MGM Association Management

03/22/2023

Attention Idaho residents! House Bill No. 157 will be voted on (possibly tomorrow) in the State Legislature, and we need your help to stop it.

We asked Chat GPT to review the law and it said the impact is even worse for HOA's without a management company. If a board does not reply within five days, they will be breaking the law!!!

04/08/2021

April's topic covers implementing positive strategies to achieve a 100% collection rate using a proven process that includes online technology. This free seminar is targeted for HOA Board members. They will learn effective management strategies on how to communicate with homeowners so that they can manage and govern with less effort. If you are a HOA Board member and you are seeking to gain insight and knowledge into effective collection strategies that result in better engagement, this free, "live" training is designed specifically for you.

Mike Madson, CMCA and president of MGM, will help you explore solutions to achieve successful payments and answer your questions as he presents this topic. You will be able to access this informative seminar on Zoom. Log in at http://zoom.us/j/89025604444
Save the date: Tuesday, April 13th from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

Learn how to properly enforce your CC&Rs to create a positive cash flow that increases involvement and engagement in HOA activities, as well as to dispel the myths commonly associated with HOAs.

For more information, contact MGM Management at (208) 846-9189 or visit, www.gomgm.com.

03/19/2021

Here is your HOA laugh of the day.



There is an undeveloped common lot owned by the HOA adjacent to our home. They really don't like to take care of it and it is a struggle each year to get them to mow the weeds before July 4th. Anyway, last fall the vacant property behind our home started the process of developing which stirred up over 4 acres of gophers. The owner of the developing property is amazing and got a deal for those of us next to his property on gopher removal, he paid 50%. Super nice guy. The HOA sent an email out to everyone telling them of his generosity, making all 46 homeowners call for the deal. Well, that fell flat for all but three of us in our Sub and a lot of people in Bristol Heights. So last November we emailed the HOA and asked that they get the deal for the common vacant lot which was full of gophers that had relocated to the common area. No response. We emailed in January and attached photos as there were so many mounds next to our fence it was scary. No response. I thought maybe they don't like me, understandable, so Fred emailed in February when the mounds had doubled next to our fence, including more photos. No response. In March I called the company that does our finances, he used to do everything for us but they decided the Board would take over all but the $$. I asked him if we had a board and he said yes and named off 4 people, only one that was on the board 2 years ago was still on and we haven't heard anything about new people since. So I told him about what was going on and that I was going to arrange the treatment of the area next to our house and pay for it as it is cheaper than the damage we would suffer. He agreed he would do the same so I had the guy come out and he almost fainted and said, the gophers had had lots of babies over the winter. He then said a guy named Ralph, who I had learned is on the board, had called twice but could not tell them where the treatment was needed so the conversation ended. The gopher guy is super cool and wrote me a receipt for the common area and told me to try to get my $$ back. 2 days later we got an email from the HOA telling us the HOA had approved our request and had arranged for the treatment and it should have already happened. I think they say gopher guy in the field that day. I emailed them the timeline of what had transpired and let them know the caller was unable to identify where treatment was needed, this is a super small HOA mind you! I guess they thought we were lying so they called the gopher people who confirmed my story. I sent a request for reimbursement to the finance guy and copied the HOA email. Now they are having a big meeting to decide if they will pay us back or not. And we are invited if we want. I would no more go to a meeting with these people than I don't know what. If we went Fred would end up in Ada County in an Orange Jumpsuit! He would blow his stack! So the moral of the story is, don't let people that are senile make phone calls on behalf of an HOA - Hire MGM Management!!!!

03/12/2021

5 Reasons your HOA Board and the Homeowners are disconnected. Click here https://buff.ly/3qI3HLh to read. The success of a homeowner’s association is based on the membership and its board working in harmony. If the community is not taken care of, it will affect property values, decrease the quality of living and create a disenchanted membership. Is your board guilty of one of the 5 reasons?

The success of a homeowner’s association is based on the membership and its board working in harmony. If the community is not taken care of, it will affect property values, decrease the quality of living and create a disenchanted membership. Is your board guilty of one of the 5 reasons below? Poor...

03/09/2021

TODAY! HOA Education meeting at 4:30 pm mountain standard time. Join us for a meeting about how reports and planning help make a more efficient meeting.

03/08/2021

Join us tomorrow at 4:30 for our monthly meeting. This one is on How can reports and planning help make a more efficient meeting? Come and find out!

03/05/2021

How can reports and planning help make a more efficient meeting? Join us this Tuesday at 4:30 to find out!

03/01/2021

Check out the Parade of Homes Sponsers!

Thank you for sponsoring our Associate Showcase/Parade of Homes Kickoff Event. We are grateful for your support.

03/01/2021

Your time means money. The less time you have to spend on calculating the numbers the better. That is why MGM Association Management has the perfect software for you. This software offers real-time reporting which adds to more organization and less stress, less work, and better service.

02/27/2021

Check out our link to learn more about community association governance. https://buff.ly/2O14Kbv Tip O’Neill, longtime Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, coined the phrase “All politics is local.” He wasn’t speaking of community associations rights, but he could have been. There’s nothing more local and, therefore, more accountable than those elected by their neighbors to the governing boards of homeowner associations, condominiums, and cooperatives. To read more click on the link!

Tip O’Neill, longtime Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, coined the phrase “All politics is local.” He wasn’t speaking of community associations rights, but he could have been. There’s nothing more local and, therefore, more accountable than those elected by their neighbors to t...

02/25/2021

Check out our new article! Community associations exist because they offer choices, lifestyles, amenities and efficiencies that people value. Yet, with all of their inherent advantages, community associations face complicated issues, none more common than the challenge of balancing the rights of the individual homeowner with those of the community as a whole. To read more click on the link!

Community associations exist because they offer choices, lifestyles, amenities and efficiencies that people value. Yet, with all of their inherent advantages, community associations face complicated issues, none more common than the challenge of balancing the rights of the individual homeowner with....

02/23/2021

Do you need help running your HOA? Are you afraid of the cost of getting some help? Don't be! MGM Association Management can be your affordable and time-saving solution. Give us a call today at 208-846-9189 or visit our website at www.gomgm.com our live person help is here to assist you in all your needs.