Financial Coaching
Can I Really Afford to Buy a Home?
Can I Really Afford to Buy a Home?
Can I Really Afford to Buy a Home?
You may be able to qualify for a mortgage and purchase a home, but are you really able to afford a home.
Should I Sell my Home?
Can I Really Afford to Buy a Home?
Can I Really Afford to Buy a Home?
Should I sell my home or rent it out as an investment? If I Sell my Home and capture some equity at closing, what should I do with the cash? Reinvest in another home, pay down debt or buy investments?
Homeowner or Condominium Association Evaluation
Our Evaluation Services
If you would like to better understand the financial statements for a community association you are involved with or you are considering buying into, James can assist you. Please contact James for a free consultation to see how he may help you evaluate a community association (especially a condominium association) that you're consideri
If you would like to better understand the financial statements for a community association you are involved with or you are considering buying into, James can assist you. Please contact James for a free consultation to see how he may help you evaluate a community association (especially a condominium association) that you're considering buying into.
Per Georgia Real Estate Law, a community association is an owner organization of a residential or mixed-use common interest realty association in which membership is mandatory as an incident of ownership within the development, such as condominiums, cooperatives, homeowner associations, timeshares, lot divisions with restrictions in management, and other forms of common interest or planned developments where there is a common management.
The three main types of common interest realty associations (community associations) in Georgia are:
Homeowner Association (HOA) - You own your home and lot and are a member of the association who owns any common property, such as a pool and tennis courts. Some HOA's may be subject to the Georgia Property Owners Association Act, they are called POA's.
Condominium Association (COA) - You own your unit and a percent of concurrent ownership (tenants in common) of the common property, such as the exterior building and any pool and tennis courts. You are also a member of the association, but the association does not own any common property, the owners directly own the common property.
Cooperative Association (COOP) - You have a proprietary lease on a unit included in a building that is owed 100% by the association. All common property is owned by the association, and you are a member of that association.
Some of the key documents for a community association are as follows:
Recorded Plat
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions or Condominium
Articles of Incorporation (should be registered as a non-profit corporation)
Corporate By-laws
Community Rules and Regulations
Architectural Control Guidelines
Complete Financial Statements, including a Balance Sheet and Revenue & Expense Statement