I recently interviewed with a local HOA seeking to replace their present property management. One of the questions I was asked was “Why does it matter that a property manager have a background in finance and/or economics?” My response was to take their financials which I had received copies of and use it as an Object Lesson. The HOA had approximately $157,000.00 in the Capital Reserve Account. A Reserve Study conducted in 2010 indicated that (at that time) they should have had approximately $210,000.00 in their Reserves. thus, a short-fall of $53,000.00. Move forward nearly three years and one can see that they remain behind.  Read More……