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  What Does an HOA Management Company Do?

  Effectively running a community can be a real challenge. Usually, a Home Owner’s Association (HOA) is in charge of managing the business affairs of the corporations while balancing the wants and needs of neighborhood community. However, these responsibilities are often more than volunteers can or want to do without professional support. When tasks become overwhelming for the volunteer Board of Directors, many HOAs hire an HOA management company to effectively carry out the management of their

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  Communication with Your Community Association

  Communication between a community association and the homeowners that dwell in a community is important yet can also become lacking if not done right. Find out the fundamentals of how to successfully form lines of communication between these two parties. Why is Communication so Important? Communication is important to all relationships, but there is a special reason why communication between a community association and its community members is so important. When people move into a community,

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  Top 5 Benefits of a Community Association

  In several personal stories and new stories across the nation, there are instances of community associations that are posed as general nightmares for residents. From a man losing his home for planting too many roses, to liens for thousands of dollars on a home for each day its pink flamingo was left out, there is no shortage of horror stories. While unfortunately, those stories are true, they are very extreme examples of what can go wrong with an ill-managed Community Association. In fact, if

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  Questions to Ask When Hiring an HOA Management Company

  Finding the perfect fit for your community’s association management company can be a complex mission. There are many options to choose from, and many questions to consider. It can be an overwhelming process. This is a decision that will have an effect on an entire neighborhood of homeowners yet, will ease the burden of the volunteer Board members. The first order of business in making a decision to use an association management company is to assess the needs you have. Most HOA management

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  Qualities To Look For In An HOA Management Company

  Whether you are starting a new HOA, self-managing your HOA, or are unhappy with your current association management company, there are certain qualities to look for when searching for an HOA management company for your community. Differences Between Community Management and Property Management First of all, community management and property management are different. Property management is typically for rental type property. Community management requires skills and knowledge of rules, laws, and

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  Is Your HOA Management Company Too Large?

  There are mixed thoughts out in the busy world of HOA management. Some think bigger is better and others believe that the personal service is what matters most. Can an HOA Management Company be too big? Here at Excel Association Management, we think the answer is yes, it can be too big. If your internet search for “HOA management company” comes up with companies in many cities with multiple offices throughout the country, you could assume that this is the company to go with. But the

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