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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=912948" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="070b9c00dduajq.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quest Village"><U><B>Home</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New..."><U><B>What's New</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Projects"><U><B>HOA Projects</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Mission Statement"><U><B>HOA Mission Statement</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of Quest Village..."><U><B>History of Quest Village</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview of Quest Village"><U><B>Overview of subdivision</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Floorplans"><U><B>Floorplans and Specs</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>H</b></U></A><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>OA Officers and Staff</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B>Calendar of Events</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Improvement"><U><B>Related City Links</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crime"><U><B>Crime in Quest Village </b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24_program.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crime"><U><B>Neighborhood Watch</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deed Restrictions..."><U><B>DEED RESTRICTIONS</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BGoals"><U><B>Basketball Goals</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downtown Development"><U><B>Downtown  Development </b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Liddiard Management Company"><U><B>Liddiard Management</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter"><U><B>"The Village Crier" - 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<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.lmctexas.com/services.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lmctexas.com/services.shtml"><U><B>Click Here!</b></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="are_there_any_other_companies_in_austin"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b><B>Are there any other companies in Austin that do the same thing?</b></div> <div> Yes, there are other companies which provide this same service, however, there is no real savings in cost from one company to the next.  In addition, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.lmctexas.com/index.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lmctexas.com/index.shtml"><U>Liddiard Management</U></A></FONT> has provided a consistently high level of service and the HOA is extremely satisfied with the service that they are providing.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="is_there_any_benefit_to_using_a"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b><B>Is there any benefit to using a management company?</b></div> <div> Absolutely!  As a volunteer organization, we all have full-time occupations and lack the professional expertise to internally manage many of the issues that Liddiard takes care of for us.  It is very doubtful that any Homeowner's or Neighborhood Association could function successfully without an outside resource such as this.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="who_is_the_quest_village_contact_at"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b><B>Who is the Quest Village contact at Liddiard Management?</b></div> <div> Our primary contact is <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:gveldman@lmctexas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gveldman@lmctexas.com"><U>Greg Veldman</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="how_much_does_it_cost_to_use_a"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b><B>How much does it cost to use a management company?</b></div> <bR> <div> The budget is currently under review at this time, but generally speaking, the annual cost of using a management company is around $25,000.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>