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HOA - It's A True Story Podcast — 249 episodes
Extending Asphalt Lifespan: Smart Planning for HOAs #250
Is Your HOA Blacklisted? What Boards Need to Know #249
Educating the Next Generation of HOA Professionals #248
From SB 326 to SB 410: What’s Changed Part 2 #247
Current State of SB326 Part 1 #246
Covering Your Community’s Assets #245
Preparing HOA Landscapes for Spring #244
Transitioning Master Communities #243
Managing Major Improvements #242
Voting Rules and the USPS #241
Current State of Delinquencies #240
Mergers & Acquisitions in the HOA Industry #239
Changing the HOA Narrative #238
2025 in Review: The Conversations Shaping Community Management #237
Stan AI #236
How Holiday Decorations Impact Your HOA Construction Project #235
Rewriting Governing Documents #234
Tenants, Owners, and HOAs: Finding the Balance #233
Mitigating Conflict with Clients #232
Best Practices for Engaging Boards and Communities #231
CAI Civility Pledge #230
Understanding Backflow Inspections #229
California Civil Code Updates: Sections 5850 & 5855 — Association Fine Limits #228
When Associations Should Call It Quits #227
Does Halloween Haunt Your HOA? The Do’s and Don’ts of Décor, Trick-or-Treating, and Parties #226
The San Francisco ADU Ordinance #225
HOA Budgets: Rethinking Special Assessments and Reserves (Part 2) #224
HOA Budgets: Rethinking Special Assessments and Reserves (Part 1) #223
Lead Testing, Asbestos Rules, and Legal Risks #222
OSHA Safe + Sound Week #221
Fair Housing: A Pragmatic Guide to Handling Common Issues #220
Turf Bans and Lawn Equipment Mandates: What You Need to Know #219
The Importance of Fire Sprinkler Inspections in HOAs #218
Preparing for California’s Gas Appliance Ban #217
Am I the Right Manager for This Property? #216
HOAi #215
Summer Prep for HOAs #214
Real Estate Rules #213
The Future of AI in the Workplace #212
Budget Cycles #211
Navigating Cultural Differences in Community Management #210
AB 1572 & Non-Functional Turf #209
Vendor Relationships #208
Electric Bikes, Scooters & Cars #207
Meditation and Mindfulness #206
Corporate Transparency Act Updates #205
Interview with Don Buck Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Steve Weil #204
SB 326: After the Deadline #203
Hot Mess Express #202
The Aftermath of California’s Wildfires on HOAs: Part 2 | Insurance Claims #201
The Aftermath of California's Wildfires on HOAs #200
Fostering Positivity with Your Board #199
The Rise of Deconversion #198
The Next Evolution of AI Hits HOAs #197
Dear Managers: 'When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Tamales' - A Conversation with Leslie Alvarez #196
Elevator Sales, Service, and Code Compliance #195
What the Election Results Mean for HOAs #194
Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act for HOAs #193
Community Security: Technology, Crime Prevention, and Liability #192
Complexities of Managing an Active Adult Community #191
Special Elections #190
New AB and SB Bills #189
Strategic Planning #188
EPISODE #187: How to Avoid the Emotional Crossfire in Community Management
EPISODE#186: ACAM Industry Association Group
EPISODE#185: Transparency Act
EPISODE#184: Reserve Study Accuracy - How Do You Know?
EPISODE #183: Navigating HOA Collections & Payment Plans
EPISODE#182: EV Charging Stations
EPISODE#181: CAM Leadership Institute
EPISODE#180: Dealing with Negative People
EPISODE #179: How to Prevent Burnout and Stay Motivated
EPISODE#178: Asphalt Beyond the Surface
EPISODE#177: Acquisitions and Mergers in the HOA Industry
EPISODE#176: Proactive Planning for Storm and Fire Safety
EPISODE #175: Ethics and Fiduciary Duty for HOA Boards
EPISODE#174: Pool Safety Requirements for HOAs
EPISODE#173: Building Champions in the Workplace
EPISODE#172: Essentials of Teaching Leadership
EPISODE#171: Creating Absentee Ownership
EPISODE#170: Pickleball - Navigating the Noise
EPISODE #169: Consequences of Non-Compliance with SB 326
EPISODE#168: New Technology in Leak Detection
EPISODE #167: Hiring Trends in the Skilled Trades
EPISODE#166: Vendor-Financed Repairs: Navigating the Pros and Cons
EPISODE#165: Facade Inspection
EPISODE#164: National Reserve Study Standards
EPISODE#163: Dead Inventory: A Journey to Building Material Savings
EPISODE#162: Constructive Conversations: Celebrating National Women’s Month – Part 2
EPISODE#161: Redefining Roles: Celebrating National Women's Month - Part 1
EPISODE#160: The Evolving Workplace
EPISODE#159: Legislation Updates
EPISODE#158: Pickleball Paradox
EPISODE #157: HOA’s Responsibility to Support CLAC
EPISODE#156 SB 326 – The Final Year
EPISODE#155: Artificial Intelligence and How it is being used for HOA's
EPISODE#154: Management in Paradise
EPISODE#153: Insurance Crisis - Part 4
EPISODE#152: Emotional Intelligence
EPISODE#151: Common Sense Community Management by Marcy Kravit
EPISODE#150: How to Recruit and Educate Your Board
EPISODE#149: Mental Health Matters – Part 4
EPISODE #148: Insurance Crisis – Part 3
EPISODE# 147: What’s Wrong with HOAs?
EPISODE#146: AB1033 The ADU Bill
EPISODE#145: Motivational Speaker Matt Jones
EPISODE #144: Smart Property & Reserve Studies
EPISODE#143: Mentorship Versus Leadership
EPISODE#142: Manager Certification
EPISODE#141: AB648 - The Newest Email Election Laws
EPISODE#140: Co-Habitative Living in an HOA Co-Housing Environment
EPISODE#139: Decorating Rules for Holidays
EPISODE#138: Pet’s in the HOA: Exotic, Emotional and Backyard
EPISODE#137: Sewer Laterals: Everything You Wanted to Know – Part 2
Disaster Defense – Fire Prevention Part II
EPISODE#135: Deck Coating Systems & SB326
EPISODE#134: Project Soft Costs & Budgeting for them
EPISODE#133: Recruiting at the College Level
EPISODE#132: Annual Budgeting
EPISODE#131: National Night Out – What It Means to Communities
EPISODE#130: New Legislation in Landscaping
EPISODE#129: Current Banking Failures and HOAs
EPISODE#128: Preparing Your HOA for Fire Season
EPISODE #127: California’s Current Insurance Crisis – What this means for your HOA
EPISODE#126: Testifying for Legislation in Sacramento
EPISODE #125: Going Against the Board…Diffusing Disputes
EPISODE#124: Echo’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
EPISODE #123: Managing Board Expectations
EPISODE #122: Mental Health Matters – Part 2
EPISODE #121: Neighbor to Neighbor Disputes
EPISODE #120: Gaming the System: How to Better Organize Your Work and Social Media
EPISODE #119: Contract Resolutions
EPISODE#118: International Management and Leadership
EPISODE #117: Licensing Managers
EPISODE #116: APRA & Managing Pre-1978 Buildings
EPISODE #115: Termite Tenting Your HOA
EPISODE #114: Hiring Through Alternative Labor Sources
EPISODE#113: Fraud Prevention
EPISODE #112: Managing Your Urban Forest During an Atmospheric River
EPISODE #111: EPA and Lead Asbestos Testing
EPISODE #110: What’s New with Reserve Studies
EPISODE #109: CACM Days 1 & 2
EPISODE #108: What’s New with Roofing
EPISODE #107: Building Department Requirements and Code Upgrades
EPISODE #106: Legislative Updates & Preview for 2023
EPISODE #105: The State of the Economy and What It Means for HOAs
EPISODE #104: How to Prioritize Your Projects
EPISODE #103: Ring Ring – Security Cameras. Who’s Watching?
EPISODE#101: The Great Resignation
EPISODE #100: Best of True Stories
EPISODE #99: Preserving the Reserves
EPISODE #98 Using Drones for Inspections
EPISODE #97: The Wellness Program
EPISODE #96: Mental Health Matters for Managers
EPISODE #95: Digital Board Meeting Etiquette
EPISODE #94: Dealing with Violence, Drugs & Crime in your HOA
EPISODE #93: The Other Side of the CID: The Outsiders
EPISODE #92: Surviving Active Shooters
EPISODE #91: Solving the Labor Shortages
EPISODE #90: Receiverships in HOAs
EPISODE #89: Two Year Anniversary – A Look Back
EPISODE #88: The Department of Fair Housing and HOAs
EPISODE#87: Sidewalks of Mission Bay
EPISODE #86: The Soft Costs of a Special Assessment
EPISODE #85: The Science of Building Envelope Architecture
EPISODE #84: Challenges of Mixed-Use Properties
EPISODE #83: AIM and your HOA
EPISODE #82: Duty to Inspect
EPISODE #81: Requests for Proposals – Explained
EPISODE #80: Highrise Logistics
EPISODE #79: Hidden Dangers in Your Building
EPISODE #78: The HOA Industry and CAI
EPISODE #77: Transitioning your Board from the Developer
EPISODE #76: Going Against the Board
EPISODE #75: Self-Managed HOAs
EPISODE #74: Post SB326 Inspections - The Managers Experience
EPISODE #73: HOA's and Solar, Guest: Citadel Roofing & Solar
EPISODE #72: How to Sell Your Special Assessment Part 2
EPISODE #71: How to Sell Your Special Assessment Part 1
EPISODE #70: Overcoming Supply Change Challenges, Guest: Behr Paint
EPISODE #69: The ABCs of Asphalt, Guest: Dan Fernandez
EPISODE #68: Your HOA and Broadband, Guest: Morgan Fussell
EPISODE #67: Living Green Walls, Guests: Johnny Oberon and Yaz Shehab
EPISODE #66: SB908 Collection Bill, Guest: Sandra Gottlieb
EPISODE #65: Waterproofing & SB326, Guests: Joe Benson & Becky Larson
EPISODE #64: Managing Parking Rules, Guest: Brian Hunt
EPISODE #63: When & How To File A Claim, Guest: Terri Guest
EPISODE #62: Pitfalls: HOAs in Court & Arbitration, Guest: Susan Hoffman
EPISODE #61: ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution, Guest: Marc Fong
EPISODE #60: How to Reduce Fraud & Embezzlement in your HOA, Guest: David Levy
EPISODE #59: GBG 30 Years of Construction then and Now by Founder Greg Brown
EPISODE #58: Electric Charging Stations - How HOAs Transition to Electric
EPISODE #57: Fire Life Safety Systems, What Has Changed
EPISODE #56: Final Proposed Legislation for 2021 - Guest: Louie Brown
EPISODE #55: Home & Condo Defects: A Consumer's Guide To Faulty Construction
EPISODE #54: Unraveling The Supply Chain - Guest: Karin Marez of Home Depot
EPISODE #53: CACM & the Future of Education - Guest: Tom Freely & Carra Clampitt
EPISODE #52: How HOAs Should Select Experts - Guest: Alex Noland
EPISODE #51: The In’s & Outs of On-Site Management - Guest: Sierra Campbell
EPISODE #50: Working with Specialty & Unique HOAs - Guest: ADAMS STIRLING PLC
EPISODE #49: Safety & Why It Matters - Guest: Khoi Nguyen
EPISODE #48: Kaya Kalpa and the Science of Longevity - Guest: Vaidyaji Priyanka
EPISODE #47: Going up? - Guests: Mik Antonelli & Paul Vaughns
EPISODE #46: The Housing Crisis - Guest: Steve Sullivan, HIF
EPISODE #45: Leadership and Management - Are They Really Different? Guest: Rolf Crocker
EPISODE #44: The Ever-Changing Landscape at HOAs - Guest: Kimberly Taylor
EPISODE #43: Starting at the Top of the HOA World - Guests: Melissa Wood & Sunny Diaz
EPISODE #42: Board Fiduciary Duty & Education - Guest: ECHO
EPISODE #41: HOA Legislation & CLAC - Part 2
EPISODE #40: HOA Legislation & CLAC - Part 1
Episode #39 A Managers comparison of Managing in Different States, Guest: Jen Arensberg
EPISODE #38: Trees: It is Not a Shady Business - Guest: A Plus Tree, Inc.
EPISODE #37: HOAs: Requirements Coming Out of Covid - Guest: Zer Iyer
EPISODE #36: Skyrocketing Construction Costs Leave HOA’s to cope with underfunded projects - Guest: Chris Sigler
EPISODE #35: Deck Coating Systems & Your HOA - Guest: Darin Schroeder
EPISODE #34: It Rolls Down Hill - Guest: Rick Montalvan
EPISODE #33: Technology and Preventative Maintenance - Guest: DST
EPISODE #32: Buying a Management Business during the Pandemic - Guest: Joe Price
EPISODE #31: Banking and Funding HOAs with Guest: Walter Block
EPISODE #30: Buying into an HOA, From the New Consumers Point of View
EPISODE #29: Construction Lingo
EPISODE #28: In House Project Management
EPISODE #27: HOA Feeling Insecure? Guest: Scott McDonald
EPISODE #26: Inside Reserve Studies: The Helsing Group
EPISODE #25: Part 2 - How to Fund Your SB326 Inspection
EPISODE #24: Guest Susan Novak - From the Board Members Perspective
EPISODE #23 Guest: Lachelle Bouvier - When To Use A Designer
EPISODE #22: Overcoming Paint Challenges for a Successful Project
EPISODE #21: RFP’s Behind the Scene with GBG
EPISODE #20: The Owners Perspective: Managing a Management Company
EPISODE #19: Insurance and Risk Management
EPISODE #18 - How To Fund your Construction Project
Episode #17 - Guests: Danny Pittl & Jon Hinz
EPISODE #16 - Andrea O'Toole
Episode #15 REMASTERED - Construction Defect Litigation
Episode #14 - Dr. O'Connor
Episode #13 - Steve Weil & Chad Thomas
Episode #12 - Jon Miller
Episode #11 - Rachel Miller
Episode #10 - Nogcast Ft. GBG Sales Team
Episode #9 - Chris Sigler
Episode #8 - Roger Grant
Episode #7 - Julia Souza
Episode #6 - Kelly Zibell
Episode #5 - Fred Walovich
Episode #4 - Construction Boom
Episode #3 - Jen Jacobsen
Episode #2 - Rachel Selwan
Episode #1 - Corona Chaos