So far, I’ve been a member of my HOA board for 4 years. In that time, I’ve gained a new perspective on my community and the work it takes to maintain it. Prior to serving, I would be happy to pay my dues and let someone else take care of everything, and probably much more likely to have a negative view of the Board and of HOAs in general. I think if you live in an association, becoming involved on the Board or with some sub-committee is eye-opening in the way that working in a restaurant makes you a better customer. These are some of the lessons I’ve learned (I’m sure there are more to come):

So far, I’ve been a member of my HOA board for 4 years. In that time, I’ve gained a new perspective on my community and the work it takes to maintain it. Prior to serving, I would be happy to pay my dues and let someone else take care of everything, and probably much more likely to have a negative view of the Board and of HOAs in general. I think if you live in an association, becoming involved on the Board or with some sub-committee is eye-opening in the way that working in a restaurant makes you a better customer. These are some of the lessons I’ve learned (I’m sure there are more to come):

Hard to believe, but we are hurdling toward holiday season and will soon be arrive at 2018, armed with New Year’s resolutions that we may or may not keep. Some resolutions can’t wait until after the holidays, though. Now is the time for small businesses to begin the year-end accounting crunch and make budgets and projections for the New Year. If you are planning on changing software, getting started now will give you enough lead time to ensure everything is set up and ready to go on January 1. In this end-of-year process, let’s consider the adoption of new software, namely eUnify software, in terms of how it might fit in your budget, improve your operation, and adapt to your business, helping you meet your goals for 2018.

Hard to believe, but we are hurdling toward holiday season and will soon be arrive at 2017, armed with New Year’s resolutions that we may or may not keep. Some resolutions can’t wait until after the holidays, though. Now is the time for small businesses to begin the year-end accounting crunch and make budgets and projections for the New Year. If you are planning on changing software, getting started now will give you enough lead time to ensure everything is set up and ready to go on January 1. In this end-of-year process, let’s consider the adoption of new software, namely eUnify software, in terms of how it might fit in your budget, improve your operation, and adapt to your business, helping you meet your goals for 2017.

eUnify integration with QuickBooks empowers small business owners with technology used by large companies.  Mom and Pop property managers and newcomers to the industry can take full advantage of the same full-fledged operations platform and resident portals used by the big fish in the HOA pond.  Industry-specific accounting titles are great, but if your budget limits exploring those options, or if you simply have found your stride using QuickBooks or Sage, you will find that these two actually scale pretty easily as your business grows.  Plugging eUnify into QuickBooks will energize your whole operation with powerful management technology.

Finding new property management software can be challenging, you want to make sure that the new software will be able to integrate with platforms you are currently using. Integration saves you time and the need for duplicate data entry, so confirming cross-platform compatibility is an important point in the shopping process. eUnify integrates with C3, Jenark, Quickbooks, Sage and TOPS. We developed proprietary integration in collaboration with these property management accounting titles to automate initial import of account data, and continued synchronization through nightly automatic processes.