Here's a deep-dive into how I went from "what's an HOA" to "OMG, I need to get involved in this!"  I moved in late August 2016, and the annual meeting -- and board election -- was in early September.  Hear about the "Gang of Five" versus "The Long-Timers", and how the new guys on the board took all the officer positions.

This is the audio portion of the YouTube video here.