by real estate thinker | October 15th, 2009
Last weekend, ValleyWide Property Management co-hosted a FREE seminar for homeowner associations with Luft & Company, CPA’s and Boughal and DeVito, Law Firm…
ValleyWide’s Property Manager Actors Guild (no acting experience or ability necessary!) opened with a skit entitled “What Not To Do At an Association Meeting”. Everyone in the crowd was able to relate and got a good chuckle.
Next up was Todd Luft, CPA of Luft & Company, with a presentation that covered accounting and financial issues faced by associations. It was pretty impressive how he took such a dry subject and turned it into a fun and informative presentation. We couldn’t believe how many board members were taking notes!
Batting cleanup were Wendy Nicolosi and Leo DeVito from Broughal and DeVito. Wendy and Leo shared a variety of ways to deal with delinquencies, foreclosures, and bankruptcies. As usual, Wendy was the informative transactions attorney and Leo was the rockstar energizing the group.
Every year ValleyWide hosts an event like this to give back to associations and board members throughout the community. This is what we mean by being a “learning organization,” both for our managers and our clients. Not only do we share some of what we’ve learned over the years, but the attendees get to know us better, too. And, not for nothing, they also get to meet board members from other communities and share stories and experiences with them, which can be fun and remind people that plenty of other folks are facing the same challenges they are.
Finally we’d like to thank everyone who participated, both the presenters and the audience. Being a board member can sometimes be a thankless job, so our hats are off to you for going the extra mile.
P.S. If you’re in the Lehigh Valley area and would like to join us next year, please shoot us an email and we’ll add you to our mailing list. We promise: no spam!
