We all hear the Homeowner Association horror stories, because those are the ones that make catchy headlines. The truth is that at least 4 out of 5 of associations in the US are quietly humming along, keeping community order and preserving local home values. The remaining 20% give us a list of scary stories to celebrate the nightmare of suburbia created by dysfunctional HOA boards, predatory vendors, and petty neighbors alike, here are 3 stories:

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Topics: Property Management, HOA Violations, Community, self managed HOA, HOA Compliance, HOA

Summer is finally here!  And we need to make sure our HOAs stay cool and safe in the upcoming summer months.  Whether it’s the safety of children or pets or even complying with HOA rules and regulations, here are 5 good summer HOA blogs.  Click on the titles to read more.

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Topics: Property Management, Community, HOA

Cha nces are, in addition to a  website, your HOA or Property Management Company uses and/or  participates in some form of social networking. Whether it is Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, social media is a great way to share information as well as build an active online community. Social media can be used to remind members about upcoming board meetings and other community events, open discussion forums for planned maintenance projects, or gather feedback from residents regarding community topics.  The next three week will dive into Social Media aspects for HOAs and Property Management.  

  

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Topics: Property Management, HOA, social media

Designed specifically for HOA property management,  uManage  leverages the latest technologies to support the core property management features such as violations, work order, architectural requests, board tasks and more. In today’s wired world, managers need software tools with online access and homeowners need 24/7 access to their personal account and community information. Our cloud-based solution provides anytime, anywhere access along with the tools and features to support you and your client associations.

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Topics: Software, Property Management, Mobile App, uManage, HOA Violations

We all hear the Homeowner Association horror stories, because those are the ones that make catchy headlines. The truth is that at least 4 out of 5 of associations in the US are quietly humming along, keeping community order and preserving local home values. The remaining 20% give us a list of scary stories to celebrate the nightmare of suburbia created by dysfunctional HOA boards, predatory vendors, and petty neighbors alike, here are 3 stories:

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Topics: Property Management, HOA Violations, Community, self managed HOA, HOA Compliance, HOA

In an earlier blog post, I discussed types of social media your HOA or Property Management Company should be using. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, NextDoor, Instagram, Google+ and Pintrist are some platforms that can be utilized. Social networking is a great way to share information as well as build an active online community.  So Now what?

 

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Topics: Property Management, HOA

Cha nces are, in addition to a  website, your HOA or Property Management Company uses and/or  participates in some form of social networking. Whether it is Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, social media is a great way to share information as well as build an active online community. Social media can be used to remind members about upcoming board meetings and other community events, open discussion forums for planned maintenance projects, or gather feedback from residents regarding community topics.  The next three week will dive into Social Media aspects for HOAs and Property Management.  

  

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Topics: Property Management, HOA, social media

Designed specifically for HOA property management,  uManage  leverages the latest technologies to support the core property management features such as violations, work order, architectural requests, board tasks and more. In today’s wired world, managers need software tools with online access and homeowners need 24/7 access to their personal account and community information. Our cloud-based solution provides anytime, anywhere access along with the tools and features to support you and your client associations.

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Topics: Software, Property Management, Mobile App, uManage, HOA Violations

Sometimes the terms “website” and “portal” are used interchangeably, and this usage isn’t entirely inaccurate but do you really know the difference between website vs portal? By definition, a website is a location on the internet that is unique and which is accessed via a web browser using a specific URL (web address). Portals are also accessed via a web browser and specific URL, but content is login protected and user-specific. I am asked all the time the difference between a portal and a website and I usually say something to this effect: A resident portal is a website, but a website is not necessarily a portal; it’s like the rhombus vs. square argument (the only thing I remember from geometry). To highlight the differences, here are quick definitions and a few more distinguishing features of websites and portals:

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Topics: Software, Property Management, resident portals

Some mobile solutions run on mobile browsers, requiring a constant 3G/4G connection, which uses a lot data. These tend to run slower and are less robust than true mobile applications. uManage is an application that saves inspection data, such as HOA violations locally on the device to increase speed and avoid problems associated with loss of internet connectivity.  You can work offline without ever loses ANY work if you lose connection!

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Topics: Software, Property Management, Mobile App, uManage, HOA Violations