San Francisco alone is home to nearly 3,000 homeowners associations.
If you're an HOA homeowner, you might be wondering what can be done to improve your community. An HOA community is only as successful as its leadership, which is why many associations choose to hire HOA management.
A good HOA manager can handle the various aspects of HOA living, from running meetings to vendor coordination. They can also improve communication within the community by implementing an owner portal.
Today, we'll explain some of the benefits of having a digital platform to boost communication and collaboration. If you're going to have a successful community, cohesion is integral, so keep reading and learn how to achieve it with a simple digital platform.
Communicate With Management
An online portal lets you communicate with your HOA board and/or association management. All you'll need to do is log into the portal and you're free to leave a message for anyone in the community.
Without a portal, you'll need to find different people's contact information. The portal makes everyone accessible in a few clicks, allowing you to raise questions, comments, or concerns with management, other homeowners, or the board.
Privacy and Security
Owner portals allow for the secure transfer of information between the various parties associated with the community. If you didn't have a portal, you'd be sending emails and texts back and forth.
This makes it easy for cybercriminals to prey on HOAs. There's a hacker attack every 39 seconds, so cybersecurity has never been more important.
They could intercept these messages and exploit whatever important information is in them. HOA portals are encrypted, so you'll never have to worry about sensitive information getting out.
Easy Payments
Every homeowner must pay their HOA dues each month. These fees are pooled together to make up the community's budget. It can be a major pain for HOA boards and management to chase dozens of homeowners down for their payments.
Another thing that an owner portal does is simplify this process. Homeowners can log on each month and submit their payments directly through the portal. They can also leave their banking information and set up automatic withdrawals so that payments are always timely.
Better Community Relations
The most overlooked benefit of an HOA owner portal is community cohesion. It gives homeowners a place to have open discussions about important HOA matters. This helps everyone get on the same page, which is essential for the success of any HOA.
HOA meetings bring the entire community together to make big decisions, whether it's about pets in the community or governing documents. A portal allows the conversation to continue online so that everyone can voice their opinion.
Get an Owner Portal Through HOA Management
An owner portal is a quick way to improve HOA living in your San Francisco community. The easiest way to implement an owner portal in your community is to hire HOA management.
At PMI San Francisco, every HOA property owner will get immediate access to our flawless owner portal. You'll notice an immediate difference in the community, including all of the benefits we discussed here. Contact us today to learn more about this and our many other HOA management services.
