# HOAs, Condos, and Co-ops: What You Need to Know About Taking Over Your Board w/ Tina Larsson Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/hoas-condos-and-co-ops-what-you-need-to-know-about-taking-over-your-board-w-tina-larsson Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/hoas-condos-and-co-ops-what-you-need-to-know-about-taking-over-your-board-w-tina-larsson.md Podcast: [Mitlin Money Mindset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779) Published: 2026-07-29T03:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mitlinmoneymindset.libsyn.com/hoas-condos-and-co-ops-what-you-need-to-know-about-taking-over-your-board-w-tina-larsson Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mitlinmoneymindset/MMM_E300_Final_YouTube.mp4?dest-id=2366330 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/episodes/hoas-condos-and-co-ops-what-you-need-to-know-about-taking-over-your-board-w-tina-larsson Duration seconds: 1743 ## Resource 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 β€” 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, π˜“π˜ͺ𝘷π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘏π˜ͺ𝘨𝘩 π˜“π˜ͺ𝘧𝘦 (24:00) Impact of the Surfside, FL collapse (26:19) What brought you JOY today? If you're a writer who wants to take control of your finances, read Mitlin Financial's Write Your Financial Future: A Financial Guide for Authors : https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/insights/blog/write-your-financial-future-a-financial-guide-for-authors/ Resources: Sending your child to college will always be emotional but are you financially ready? Take the College Readiness Quiz for Parents : https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/college-readiness-quiz/ Doing your taxes might not be enJOYable but being more organized can make the process less painful. Get Your Gathering Your Tax Documents Checklist : https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mitlin_ChecklistForGatheringYourTaxDocuments_Form_062424_v2.pdf Will you be able to enJOY the Retirement you envision? Take the Retirement Ready Quiz: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/retirement-planning-quiz/ Connect with Larry… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/episodes/hoas-condos-and-co-ops-what-you-need-to-know-about-taking-over-your-board-w-tina-larsson/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/hoas-condos-and-co-ops-what-you-need-to-know-about-taking-over-your-board-w-tina-larsson.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.