Condo Buying & Ownership Made Simple: Tips to Save Time and Money. This item is unavailable.Condo Buying & Ownership Made Simple: Tips to Save Time and Money

Most people who purchase a condominium have no idea what association living really means. Featured in this book are "Kay's Exclusive Condo Buyer's Checklists." Worth the price of the book themselves, the checklists provide buyers with a simple and effective method to discover what living in their prospective unit will be like. They enable buyers to untangle confusing community association documents, analyze the association's financial condition, and talk to the community's residents. These checklists have a "fill-in-the-blanks" format that can be used for gathering information as a buyer visits various community associations. The book's purpose is to share the author's experience with the pros and cons of condo buying and condo life, with the goal of educating buyers and owners about the important information that governs a condo association and thus affects residents' lives. With hundreds of tips, pointers, and answers to questions, this non-technical book is thorough, well organized, and very readable. Also included are a glossary of community association terms and an index. Many of the chapters are outlined in lists of Advantages vs. Disadvantages or Q&A format. Boxes highlight the do-not-miss points. There is literally no stone left unturned, whether it's satellite dishes, leasing, patio furniture, garage sales, maintenance fees, or special assessments.

Kay Senay is a consumer advocate and syndicated columnist kay@condo-condominium.com. The successful community association management company that she founded is now in its second generation. She is an expert resource for buyers and for those living in condominiums. With over seventeen years of hands-on experience, Kay is familiar with all aspects of community association living. She is a speaker at real estate conferences, and an advisor to condominium association boards of directors. Community Associations Institute (CAI), the industry's recognized premier educational institution, certified Kay as an Association Management Specialist and a Certified Manager of Community Associations.