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Property management software simplifies all aspects of property management, especially the payment process. There are many reasons to consider property management automation software for your community. It streamlines many of your procedures, from communication to self-service for owners to handling payments and financials for your board, owners, and vendors. Property management payment software has many […]

Ensure that your property management software is intuitive, effective, and trusted so it can support your HOA in the long term. To run your HOA in the most efficient and streamlined way possible, you need the best tools of the trade at your disposal. Property management automation software is one of the best assets you […]

Note: This article has been updated since it’s original publication. An important aspect of any professional CAM manager’s job is dealing with home resales that occur in the community. Unlike the realtors, brokers and other real estate professionals who are looking out for the interests of the seller or the buyer in a sale, the […]

Collect Past Due Assessments: Homeowners Edition It’s no fun to be ‘THAT guy’ who is going after down-on-their-luck neighbors and demanding to collect past due payments. Of course, in a homeowners association, you always have the nuclear option when it comes time to collect past due payments—the home lien—but that should really be a last […]

This blog post has been updated from a previous version. Enforcing a community’s CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions) is a heavy burden on the community association manager’s shoulders. A large part of the CAM’s job is to enforce the rules set forth in the community’s documents in a fair and reasonable manner. One of the […]

Note: This article has been updated since it’s original publication. Pitching to the Board Getting the meeting is step one. Whether you reached out to them, or the community came to you looking for new management, you’ve managed to score a meeting to make your presentation to the board. Now it’s time to prepare your […]

Note: This article has been updated since it’s original publication. Determining a pricing structure for your community association management services When you are trying to break into the community association management business, one of the things that can be a real roadblock to getting your new business off the ground is figuring out what to […]

Note: This article has been updated since it’s original publication. Any discussion on accounting for condo associations and HOAs often starts with the end result – monthly financial reports. There’s all kinds of information for board members to help them understand the reports, but how can you head off questions at the pass by making […]

Note: This article has been updated since it’s original publication. Any Kind of Transition Is Hard Like a dad handing the keys to the car to his teenage son for the first time, property management transitions require a lot of preparation and trust. There are two kinds of property management transitions that a management company […]

Note: This article has been updated since it’s original publication. Preparing Budgets As the end of summer starts to come into sight, believe it or not, the clock turns slowly towards fall and also to Budget Season. Yes, it’s time to think about putting community budgets together again. Late summer is actually a great time […]