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March 31, 2020 By admin

Long Term Effects of Underfunding Reserves

The goal of any association budget is to properly identify their annual operating costs and their long-term capital reserve item portion contributions.  Associations are pretty good at budgeting their annual operating costs, but sometimes not as good when it comes to budgeting the reserve portion.  With reserves, not funding enough money will not have a […]

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December 2, 2019 By admin

5 Ways to Turn Around Your Reserve Fund Situation

It is common for associations to be a couple decades old and to never have had a reserve study performed.  In fact, we hear that quite a bit.  It is likely that if your association has never had a reserve study that they are not funding enough in reserves or are issuing special assessments to […]

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August 30, 2018 By admin

Understanding Percent Funded of Reserves

One key feature that a reserve study should indicate is how well funded an association is.  The way that is measured is by a term called percent funded.  In Layman’s terms, percent funded means how much money you have in reserves versus how much money you should have in reserves.  The Community Associations Institute defines […]

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June 30, 2012 By admin

What to Do When Your Reserves Are Underfunded

Living in an association requires diligent financial management.  The financial management has two distinct parts: the short term and the long term.  Every year associations have to prepare a budget.  Most of the line items in the budget are for ongoing operations and maintenance.  Examples of these are tree-trimming, grass cutting, professional fees, insurance, etc.  […]

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