writer about community associations, to hear that her neighbor's 49-unit north-side Chicago condo building had been approached about being bought out, with the new owner turning the units into rentals," she writes. The owners approved the sale, and the building is no longer a condo association.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/public/Condo-Deconversions-Gain-More-Steam-in-Illinois.cfm
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Who Knew De-Condo-Izing (Actually, Deconversion) Was a Thing?
Imagine my surprise, as a writer about community associations, to hear that my neighbor's 49-unit north-side Chicago condo building had been approached about being bought out, with the new owner turning the units into rentals. The owners approved the sale, and the building is no longer a condo association.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Who-Knew-DeCondoIzing-Actually-Deconversion-Thing.cfm
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Apps Aren't Taking Over the Condo/HOA World (But One Condo Manager Loves His!)
HOAs and condos could really benefit from an app created specifically for their community, but few are taking that step. In this week's tip, we discuss why.
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https://www.hoaleader.com/public/Apps-Arent-Taking-Over-CondoHOA-World-But-One-Condo-Manager-Loves-His.cfm
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