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- Association Dues (1)
- Bad Neighborhood Signs (1)
- Becoming a Board Member (2)
- Best Practices (1)
- Block Party (1)
- Board Authority (4)
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- Budgeting (1)
- Bus Stop (1)
- Campaign Signs (1)
- Challenges with HOA (1)
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- common areas (1)
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- Contractors (1)
- Corporate Transparency Act (1)
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- Data-driven communication (1)
- Decorations (5)
- Direct communication (1)
- Disaster Readiness (1)
- Effective HOA meetings (1)
- Election Season (1)
- Emergency Preparedness (1)
- energy efficient (2)
- Energy Efficient (1)
- environment friendly (1)
- Executing (1)
- FHA Certifications (1)
- Financial Management (2)
- Finding Qualified Candidates (1)
- Fire safety (1)
- Fireworks Restrictions (1)
- Furniture (4)
- Green Initiatives (1)
- Halloween (2)
- HOA (5)
- HOA Approval (1)
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- HOA messaging (1)
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- HOA Rules (1)
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- HOA task management (1)
- HOA Tips (29)
- HOA upgrades (1)
- HOA Volunteers (1)
- Holiday Activites (1)
- Holiday Decorations (1)
- Holiday Themed Parties (1)
- home maintenance (1)
- homeowner tips (2)
- Homeowner's Association (1)
- Homeowners (4)
- homeowners (1)
- Informal Settlers (2)
- Landscaping (1)
- Legal Guidance (3)
- Maintenace (1)
- maintenance (2)
- management company (4)
- Management Plus (4)
- management solutions (1)
- Member Training (1)
- Movie Night (1)
- Neighborhood Safety (3)
- Neighborhood Watch Programs (2)
- Networking (1)
- New Board Member (5)
- New Homeowners (1)
- New Members (2)
- Noisy Neighbor Tips (1)
- Organization (2)
- Outdoor Spaces (1)
- Parking Rules (1)
- Pets (1)
- Planning (1)
- Pool Safety (1)
- Preparing for Fall (1)
- Priorities (1)
- Property Inspections (1)
- Property Tips (27)
- Property Value (5)
- Pros and Cons (1)
- Real Estate Challenges (1)
- Real-Estate Lending (1)
- Renovations (4)
- Reserves (2)
- Resident Participation (1)
- Rules and Regulation (3)
- Rummage Sales (1)
- Safety (6)
- Safety Measures (1)
- School Season (2)
- Simple strategies (1)
- Space (4)
- Special assessments (1)
- Storage (2)
- Strengthen your community (1)
- Summer (4)
- Summer Cookout (1)
- summer maintenance (1)
- Summer maintenance (1)
- Task management (1)
- Team (1)
- Terms and Conditions (1)
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- tips and tools (2)
- VA Certifications (1)
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- Vendor Insurance (1)
- Well-Being (2)
- Windows (1)
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How to Build an HOA Budget That Prevents Special Assessments
June 3, 2025
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Common budgeting mistakes, HOA budget, Special assessments
As a board member or property manager, have you ever been blindsided by a special assessment—left feeling frustrated, anxious, and wondering how it wasn’t anticipated sooner? Whether it’s emergency roof repairs or a crumbling pool deck, these sudden costs can feel like they appear out of nowhere. But more often than not, they’re the result of preventable budget oversights.