Damian J. Esparza
CEO & Founder, SmartProperty
Damian J. Esparza founded SmartProperty in 2016 and leads the company as CEO. He has more than two decades of experience in the community association industry.
He created the Living Reserve Study®, which turns the static reserve study into a funding plan that boards and managers keep current all year. He is principal shareholder of Barrera & Company and previously worked at Banc of America Securities and SG Cowen. He is a Boston College graduate.
Damian writes about reserve law, aging infrastructure and board decision-making. His work has been featured in Forbes, and he started SmartProperty to help prevent failures like the Surfside condominium collapse.
- Writes about
- Reserve studies · Community association finance · Reserve study legislation · Aging infrastructure
- On this site
- 10 articles
Articles by Damian
- Is Your HOA Ready for AB 2050? A 12-Question Reserve Readiness Checklist
- AB 2050 Explained: California’s New HOA Reserve Funding Law in Plain Language
- How to Choose a Reserve Study Company: A Board's Guide
- The Q1 Legislative Roundup: What’s Impacting Your Communities This Quarter
- Is Your Budget Built on Hope or Data?
- How are you preparing for the next industrial revolution?
- Association Reserve Studies and Hawaii’s Act 199
- Can Community Associations Learn From the Past?
- The Ultimate Checklist on Asset Management
- Thinking Smarter About Aging Infrastructure
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