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AP Time Builds Up How much of your week as a community manager is spent managing finances? Accounts Payable, or AP, is a part of the business all industries must handle, and community management is no different. When managing a property or community, a major responsibility is billing and paying vendors. This can turn into […]

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What Are Advanced Community Portals? Community management is a complex job and not every day is the same. When running a community, you often have unexpected issues that come up during the day and it takes away time from the task you are currently working on. Usually this involves a resident needing assistance with an […]

Why is Community Maintenance the Property Manager’s Job? Property cleaning and maintaining amenities may seem like a mundane task, but proper community cleanliness and maintenance can set community managers apart. Community cleanliness shows residents and potential new residents how much you care about your community. Taking the time to clean the community club house or […]

Managing Violations Is No Easy Task One of the most difficult challenges facing community managers is trying to keep track of all their violations. Violations are a common issue across any HOA community. It is the job of the board to find the violations in the community, notify the resident, and track that the violations […]

New HOA Technology Improves Resident Communication One of the biggest challenges facing HOAs is the lack of communication between the board, its residents, and owners. A lack of communication within the community can cause a lot of headaches for you and your board. It could lead to missed payments on the resident’s end, which leads […]

Improve Resident Communication in Your Community As a property manager, your main responsibility is to make your resident’s lives as easy as possible. However, each resident is different, and different resident needs can arise. Your HOA board needs to be ready to take resident calls at any time, and this can greatly impact your workload. […]

Stay-at-Home Order Is Lifted! Now What? As states attempt to re-open after the COVID-19 shutdown, HOAs and communities need to be ready for the changes it brings. Property managers need to consider what they learned in the months their state was shut down and how to re-open community facilities in the safest way possible. The […]

Which Software Should You Invest In? In a world of constantly changing technology, one of the most common questions property managers and business owners may face is should I invest in a cloud-based software or stick with traditional desktop software? When deciding on property management software there is a difference. Cloud Computing Has Been One […]

There Is No Question That 2020 Has Been One of the Toughest Years on Record for Everyone So Far It tested the resolve of the global community along with the community association management industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has a major challenge for property managers this year, and while we would all like to forget it, […]