Survey of Contractors Used by Homeowners

I received the following email from Arthur Green, an Inverness Forest resident:

Am looking specifically for a structural engineer ..have a room in my model (similar to your end unit) where a floor is beginning to sag

Appreciated
arthur
Arthur E. Green

Arthur's email reminded me that our website used to have a list of contractors recommended by IFA homeowners. The list has not been maintained for many years and was removed because it was obsolete. I would like to create a new online list of contractor recommendations and make it available on the Inverness Forest Association website and here on Inverness Forest Today.

I would like to hear about your experiences, both good and bad, with contractors you've hired to do work inside your house and outside (roofers, landscaping, tree work, etc.). To make it easier for you, I've created a simple online form to fill out. I will compile your responses into an online database so that we can all benefit from your experiences.

You may fill out the form anonymously if you wish, although it would be helpful to homeowners if they knew who provided the information in case they have a question.

This is an ongoing project, so please fill out a copy of the form anytime you hire a contractor and wish to share your experience with the community. I have added a link to the Contractor Recommendation Form in the sidebar column on the right (under Inverness Links) so it will be easy to access the form anytime you visit Inverness Forest Today. I've also added a link to the list of your recommendations just below and called it "Contractor List." If someone else has provided information on a contractor you've used, you can still fill out the form to describe your experience with this contractor, which might be different.

Here is the link to the form:
Contractor Recommendation Form

If you can answer Arthur's question, please fill out the form and I'll pass on your information. In addition, I have received many questions about who to hire to do roof work. So if you had a roof installed/repaired on your house in the past several years, please click on the Contractor Recommendation Form link above and tell us about your experience.


Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

Treasurer's Report - 2009 IFA Annual Meeting

Last night the Inverness Forest Association held its annual meeting. Three seats (each for a three year term) needed to be filled. The only incumbent running, Sal Presti, was elected. Two residents, Stephanie Cooperstein and Evan Foster, agreed to run for the remaining two seats and were elected. The board now has all nine seats filled.

I presented the Treasurer's report, which described the year to date operational spending, next years budget, and the historical level of capital reserves over the past decade.

The four pages of charts and tables are in the PDF file at this link:
http://www.box.net/shared/8j0em3hhrx

If you have any comments or questions, please click on the "comment" link below or send me an email.

A brief commentary on the report follows:

Page 1: This is a line-by-line comparison of the operations spending to date and the corresponding budget projection for the year to date. The bottom line (literally) is that we are about $3400 under budget. So far, so good.

Page 2: This is the 2010 budget that was attached to the announcement for the annual meeting.

Page 3: A pie chart based on the previous table and showing the major areas of operations spending expected for 2010.

Page 4: A graph of the capital reserves level over the past decade. As can be seen, we've done a good job or rebuilding the capital reserves over the past few years. The board has established a goal of $1000 per household as the reserve requirement. We are now just about at that target. To put this goal in perspective, the three separate years of special assessments to pave about 50% of our community (2006 -2008) raised a total of $1050 per household.


Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com