Notes from the maintenance chair.
Practical writing about running a small HOA: maintenance, money, email, and the software glue. By people who chair committees, not just build software for them.
August 20, 2026 · 6 min read
The software stack a self-managed HOA actually needs
Most self-managed HOAs run on a work-order tool, a form builder, and a membership platform that do not talk to each other. Here is what that costs and what to look for instead.
August 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Leaving Wild Apricot: an honest guide for HOA boards
Wild Apricot is built for clubs and nonprofits, not HOAs. What to export before you cancel, what you will and will not miss, and what to move to.
August 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Repair or replace? How our townhome HOA decides on roofs
A framework for HOA boards responsible for roofs: when a repair is money well spent, when it is money thrown after bad, and the one spreadsheet that settles the argument.
August 20, 2026 · 5 min read
How to send HOA email people actually read
Deliverability rules, unsubscribe law, and plain-language habits for HOA announcements, from a board that sends real ones.
August 20, 2026 · 5 min read
What an AI-first HOA platform actually does (and refuses to do)
AI in HOA software is mostly a chatbot bolted onto a portal. Here is what AI-first means when it is designed in from the beginning, and the lines it should never cross.
August 20, 2026 · 4 min read
A board approval workflow that survives busy volunteers
How small HOA boards can approve maintenance spending quickly, keep a clean record, and stop losing decisions inside reply-all threads.