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plete with pictures, time on the job,
and future tasks for a project to be
complete.
If you have ever seen an artist stroke
a brush, or a pianist gracefully rolling
their fingers over the keys, they can
make it look so easy. The back-office
operations of a property management
company can be explained in many
different fashions. The most success-
ful property management companies
will make these daily tasks look easy,
but it comes from internal preparation
and providing their staff with the
tools to think, plan, and put the ideas
of their communities into action. A
property management company must
make the decision of whether they
will invest in the resources needed
to make this technology available for
their communities. These expenses
can be defined as not only the cost
to maintain the software, which is
typically expensed per community,
per door; but also, the training for
staff to use the software. A con-
dominium association, homeowners
association, or co-op, has invested
in the management company by
signing an agreement which includes
a full faith effort on the part of the
management company to fulfill the
promises expected of them. This
includes managing the operations of
the community in an efficient manner.
Property managers should take the
initiative to provide their operations
managers and maintenance staff with
the tools to succeed. Using technolo-
gy as your hammer will empower the
facility and operation managers of
your communities. n
HAMMER...
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