“Our Condo and Homeowners Association Management Focus”

With Apogee, Associations have the benefit of pairing with a property management company that specializes in and focuses on condominium and homeowner association management. We want to provide a customized property management solution so association unit owners and Board members can focus on their family and lives, not the day-to-day operations of an association.

Software

In keeping with the concept of focusing singularly on condominium and homeowner association management, a specialty software is used for all management records. The software used is Condo Manager, an association program that offers great advantages to maintaining records and producing reports that are specifically catered to association needs. The software produces a variety of reports, including owner and occupant listings, sales, work order, architectural review or enforcement reports. A variety of financial reports are also available, including balance sheets, revenue and expenses statements, general ledgers, expense distribution reports, delinquency reports, budget planning and many others. The types of reports included in the monthly financial statement can be customized for association preference. A host of sample reports and demos are available at www.condomanager.com or upon request.

Banking Relationships

A key piece to secure payment receipts is the right banking relationship. Apogee has partnered with First Merchants Bank, for management of receipts and Association operating accounts. Receipts of homeowner dues can be processed through a lockbox facility or through Automated Cash Handling (ACH). The lockbox facility is a payment processing arm of the bank. Payments are mailed from homeowners directly to the bank. The bank uses payment coupons and homeowner account information supplied by Apogee to automatically deposit payments directly into the Association bank account. Receipt information is then digitized on a daily basis for uploading to Apogee’s association accounting software. The result is highly accurate and expeditious posting of association funds. These platforms are among the most sophisticated and secure processing formats used in association banking today.

Cost Management

Maximizing the use of an associations precious operating and reserve funds is key tenant to good association management. Our ownership and team come with a deep background in sourcing and procurement that is leveraged to bring an Association a rigorous and data driven process to help them either reduce or extend their operating and reserve dollars further. It is not uncommon upon entering into a new Association relationship, that Apogee helps identify between 5 and 35% reductions in some of an Association’s bigger annual budget expenditures. Bringing that insight to an Association’s largest annual or capital expenditures helps ensure they are getting the most out of their limited operating and reserve funds and deferring the need to raise assessment fees.

Our Culture

Association management is a unique professional field. We offer professional services but do so in an environment which is very personal to the client, that being home and community. We appreciate the additional level of service and, at times, sensitivity and grace required to navigate through homeowner situations, meetings, and general daily contact. We are proud that we are large enough to serve and small enough to care about each home/unit owner within our associations. Our pledge to you is with Apogee Property Management you will always have direct involvement of ownership who have decided to make Association Management their livelihood and profession.