To build the strongest neighborhoods, homeowner association (HOA) board members must understand the value of proper community management. Every board grabbles with growing challenges like crime, foreclosures, lack of communication among neighbors and other things that place strains on community development. Through successful community management, boards can transform their neighborhoods into great places to live. Learn more about Community Management by visiting http://www.AssociatedAsset.com/.

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Five Ways to Transform Your Community

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• To build the strongest neighborhoods,
HOA’s must understand the value of
proper community management
• Fortunately, HOA boards have the power
to do more than enforce CCRs and collect
dues. Through successful community
management, they can transform
neighborhoods into great places to live

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• Five community management tips for HOA
boards to truly make a difference in
neighborhoods:
– Create Vision – HOA board needs to define
where it’s going before it decides how to get
there. Board can provide input on ideal
neighborhood. HOA members are encouraged
to participate in the process. A vision will
surface, from this vision, board can develop a
vision statement

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– Focus on Achieving Core Goals – taking
necessary steps to turn vision into reality. The
vision provides high-level road map to plot the
board’s goals. Goals can be developed into short-
term and long-term goals
– Communicate With Residents – good
management requires HOA keep residents in
communication loop. Through this, HOA minimize
conflict risk. Instead, they improve creating a
more engaged and committed community

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– Cultivate Leaders – too often not enough
residents get involved in HOA activities.
Strong community management requires new
HOA leadership always be cultivated. HOA
board must have ongoing plans in place to
groom potential new leaders. This type of
community management planning helps keep
the HOA vibrant.

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– Don’t Give Up – Every HOA will experience
hits and misses. Remember to keep moving
forward. Working together, the HOA will be
transformed into a community where everyone
wants to live
• AAM works with many of the largest
homebuilding and community development
companies in the United States

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• Founded in 1990, AAM employs 370
people and manages nearly 400
homeowners associations in the United
States.
• AAM is dedicated to delivering total peace
of mind to the Boards of Directors and
homeowners in the communities it
manages.

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About the Author
Susan Williams is Vice President, Business
Development and Marketing at AAM
Community Management, one of America's
most-respected Homeowner Association (HOA)
management companies. Learn more about
Community Management by visiting
http://www.AssociatedAsset.com/.