About The Helsing Group
For over 35 years, The Helsing Group has been recognized as a leader in HOA management. Our expert team is highly regarded for its deep knowledge and industry-leading skills. We are committed to shaping industry standards through active participation in leadership roles within key organizations. This ongoing dedication has earned us recognition not only within the HOA management community but also across the broader business landscape. With decades of experience and a proven track record, you can trust our team to expertly guide your association and address all of your needs.
We are a forward thinking company, always staying up with the current technology trends to bring the services we offer closer to the clients we service.
We believe the work we perform for our clients should be transparent so we provide our clients access to all that we do, in real time.
We leverage the technology we use in our day to day operations to provide a consistently high level of service to our clients and their members.
We believe in giving back to our industry and serve on many different committees and Boards for our respective trade organizations.
Our leadership team participates in local events and forums to provide education to industry members and clients.
We have developed entry and high level curriculum for our clients and regularly perform training sessions with our client Board Members and homeowners within the Association’s we manage.
We Invest in Our Employees
Our commitment to nurturing in-house talent and cultivating enduring relationships with our employees is at the core of our philosophy. We make substantial investments in the professional growth of our team members by offering comprehensive internal and external training programs. To ensure that our employees are well-equipped for success, we mandate their participation in these programs and fully cover the associated costs, enabling them to pursue certifications from respected organizations such as CACM, APRA, and other trade bodies relevant to the Common Interest Development Industry.
Additionally, all full-time employees, following one year of service, embark on a transformative journey toward becoming employee owners through our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). This unique opportunity empowers our team to share in the company’s success and extends their compensation package to include company shares. This alignment of interests between our employees and the company not only fosters a sense of ownership but also strengthens our collective commitment to delivering excellence in all that we do.
We Prioritize a Higher Standard of Operations
The Helsing Group is proud to be designated as an Accredited Community Management Company (ACMC) by the California Association of Community Managers. The ACMC designation is reserved for the very few leading firms whose business practices have been found to meet the highest industry standards. Out of many hundreds of companies in California that advertise community management services, we are one in less than the 1% of all management companies to attain the ACMC designation!
Achieving ACMC status requires a stringent independent review and certification process, including an examination of our risk management practices, ethical standards, and individual staff qualifications; and a detailed audit of our financial control processes.
The audit ensures that we practice an optimal system of checks and balances to provide our clients’ finances with the highest level of protection. We take pride in our longtime commitment to exemplary business practices, and are very pleased to receive this formal recognition from the community management industry as a whole. We are honored by the trust our Association clients place in us, and look forward to maintaining the superior standards embodied by the ACMC credential over the coming years.
Our History
The Helsing Group, Inc. was founded in 1991
We began providing Reserve Study services to clients and still remain one of the largest Reserve Study providers in the country.
- suburban condominiums
- large master planned communities
- high-rise developments
- mixed use (commercial/ residential) of all construction types
In the early 2010’s we began offering bookkeeping and escrow services to both our managed and smaller self-managed Associations and are a true one stop shop company for all your Association’s needs.
In 2016 we became an employee owned company when our founder, Roy Helsing, sold the company to his employees by forming an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Since that time, our company has seen tremendous growth and in 2018 we purchased Frei Real Estate services to grow our business in the Sacramento Market.
We have since opened operations in both Spokane, Washington as well as North and South Lake Tahoe, Reno, and Las Vegas.
Maintenance operations expanded to Bay Area clients
Management and Bookkeeping operations expanded into Nevada
Our History
The Helsing Group, Inc. was founded in 1991
and quickly became recognized as a leading provider of consulting services to the Common Interest Development industry.
We began providing Reserve Study services to clients and still remain one of the largest Reserve Study providers in the country.
In the mid 1990’s, we noted significant shortcomings throughout the industry with respect to the management services community associations were receiving.
At the request of many clients, our company moved to fill that void, and now offers management for community associations of all varieties:
- suburban condominiums
- large master planned communities
- high-rise developments
- mixed use (commercial/residential) of all construction types
Our expertise spans the development process at every stage, and our focus is on managing the thriving community over the long term.
In the early 2010’s we began offering bookkeeping and escrow services to both our managed and smaller self-managed Associations and are a true one stop shop company for all your Association’s needs.
In 2016 we became an employee owned company when our founder, Roy Helsing, sold the company to his employees by forming an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Since that time our company has seen tremendous growth and in 2018 we purchased Frei Real Estate services to grow our business in the Sacramento Market. We have since opened operations in Spokane, Washington as well as North and South Lake Tahoe, Reno, and Las Vegas.
Maintenance operations expanded to Bay Area clients
Management and Bookkeeping operations expanded into Nevada
“I find myself appreciating The Helsing Group more and more as I see how things have continued to grow since they acquired Frei Real Estate Services. I could have gone with a national buyer, but partnering with The Helsing Group—a local company I knew of and respected in the industry—made all the difference. It’s allowed me to spend more time with my family and focus on other things I enjoy.”
- Al Frei of Frei Real Estate Services
We Value Our Clients
The Helsing Group values clients who want to do things the right way. The Common Interest Development industry is complicated and ever-changing. Our mission is to provide you with sound professional advice that will save you both time and money in the long run and keep you from making mistakes that many management and consulting companies in our industry would simply let slide or not know how to identify a potential pitfall. We have spent many years performing the services we offer and draw on that experience to provide sound and timely advice.
Whether you are new to the industry or have been involved with CID’s for many years it is imperative that you find a management company that is looking out for your best interest and is not afraid to tell you when you might be headed down the wrong path. Our company has both the institutional knowledge and extensive industry contacts, through relationships built over time, to provide with the high quality advice and expertise you need.
Meet The Helsing Group
For nearly fifteen (15) years, he has developed numerous DRE budgets (incorporating standard phase, incremental and range of assessments procedures) for a myriad of community types including but not limited to new and existing construction, condominium conversions, mixed-use, and master planned communities with merchant builders.
Ryan also oversees Reserve Studies, Association Civil Code budgets, and DRE Regulation 2792.16© Exemption calculations for common facilities under construction.
He holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara; an M.B.A. from Saint Mary’s College of California and a PRA and RS designation from the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts (APRA) and Community Associations Institute (CAI), respectively.
In his spare time, Ryan enjoys the gym, watching football and basketball games on the big screen, and hanging out with family including his wife Jennifer and son, Dylan.
Andrew began his career in the CID industry as a portfolio manager back in 2010 and was soon promoted to oversee the daily operations of the management department. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Community Managers and participates in ongoing education courses and committees contributing to the industry. He provides extensive Board Member training to both Developer and Homeowners volunteers and believes strongly that education is key to the industry’s success.
Andrew holds a BS in Business Administration from California Polytechic State University – San Luis Obispo and specialty designations in New Developments and Portfolio Management from CACM. Andrew enjoys hiking, camping, and other outdoor activities with his wife and three children.
Karen has more than 30 years of experience in finance, computer technology and management. Prior to Karen working at The Helsing Group, Inc., she held positions in the television cable industry as a Network Administrator, mutual fund industry as the Director of Technology.
Karen graduated from Heald Business College studying business and accounting. She also attended Microsoft NT classes for certification.
The launch phase of a development, between receiving budget approval from the State and managing the inhabited Association, can be uniquely complex. Eve works with our homebuilder client Boards of Directors to navigate the startup process including development and adoption of comprehensive operating procedures, architectural standards, budgets, and disclosures consistent with the Civil Code, insurance policies, banking and investments, maintenance programs, and various contractual matters.
In addition to working with new developments, she is also a resource for Board Members of established communities who are seeking to move to a better management solution.
Alma Alvarez has over 14 years of experience in the Association Management Industry. During her time with The Helsing Group, Alma has attained a wide variety of positions within the company, coordinating office related functions as the primary point of contact, including Human Resource Management, IT Administration, Budget Analyst and Office Administration.
Alma has graduated from Chabot Community College with highest honors obtaining an Associates of Science degree in Administrative Justice and an Associates of Arts degree in Sociology.
She formerly worked as the CEO of a family-owned community association management firm responsible for running the aspects of the business and ensuring for the delivery high quality services to client Board Members and Homeowners of mutual benefit non-profit common interest subdivisions. Her duties included the formulation of company direction and strategies. She was responsible for all aspects of human performance issues and for negotiating legal contracts with suppliers and vendors. She was also responsible for annual budgetary forecasting for all portfolio communities exceeding several millions of dollars and the development of detail project plans. Responsible for all Project Management Controls and chairing monthly meetings with directors and management personnel.
In another world Brenda served as a president of her own community association, which served as her introduction into the industry, and before moving permanently from Canada in the early 1990’s, she was a psychiatric nurse for 10 years in her hometown of Oshawa, Ontario.
For nearly fifteen (15) years, he has developed numerous DRE budgets (incorporating standard phase, incremental and range of assessments procedures) for a myriad of community types including but not limited to new and existing construction, condominium conversions, mixed-use, and master planned communities with merchant builders.
Ryan also oversees Reserve Studies, Association Civil Code budgets, and DRE Regulation 2792.16© Exemption calculations for common facilities under construction.
He holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara; an M.B.A. from Saint Mary’s College of California and a PRA and RS designation from the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts (APRA) and Community Associations Institute (CAI), respectively.
In his spare time, Ryan enjoys the gym, watching football and basketball games on the big screen, and hanging out with family including his wife Jennifer and son, Dylan.
Andrew began his career in the CID industry as a portfolio manager back in 2010 and was soon promoted to oversee the daily operations of the management department. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Community Managers and participates in ongoing education courses and committees contributing to the industry. He provides extensive Board Member training to both Developer and Homeowners volunteers and believes strongly that education is key to the industry’s success.
Andrew holds a BS in Business Administration from California Polytechic State University – San Luis Obispo and specialty designations in New Developments and Portfolio Management from CACM. Andrew enjoys hiking, camping, and other outdoor activities with his wife and three children.
Karen has more than 30 years of experience in finance, computer technology and management. Prior to Karen working at The Helsing Group, Inc., she held positions in the television cable industry as a Network Administrator, mutual fund industry as the Director of Technology.
Karen graduated from Heald Business College studying business and accounting. She also attended Microsoft NT classes for certification.
The launch phase of a development, between receiving budget approval from the State and managing the inhabited Association, can be uniquely complex. Eve works with our homebuilder client Boards of Directors to navigate the startup process including development and adoption of comprehensive operating procedures, architectural standards, budgets, and disclosures consistent with the Civil Code, insurance policies, banking and investments, maintenance programs, and various contractual matters.
In addition to working with new developments, she is also a resource for Board Members of established communities who are seeking to move to a better management solution.
Alma Alvarez has over 14 years of experience in the Association Management Industry. During her time with The Helsing Group, Alma has attained a wide variety of positions within the company, coordinating office related functions as the primary point of contact, including Human Resource Management, IT Administration, Budget Analyst and Office Administration.
Alma has graduated from Chabot Community College with highest honors obtaining an Associates of Science degree in Administrative Justice and an Associates of Arts degree in Sociology.
She formerly worked as the CEO of a family-owned community association management firm responsible for running the aspects of the business and ensuring for the delivery high quality services to client Board Members and Homeowners of mutual benefit non-profit common interest subdivisions. Her duties included the formulation of company direction and strategies. She was responsible for all aspects of human performance issues and for negotiating legal contracts with suppliers and vendors. She was also responsible for annual budgetary forecasting for all portfolio communities exceeding several millions of dollars and the development of detail project plans. Responsible for all Project Management Controls and chairing monthly meetings with directors and management personnel.