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Many communities realize that homeowners in a given area simply cannot function as a community at the highest level possible without a third-party organization setting a standard and enforcing guidelines decided upon by active residents. This entity is called Property Management, and within communities that largely consist of homes, they can excel at making it a safe and effective community. Here are some of their functions:
Enforce Rules and Regulations: Just as law enforcement provides a necessary structure for our communities, there are standard operating procedures for communities as well. This can be especially important concerning the issue of property value. For instance, if a homeowner has decided to sell his home and does everything in his power to make his home desirable to potential buyers, the rest of the homes in the area can have an effect on the actual selling price. If there is a home on his street that consistently doesn't take of its lawn, neglects to paint when needed, and is littered with trash, this can have a drastic effect for the one selling. The same can be said for community rules: if the neighborhood is known to be riddled with petty theft, few are going to want to put down roots. Association management services can enforce neighborhood watch plans and see that these types of things do not take hold in communities they are overseeing.
Provide Emergency Service: Emergencies and mishaps don't follow a nine-to-five schedule. Should something happen in the middle of the night, having property management can be crucial to the speed of recovery. These services have partnerships within the maintenance world, and can someone out to your home exponentially faster than calling someone singularly. When, for instance, plumbers are contractually obligated to operate in a timely fashion at any given hour, there can be more of a willingness to expedite the house call, as they are servicing the whole community. Most professional contractors do not take these accounts lightly, as their livelihood depends on it.
Attend Board Meetings:If your association management service company operates on a high level of competency and professionalism, they will surely be aware of the day-to-day happenings in your community. When problems arise, there is no better place to address these problems than at board meetings. They will oversee these board meetings without dominating them. They act as a presence that can solve issues that board members disagree upon, acting as a third party when necessary.
Implement Suggestions / Complaints: For many of you who live in a tight community, you already know how hard it can be to take up issue with someone or with someone's house or their kids. Unless there is a management company handling complaints, you have to talk to the person or another home owner in the community to address the problem. With management, you go directly to them, and the "tip" or complaint can be anonymous, removing yourself from incrimination. Professional management can usually politely and tactfully handle the problem without bringing animosity to the neighborhood.
Desiring to live in a close-knit, safe community is the goal of most of us. As shown above, it can be very difficult to exist in such a "utopia" unless the community can band together and decide on association management services to help them develop strength for the future.
