108 | HOA Board Heroes: What Years on the Board Taught One Homeowner About HOA Success

HOA Insights: Common Sense for Common Areas

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What can years of experience on an HOA board teach you? Learn the long-term lessons behind great governance and thriving communities.
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This week on the show we have HOA Board Hero guest Jan Newcomb, a dedicated homeowner who’s served her HOA board for a number of years. From budget battles to community culture, she shares what it really takes to build long-term success.

Chapters From Today's Episode:

01:01 Who is Jan Newcomb and why is she a board hero?
03:20 How did Jan get started serving on her HOA board?
05:18 What has Jan learned from serving on and off for 39 years?
07:06 How do homeowner dynamics affect long-term board service?
09:11 What are the top challenges board members consistently face?
11:29 How can board members educate themselves on key topics?
13:40 Why is maintenance planning critical for community trust?
16:02 How do rental properties change HOA board priorities?
18:55 What’s the balance between emotional input and logical decisions?
20:40 Ad Break - Association Reserves
21:10 How do good boards prevent financial struggles and assessments?
23:27 What role does a sense of duty play in long-term service?
25:48 How can boards improve communication with their homeowners?
28:02 What motivates someone to return to the board again and again?
30:20 What advice does Jan have for future board heroes?

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Chapters

1. What makes HOA governance a unique form of self-governance? (00:00:00)

2. Who is Jan Newcomb and why is she a board hero? (00:01:01)

3. How did Jan get started serving on her HOA board? (00:03:20)

4. What has Jan learned from serving on and off for 39 years? (00:05:18)

5. How do homeowner dynamics affect long-term board service? (00:07:06)

6. What are the top challenges board members consistently face? (00:09:11)

7. How can board members educate themselves on key topics? (00:11:29)

8. Why is maintenance planning critical for community trust? (00:13:40)

9. How do rental properties change HOA board priorities? (00:16:02)

10. What’s the balance between emotional input and logical decisions? (00:18:55)

11. Ad Break - Association Reserves (00:20:40)

12. How do good boards prevent financial struggles and assessments? (00:21:10)

13. What role does a sense of duty play in long-term service? (00:23:27)

14. How can boards improve communication with their homeowners? (00:25:48)

15. What motivates someone to return to the board again and again? (00:28:02)

16. What advice does Jan have for future board heroes? (00:30:20)

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