Hoa Talk Time

In this episode Tab discusses how apparently all weather people on the news are totally wrong and have no clue what they are doing.  Furthermore, Tab supposedly can predict the weather and analyze weather patterns better than those who do this for a living...simply using his computer?!  This week HOA Talk Time re-visits one of their favorite interviews with Cara Brookins.  She has been featured on a multitude of media outlets including the Today Show, TLC, CNN, Cosmo, Time, etc. She has a reality tv show in the works and a feature film...the list is endless!  Find out about  the amazing story of a mother who with her 4 kids escaped a domestic violence situation and built a house to live in by themselves...watching YouTube videos!  Z coins it a true story of going from "Despair to Home Repair!"  

This episode is all about..dumb!  Homeowners not using Google to answer simple questions...dumb! Self-managed HOA's whom micro manages themselves...dumb! A liquor board chairman getting pulled over for DUI...dumb! Electing unqualified or unsavory people on an HOA board...definitely dumb! Well at least having Bob Gourley of Ask Mister Condo to shed some light on the situation is never a dumb idea! Go to: www.AskMisterCondo.com and get your not so dumb questions answered!   

This week Tab and Z discuss the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Connor McGregor fight...what does that have anything to do with HOA stuff...you'd be surprised! Bob Gourley of Ask Mister Condo this week is broadcasting off the beautiful blue waters of Haiti.  Between his indulgence of the all-you-can-drink bar, the guys discuss how can one make joining an HOA board fun?  Steaks perhaps?! For more information about Ask Mister Condo, go to www.AskMisterCondo.com  Even if he is on a cruise ship he will answer.....they apparently have a modem on board!       

It's great when things come full circle.  Such is the case with a previous guest!  Tab and Z discuss how justice prevailed on a previous guest's quest to fight the man...and save themselves from a $3.00 fine!  That's justice! This week's guest features Justin Pierce, a real estate investor and agent out of Chantilly, Virginia.  He discusses an huge topic in today's real estate landscape of how it is getting harder and harder for millennials to buy homes.  Guess who the culprit is?!   For more information on Justin Pierce contact him at 703-587-8929 or email him at pierce_jd263@hotmail.com

In this episode Tab and Z find a unique parallel between a recent statement from Lebron James and homeowner responses from people that live in HOA's.  Let's just say there is a lot of dumb floating around out there! Bob Gourley of Ask Mister Condo is back!  This week Bob discusses the evolution of Ask Mister Condo as he takes his "show on the road"!  Could there be an Ask Mister Condo apparel line in the works?! For more information on Ask Mister Condo, check out www.AskMisterCondo.com  Make sure to press Bob about getting a t-shirt!

This week Tab and Z discuss a recent episode of the show Undercover Boss which featured the CEO of Associa Property Management Company.  Tab thinks its all a big sham!  Z tends to agree! Realtor Real Talk is back this week with Lakeesha Washington.  She is a realtor with Long & Foster out of Mitchellville, Maryland.  Find out more about solar panels and how they can hinder a home sale.  Also, Tab and Z discuss a revolutionary idea of "test living a home" before a purchase...innovative idea or a home sale killer?! Check out Lakeesha Washington from Long & Foster out of Mitchellville, MD http://www.lakeeshawashington.lnf.com/

In this episode Tab and Z discuss a violation of a different kind....the salon vs. barber shop kind that is!  This week features salon owner Sarah Lounder of Cuts on Main in the beautiful state of New Hampshire.  She is the owner of a former barber shop which is now a salon in the historic part of town. However, she got fined for having the existing barber stripes painted outside of her salon and could lose her license.  Should she paint that over even though her building is considered a landmark?  Bigger question is how does one become a barber shop pole compliance inspector?!  For more information on Cuts on Main, check out their Facebook page at:  https://www.facebook.com/cutsonmain  Tell them Tab and Z sent you!

What do NFL legend Joe Montana and HOA Talk Time have in common?  Apparently a lot according to Z!  Find out exactly how!  This week Bob Gourley of Ask Mister Condo brings up a very interesting issue of does a homeowner in an association have the right to know the salary or benefits of staff in their association? Or is that guarded information kinda like Trump and his tax return?! Go to www.AskMisterCondo.com and ask Bob about his salary!  

This episode is for all those real estate agents out there...who want to sell a house..well...DON'T do what this particular agent Tab and Z talked to did on his Trulia listing.  The Trump campaign is not the only one's caught in a surveillance snafu...this week Bob Gourley of Ask Mister Condo talks about an altercation caught on an association security camera between a condo unit owner and some guy setting the community intercom on fire...guess who won this battle?! For more info go to www.AskMisterCondo.com  He'll take care of you! 

In this episode, Bob Gourley of Ask Mister Condo is back...also back is talk about feces...cat and human feces this time!  Find out about a condo owner who set their neighbor's door on fire and then later smeared their own feces and cat feces on the door!  A double crappy situation to say the least! Get your crap questions answered at www.AskMisterCondo.com   Eww!      

In this episode Tab and Z bring back Johnathan Friedrich out of Las Vegas Nevada. He has spent every last dime he has with his ongoing legal battle against his HOA, Rancho Bel Air.  Get an update on the latest news of this one man's crusade against his HOA which he fondly dubs "the gestapo"!  For more information on Johnathan Friedrich, go to: www.hoacorruption.com   

In this episode Tab and Z discuss a flag flying issue brought up to them from a loyal listener of HOA Talk Time.  Does the HOA have a right to tell you what kind of flag you can put on your home...regardless of how noble the meaning of the flag may be?  This week's guests features George and Victor Torres.  They are the first twins to be on the show!  They discuss how they took their likeness of Christopher Reeves and Superman to Comic Con conventions across the country.  They also take their talents to local children's hospitals in the DMV area to help make a sick child's day a little better. Check out some of their pics at www.facebook.com/HoaTalkTime  Maybe Tab and Z will have to get some tights for the show as well!

In this episode Z discusses his adventures in indoor skydiving at iFLY in Loudoun VA.  Do you think Tab would ever have the guts to do it also? Bob Gourley with Ask Mister Condo is back with a question about hoarders living in condos.  Can't live with em...can't get rid of em......or can you?! Go to www.askmistercondo.com for more info on condo living questions......and check out facebook.com/hoatalktime and see Z in action..."I believe I can fly...I believe I can touch the sky....." 

Tab and Z discuss how they finally got to use their snow throwers...just didn't go exactly as planned! This week's very special guest is Cara Brookins.  She has been featured on a multitude of media outlets including the Today Show, TLC, CNN, Cosmo, Time, etc. She has a reality tv show in the works and a feature film...the list is endless!  Find out about  the amazing story of a mother who with her 4 kids escaped a domestic violence situation and built a house to live in by themselves...watching YouTube videos!  Z coins it a true story of going from "Despair to Home Repair!"   For more information about Cara Brookins, go to her official website at:  www.carabrookins.com   Tell her Tab and Z would like to be in her movie!  

This week is all about HOA's and crap! Crap containers that is!  Find out about a community in Centreville, VA that made the evening news about their dog poop receptacles which had been removed without notice and caused a neighborhood uproar.  On the scene live is the latest edition to the HOA Talk Time team..beat reporter Bobby Roberts.  Find out what he discovers!  Also back on the show is Chris Hild, Realtor/Broker of Realty FC out of Stephens City, VA.  Tab tries to find out from a Trulia forum, "Can an agent change a price of a home without asking the seller?" Go to www.RealtyFC.com and find out more about buying and selling a home in the VA, W. VA area!   

Football is an imitation of life...well..according to Z anyways!  Find out how Z equates all things HOA to to all things NFL! This week Bob Gourley with Ask Mister Condo is back for a lively discussion on....gulp...bed bugs!  What do you do when they come for you...especially from a neighboring condo unit?!?! For more information on Bob Gourley and Ask Mister Condo, go to:  www.askmistercondo.com   He's got the skinny on all kinds of bugs!

Signs, signs, everywhere signs.....That is the theme of this week's episode.  Does a security sign that shows a dog actually pass as legit security system signage?  Make sure to go to www.facebook.com/hoatalktime and check out some other examples of security signs discussed on this episode and chime in! Also featured is returning guest Chris Hild - realtor/broker of Realty FC out of Stephens City, VA. The guys ask him a sign question as well....find out his take from the real estate side of things! For more information about Chris Hild and Realty FC or if you need help in anything related to real estate in the VA or West VA area, go to:  www.realtyfc.com    

This week Tab's Tech Trauma rears it's ugly head again...this time in the form of...unable to record Sesame Street! Someone sound the alarm! The HOA Talk Time Fishbowl is back with guest Jason Wyatt.  He is a former aviation electronic technician turned entrepreneur.  His niche is selling goods while being on the road full-time...in an RV!   For more information on Jason Wyatt, check out www.touringfreedom.com  

This week Bob Gourley from Ask Mister Condo is back for another Round Table Discussion.  Topics include when an HOA is no longer under developer control, HOA offering to assist a non-compliant owner financially to come into compliance, and what happens when an entire HOA board resigns.  Oh, and let's no forget, Bob resides in the New England area and is basking in the glow of the Patriot's Super Bowl Win! Go to www.AskMisterCondo.com and ask your question today!  

Apparently there is a bobcat on the loose in the DC area...never a dull moment in our nation's capital these days!   This week's guest features Ruth C. Wright - realtor/broker out of Prince Georges County MD.  She discusses a situation about a homeowner in her community where the HOA forced him to get a $500 mailbox, he refused to pay, spent $33,000 in legal fees and won.  So he spent 35k to save $500 bucks...makes sense?! To find out more about Ruth C. Wright go to: https://www.facebook.com/ruth.c.wright1 or http://www.web-realestate.net/RuthWright