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I Submitted a Maintenance Request—Now What? Tracking Work Orders on Your HOA Portal
Key Takeaways: Utilizing technology in the work order process can help keep the HOA in compliance with any local regulations, avoiding unnecessary fees and fines. One of the main benefits of having an HOA and paying dues is, ideally, having a streamlined process for requesting repairs, maintenance, and other necessary work on shared community spaces.…
Read MoreWhere Does My HOA Fee Go?: HOA Software Brings Financial Transparency to Your Community
Key Takeaways: When homeowners pay their dues, they want to believe their HOA has their best interests at heart. When it comes to finances, people grow suspicious at the slightest lack of transparency. Even if the board manages HOA finances responsibly, trust breaks down when residents can’t easily see where their dues go. If your…
Read MoreLate Fees, Lost Checks, and Confusion: A Guide to Stress-Free HOA Payments
Key Takeaways: Homeowner’s association dues aren’t arbitrary expenses imposed on residents. They’re essential for the upkeep, maintenance, and quality of life in a community. This puts a lot of pressure on self-managed HOAs to collect dues on time, impose and enforce late fees, and make deposits—not an easy task for volunteers with limited time and…
Read More‘Why Can’t I Ever Reach My HOA?’
Key Takeaways: Not-So-Golden Silence Imagine at the monthly meeting of an HOA—let’s call it Hickoryhurst HOA, just for fun—the board approves a rule prohibiting trash cans being left curbside the night before pickup. At the same meeting, board members turn down the treasurer’s proposal to convert bookkeeping and communications from paper and email to self-managed…
Read MoreTop 10 Things to Avoid in HOA Financial Management
Key Takeaways: HOA Finances 101: Avoid These 10 Common Mistakes With some forethought and purposefulness, serving on your homeowners association board can be a positive experience, but the job does come with some definite fiduciary duties. Automating most of the tasks of HOA finances means more useful and accurate records, more convenient transactions and communications,…
Read MoreSelf Management for Condo Associations: 5 Secrets to a Happier Community
Key Takeaways: Perhaps you dreamed of condo life as a series of sunsets on the balcony, occasional dinners with close friends, and a comfortable suite that needs no care more than a grocery delivery when you return from extended travels. Perhaps noisy neighbors, maintenance issues, and constantly climbing fees, though, interrupted your reverie, and now…
Read MoreAccounting Basics for Condo Management
Serving on your condominium community’s board may be seen as more of a duty than a privilege, as such posts come with hard work, legal requirements, and high homeowner expectations. Condo accounting software and some basic knowledge can keep it from being a soul-grinding experience. Understand State Laws and Regulations Keeping within the laws is…
Read MoreSimplify COA Tax Preparation with Condo Management Software
Key Takeaways: Condo Management Software for Tax Prep and Filing COAs (Condo Owners Associations) are essential for maintaining community, security, and amenities—the core benefits of condo living. Condo management handles landscaping, common area upkeep, fee collection, and resident communication, all while ensuring financial stability and compliance. Condo management software helps volunteer board members streamline these…
Read MoreBank Accounts, Funds, and Budget Items: What Does an HOA Need?
Key Takeaways: HOA Accounts and HOA Accounting If you’re involved in your homeowner association’s management, HOA accounting software can streamline your work. Certain types of accounts can further simplify your HOA bookkeeping. Every community’s goals, circumstances, challenges, and personalities are different, so not every account type is needed by every HOA. It may be more…
Read MoreSelf Management vs. Property Management Company: What’s Best for Your HOA?
Hiring a property manager to oversee an HOA may be a viable option for neighborhoods whose size and subsequent management needs appear too great for individual residents to handle. But hiring a PMC is never a guaranteed fix. For those boards that prefer a more hands-on approach, HOA software can help make the transition to…
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