The president of my HOA recently sold his unit and retired as president. Yesterday one of the other board members emailed me and offered me a position on the board now that there's an opening.
I have concerns about accepting the offer, among them being:
(1) I'm a new owner, not only in the complex, but just simply a new homeowner. I'm days away from my 1-year anniversary as a homeowner.
(2) This is my first experience with an HOA. Ever. I grew up in a neighborhood that didn't have one.
(3) I'm not sure I'm qualified to advise people when I'm still finding my feet as a homeowner.
One of the reasons I was given for being offered the position (other than the ass-kissy ones) was that the board is invested in keeping another owner off the board because she's a known spender and her previous time as a board member/president led to dues repeatedly being raised.
Does anyone have experience with being on HOA boards before? What would I be getting into?
All I know right now is how much of a pain in the ass I've probably been for the board just in my first year in my place, I have no idea about how much other shit I'd have to start dealing with as a board member.
Advice?
Anyone?
I have concerns about accepting the offer, among them being:
(1) I'm a new owner, not only in the complex, but just simply a new homeowner. I'm days away from my 1-year anniversary as a homeowner.
(2) This is my first experience with an HOA. Ever. I grew up in a neighborhood that didn't have one.
(3) I'm not sure I'm qualified to advise people when I'm still finding my feet as a homeowner.
One of the reasons I was given for being offered the position (other than the ass-kissy ones) was that the board is invested in keeping another owner off the board because she's a known spender and her previous time as a board member/president led to dues repeatedly being raised.
Does anyone have experience with being on HOA boards before? What would I be getting into?
All I know right now is how much of a pain in the ass I've probably been for the board just in my first year in my place, I have no idea about how much other shit I'd have to start dealing with as a board member.
Advice?
Anyone?
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