
← Mitlin Money Mindset29 Jul · 29 min
HOAs, Condos, and Co-ops: What You Need to Know About Taking Over Your Board w/ Tina Larsson
Would you let a stranger control your biggest asset? That's exactly what happens when you let your HOA make every decision without you.
In this episode, Tina Larsson, aka New York's Condo Queen, shares how she saved her building $340,000 after the hostile takeover of her co-op's board — and ultimately turned her experience into a new career. You'll hear why your home needs to be run like a business, where most boards go wrong, and how you can get involved to protect your investment.
Topics discussed:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:44) Tina's entrepreneurial roots
(03:42) The hostile takeover
(07:38) Turning her role into a new career
(11:17) How she finds hidden savings
(13:06) Building trust with resistant boards
(18:01) Advice for buying into an HOA
(20:18) What most boards get wrong
(22:33) Her book, 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦