HOA/Association Advice
How do you manage financials and budgeting for HOAs?
Managing HOA finances requires accuracy and organization. In this video, we explain our approach to HOA budgeting, financial reporting, and reserve planning, ensuring your community’s financial health and regulatory compliance year-round.
What a bad property manager actually costs your association
The wrong property manager costs your association far more than its monthly fee. Green Ocean breaks down the real price trustees pay — inflated vendor markups, deferred repairs, weak collections, and reserve shortfalls — and the warning signs every condo board should watch for.
Thinking of switching managers? The part nobody tells you.
Switching property managers feels risky — but staying with the wrong one usually costs more. We walk trustees through what a smooth transition actually looks like, the questions to ask before you switch, and the timeline details most companies leave out.
The 2 guarantees we put in writing for your board.
Most management agreements stay vague on purpose. Green Ocean puts two commitments in writing for your board — and in this video we explain what they are, why they protect trustees and owners, and how they keep your association’s money and communication accountable.
MA Condo Law (c.183A) — 5 things every Boston board must know
Massachusetts General Law c.183A sets the rules every condo association in the state runs by. This Academy lesson covers five essentials for Boston boards — budgets and assessments, reserves, meetings and voting, enforcement, and trustee duties — in plain language.
Developer: "Don't let a slow condo questionnaire blow up your closings."
A slow condo questionnaire can stall — or kill — a unit sale. For developers and boards, Green Ocean breaks down why lender condo questionnaires hold up closings, what causes the delays, and how a responsive manager turns them around fast to keep your sales on schedule.
Developer: "Developer turnover, done right."
When a new condo development hands over from the developer to the homeowners, a clean turnover protects everyone. Green Ocean walks developers and new boards through doing turnover right — transition documents, funded reserves, warranties, and association setup — so the community starts on solid footing and the developer closes out cleanly.