Month: October 2026

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

THE CONDO BOARD RAISED OUR FEES BY 40% AND REFUSED TO EXPLAIN WHY. I DIDN’T ARGUE. I REQUESTED THE RECORDS, HIRED AN AUDITOR, AND WAITED. ELEVEN WEEKS LATER, I PUT THE 40-PAGE REPORT ON THE PODIUM. Read More

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

FOR SIX YEARS, NEARLY EVERY MAJOR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WENT TO THE SAME COMPANY. THE BOARD PRESIDENT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE AUDIT SAID THE COMPANY WAS OWNED BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW—AND WE WERE PAYING ALMOST TWICE THE MARKET RATE. Read More

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

I WAS TOLD TO STOP ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR CONDO ASSOCIATION’S MONEY. SO I DID SOMETHING THE BOARD NEVER EXPECTED—I HIRED AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. ELEVEN WEEKS LATER, I WALKED INTO THE ANNUAL MEETING WITH 40 PAGES OF EVIDENCE. Read More

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

THE BOARD SAID OUR 40% FEE INCREASE WAS NECESSARY. I ASKED FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY DELAYED FOR WEEKS. THEN AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOUND SIX YEARS OF CONTRACTS, OVERPAYMENTS, AND ONE VERY INTERESTING FAMILY CONNECTION. Read More

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

“HOMEOWNERS DON’T NEED THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL.” THAT’S WHAT OUR BOARD PRESIDENT TOLD ME WHEN I ASKED WHERE OUR EXTRA MONEY WAS GOING. HE DIDN’T KNOW I HAD SPENT 30 YEARS FINDING FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES FOR THE IRS. Read More

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

OUR CONDO FEES SUDDENLY JUMPED 40%. THE BOARD PRESIDENT REFUSED TO SHOW US THE NUMBERS. SO I HIRED AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. ELEVEN WEEKS LATER, I WALKED INTO THE ANNUAL MEETING WITH A 40-PAGE REPORT THAT MADE THE ENTIRE ROOM GO SILENT. Read More

  Before Anyone Votes on Another Fee Increase… Last January, our condo association suddenly raised everyone’s monthly fees by 40%. There was no meeting. No vote. No real explanation. Just …

OUR CONDO BOARD RAISED EVERYONE’S FEES BY 40% WITHOUT A VOTE OR EXPLANATION. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE FINANCIAL RECORDS, THE PRESIDENT SAID, “HOMEOWNERS DON’T NEED THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL.” HE DIDN’T KNOW I’D SPENT 30 YEARS AS A FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT. Read More

  Every Sunday at Two O’Clock, the Yellow Dog Came to My Porch Every Sunday at exactly two o’clock, a big yellow dog appeared on my front porch. He never …

THE DOG I FED EVERY SUNDAY FOR EIGHT YEARS HAD A SECRET I NEVER SUSPECTED. WHEN HE FINALLY STOPPED COMING, A STRANGER ARRIVED AT MY DOOR WITH HIS COLLAR, A PHOTOGRAPH, AND ONE LAST MESSAGE FROM THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN WAITING FOR ME TO KNOW THE TRUTH. Read More

  Every Sunday at Two O’Clock, the Yellow Dog Came to My Porch Every Sunday at exactly two o’clock, a big yellow dog appeared on my front porch. He never …

EVERY SUNDAY AT 2 P.M., THE YELLOW DOG CAME THROUGH MY HEDGE. I NEVER ASKED WHERE HE CAME FROM. THEN HE STOPPED COMING, AND A MAN ARRIVED CARRYING HIS WORN COLLAR. WHAT HE TOLD ME MADE ME REALIZE SUNDAY HAD NEVER BEEN JUST A DOG. Read More

  Every Sunday at Two O’Clock, the Yellow Dog Came to My Porch Every Sunday at exactly two o’clock, a big yellow dog appeared on my front porch. He never …

THE YELLOW DOG NEVER BARKED, NEVER BEGGED, AND NEVER LET ANYONE TOUCH HIM. BUT EVERY SUNDAY, HE SAT BESIDE MY RAILING FOR EXACTLY ONE HOUR. WHEN HE FINALLY DISAPPEARED, I DISCOVERED THE HEARTBREAKING REASON HE HAD BEEN COMING. Read More