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4) Letters from the President and HR Corner sections round out the highlights and announcements within Holt Happenings for early 2007.
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3. COMMUNITY MOMENTS NOVEMBER 2016 4
Employee Spotlight
Holly Bunch, CMCA®
Director of Community Association Management - Raleigh, North Carolina
Holly Bunch joined the
RealManage team in early
2015. Holly brought with
her the knowledge of over
13 years experience in the
association management
and real estate profession.
Holly’s path did not always
lead to this profession. She graduated
Fayetteville State University with honors in 2001,
with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
After graduating, she took a “temporary” job as a
receptionist at a small family-owned real estate
company and in the next thirteen years moved
her way up from receptionist to head of the
Finance Department overseeing 90+
homeowner’s associations.
Currently, Holly is the Director of Community
Association Management of the Raleigh Branch
in North Carolina. She not only oversees the
daily operations of the branch but also manages
a portfolio of 14 associations. She also currently
works with developers in the Raleigh area such
as D.R. Horton, Beazer and CalAtlantic. Holly
shows expertise in all fields of community
management including budget planning, deed
restriction management, architectural control,
and developing build-out budgets.
Her strong moral character and leadership make
her an excellent fit to the RealManage Team. She
upholds and demonstrates the company’s strong
values which are Integrity, Respect, Selflessness,
Personal Relationships, and Always Improving on
a daily basis.
Written by: Chris Ayoub, President
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Your homeowner association is primarily
responsible for parking areas and common
walkways. So make sure to have vendors lined up
who can salt icy areas including parking lots and
pedestrian walkways. They should also remove
icicles and plow any accumulated snow.
If the entry to your community is gated, have a
contingency plan to leave the gate open when
icy conditions exist. There are several reasons to
do this. Chains that operate the gates sometimes
freeze. Vehicles can hit an icy patch and slide into
them. Moreover, there are times when power
demands result in rolling blackouts.
The vendors for the exterior of your community
also have important extra tasks to complete
before winter arrives. Your landscaping beds
need to have debris cleared, plants deadheaded
and perennials cut back where necessary.
Trees should have all dead limbs removed, and
some additional pruning may have to be done.
Shut off irrigation systems and drain the lines
as appropriate. Be sure all exposed pipes are
insulated.
Do you have a pool? Now is the time to put away
your pool equipment and outdoor furniture.
Contact your pool service and ask them to do any
needed winterizing. Moreover, make sure access
gates are locked and secured, and ‘Pool Closed’
signs are posted.
Loss prevention is one key to enjoying your
community. It is also a strong focus for insurance
companies and agents. If you would like a review
of your current insurance program, please contact
us. We will be happy to take a look!
It's Time to...
Winterize!
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CiraConnect Insurance Services
An unseasonably warm October here in
Dallas is raising our afternoon temps
into the 90’s so it is hard to imagine the
cold bite of winter. However, it is right around
the corner and now’s the time to act. There
are several things you can do to protect your
community.
Check the batteries in your smoke alarms and
CO2 detectors and change them as needed. How
often do they need to be changed? That depends
on the device’s power drain. If you are unsure but
think the battery still has some useful life, please
use it on another device that does not involve
your safety.
Your gutters and downspouts need accumulated
debris cleared – especially after all those
beautiful autumn leaves have fallen off the trees.
Moreover, have your HVAC systems checked to
be certain they are in good working order.
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CiraConnect Update
New Board Approval Form
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We have implemented a new view for executives
for the Invoice Approval process that will allow
Board members responsible for reviewing/
approving invoices to see actioned work items
for a period of three days.
This will, in part, help avoid the confusion many
Board members experienced when they would
receive reminder emails on a given morning, but
by the time they were able to log in to take a
look, their fellow Board members had already
approved the bills. Now they will be able to
see those bills they were expecting to work on
even if they no longer need to approve them,
who took the action and, if they still want to
take a look at the invoice and AP Work Flow
information, they can click on the View button to
do so.
This does not in any way hamper the
disbursement process. As soon as the minimum
number of approvers have actioned on the
invoice, it immediately moves on to approved
status (assuming that is the action they elect)
and will be disbursed as per usual.
In the example below, notice that the invoices
already approved are clearly highlighted in green,
but you can differentiate the statuses in other
ways as well. First, as noted above, you will
observe that the approved items have a “View”
button in the Action column, as opposed to the
option to Action. In the Info column, they are
designated by a green check mark as opposed
to the yellow caution sign. Finally, the status will
indicate the action taken. In the case below, the
community only requires one approver, so you
can see which Board member reviewed it and
who was not able to before it moved on.
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8-mile long waterfront walkway,
where you can find a steady stream
of people walking, jogging and just
enjoying the view, pretty much any
time of day. Bayshore is also home
to the Pirate Invasion of Gasparilla,
which is an annual parade that
attracts over 500,000 people from
far and wide to the Tampa Bay
area.
Christiansted’s president is Leslie
Minder. Leslie is one of the nicest
people you will ever meet. She
always is upbeat and positive
and has something nice to say.
She has been a board member
for the majority of the time since
the community was started in
2006, and in the last year became
Board President. This last year,
Leslie has been an integral part
of helping the community tackle
some big and involved projects. All
projects went smoothly, and a big
part of the credit is due to Leslie’s
involvement. You can count on her
to ask the right questions when a
decision needs to be made and to
do what is best for the community.
How Leslie finds the time to do
everything she does in a day is
mind boggling. Besides being the
Board President, she is also one
of the Top Luxury Realtors with
Smith & Associates, here in the
Tampa Bay area. She loves to travel
with her husband Greg Minder,
a successful businessman, who
also specializes in Tampa Real
Estate. Leslie and Greg have two
adorable Labradoodles, but Leslie
is most proud of her two beautiful
girls, both successful students
and accomplished swimmers. Her
oldest daughter Olivia received
a scholarship for swimming from
New York University.
Whatever Leslie is doing, selling
homes or just relaxing with her
family, you know she is doing it in
style and with love. It is a pleasure
to work with such a dedicated
Board President.
6. 9 NOVEMBER 2016 COMMUNITY MOMENTS
W
hether buying their first house, or a
forever home, potential home buyers
always have the hope of continuously
increasing property values. By moving
into a homeowner association-managed community,
new residents are making a key investment into
improving their net-worth. In this post, we will discuss
the top three ways homeowners associations can
provide significant property value protection and
growth.
1. SHARED AMENITIES
Many new residents want the benefits of living in a
luxurious environment without having to design, build
and maintain everything themselves. This is one of
the most important reasons for an HOA. Residents
want pools, playgrounds, walking trails, tennis courts,
clubhouses and the list goes on. Having an HOA
manage and maintain these amenities makes it possible
for every homeowner to have a heightened sense
of comfort and luxury without the liability and cost
of ownership. This is a major selling point and a key
contributor to increases in resale price.
2. COVENANT ENFORCEMENT
While a majority of residents in any given community
are going to be consistently diligent homeowners, there
will always be those who do not place a high value
on property appearance. In a perfect world, no one in
the community would have overgrown landscaping,
salvaged vehicles or overflowing trash cans, but that
is just not the case. Having a clear vision of what the
community wants as a whole, as communicated in the
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions,
and having the HOA equitably enforce those covenants
and restrictions prevents any one homeowner from
driving down values.
3. CULTIVATING COMMUNITY CULTURE
As human beings we strive to live in a healthy
community of people that have shared values
and desires, developing a culture of mutual trust,
encouragement, and service to each other. A
homeowner’s association can play a huge role in
cultivating a real sense of community among residents.
Communities managed by an HOA plan events ranging
from barbecues, pool parties, and fall festivals to wine
tastings, charity 5k races and golf tournaments. By
having an entity committed to the betterment of the
community as a whole, residents can take comfort
in the fact that they are not only investing in actual
property but their lifestyle as a whole. Communities
that have an established positive culture will
undoubtedly increase property values overall.
Homeowners associations provide residents with
some major benefits that not only hold property value
but also increase it. By managing shared amenities,
equitably enforcing community covenants and
cultivating a healthy culture among the residents, often
times through a professional management company,
property values will continue to increase which makes
the community more attractive to other home buyers.
Many HOA communities celebrate the holidays by
displaying seasonal decorations such as trees, lights,
holly, and garland. While hanging seasonal decorations
can be a time of fun and festivity, it can also be a
dangerous if the right safety rules and regulations are
not followed. Practicing the safety precautions below
will help your community beautifully decorate its
premises without jeopardizing the safety of those who
participate in the decorating process.
HAVE A PROFESSIONAL HANG HIGH DECORATIONS
It’s fine for residents to participate in decorating
the community, but they should not perform
procedures they don’t have experience with, such as
hanging ornaments and lights in high places. Ideally,
a professional decoration company should apply
decorations that are hung above the first story of
buildings. Instead of using ladders to reach high places,
decoration professionals often use liftable utility
buckets, which provide more safety for the decorator.
TRY NOT TO USE GLASS DECORATIONS OUTDOORS
Because winter winds can blow them over and shatter
them, glass seasonal holiday decorations should be
used exclusively indoors. In addition to helping the
community avoid dangerous situations involving bits
of broken glass, saving glass decorations for inside
buildings will help preserve them for the next holiday
season. The only glass decorations that should be
permitted outside of common buildings and houses are
lights that have small glass bulbs.
HAVE AN ELECTRICIAN EVALUATE LIGHTING
ARRANGEMENTS
If your community plans to use lots of electric
decorations, it should have an electrician evaluate the
types of power cords and electrical outlets are needed
for the display. Loading cords and outlets with too
much voltage can cause them to melt, result in power
outages in buildings, and even cause fires. If your
community doesn’t have an electrician, have an HOA
management provider coordinate for an electrician to
check the community’s lighting arrangements.
USE FRESHLY CUT TREES INDOORS
If your community plans to put real trees inside
common buildings, it should avoid buying trees that
were cut several days before they are purchased -- a
common practice among urban tree sellers. Evergreen
trees have a reputation for being combustible, and dry
evergreens are the most combustible trees of all. If you
can not find a holiday tree farm that lets you choose
a fresh tree, using a flame retardant artificial tree is a
better option.
Decorating the community for the holidays is fun
and festive, but it can also be dangerous if the right
precautions are not taken. If your neighborhood needs
a list of rules and regulations for safely displaying
seasonal holiday decorations, contact your management
provider today.
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Seasonal Holiday Decorations:
Rules and Regulations for HOA Communities
How Does Living in an HOA
Keep Property Values Up?
Written By Benjamin Kirby
Vice President of Operations, RealManage Austin