Association Management Group To Co-Sponsor Builders Classic Charity Golf Tournament April 19 in Raleigh, NC Event Raises Money For Construction-Related College Scholarships

GREENSBORO, NC--Association Management Group, Inc. (AMG) is co-sponsoring the 2017 Builders Classic Golf Tournament for the North Carolina Home Builders Association members and their guests on Wednesday, April 19. The tournament will be held in Raleigh, NC and supports the NC Home Builders Educational and Charitable Foundation, which provides scholarships to students majoring in construction-related fields.

“AMG is pleased to assist North Carolina home builders in investing in the state’s future with their charitable event, which helps to expand short- and long-term housing career and home opportunities,” said Paul Mengert, AMG president.

The annual Builders Classic Golf Tournament donates all proceeds to family members of the NCHBA members. Last year’s tournament raised $10,500, which was awarded to four college students.

“Throughout the last three decades, AMG has helped community builders and developers establish successful community associations, condominiums and HOAs,” Mengert said. “AMG has been honored to work with some of Carolinas’ finest developers and welcomes the opportunity to give back to the industry.”

For more information about the Builders Classic Golf Tournament, please visit http://www.nchba.org/wp/golf-tournament/. For more information about the scholarship program, please visit http://www.nchba.org/wp/education/education-foundation/.

About AMG: AMG is a professional community association management company dedicated to building effective community associations. AMG guides and assists executive boards to help protect the association's interests, enhance the lives of community members and improve the property values in the community. With offices throughout the Carolinas in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh, NC, and Greenville and Aiken, SC, AMG is a knowledgeable partner in enforcing community governing documents with a proven set of processes and techniques, and supporting communities with a broad range of services which can be tailored to individual community needs. Association Management Group, Inc. is a locally Accredited Business by the BBB and is a nationally Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) by the Community Associations Institute. For more about AMG, visit www.amgworld.com

How Your Homeowners Association Helps Your Community

Although we take lots of things for granted nowadays, the reality is that our homeowners association does have a major role to play in regards to our community. Not only is the Homeowner Association responsible for nurturing the local area, but it also helps repair public items in your area, and it delivers a wide array of other great benefits.

HOAs increase the security and safety of your community

The Homeowners Association is known for enhancing the security and safety for your neighborhood. Sometimes you may receive locked gates, other times you can have private security options and so on. Plus, the HOA might even have a neighborhood watch to ensure that there is no suspicious activity in your area.

Provide Maintenance

Public buildings and landscape areas in your neighborhood also need to be nurtured, but many times your neighbors or even yourself might not have the time for them. Thankfully, the Homeowner Association can help with these small tasks. As a result, you will have a more welcoming, visually stunning community.

Provides a sense of Unity

The Homeowners Association delivers a sense of unity. It allows the neighbors to get closer to one another and it also brings in front a way for the community to be more dynamic, strong and focused. Plus, it easily shares relevant information with all people that live within its borders. You get to be informed about any water/electricity maintenance, extra costs and so on.

Regular Meetings

You can make your voice heard thanks to the Homeowner Association. Yes, there are regular HOA meetings within your community, and this will allow you to state what you think and what solutions can be found. You also get to know the opinion of other neighbors in regards to relevant local topics.

Can Lower Taxes

Maybe one of the most important benefits of being affiliated with the Homeowner Association is that they can help keep taxes lower. They tend to maintain amenities, roads and so on. The local municipality doesn’t need to bother with these types of problems. If you live within the borders of an HOA, you will be able to pay smaller taxes as a whole. 

In conclusion, the Homeowners Association can help your community in multiple ways. It’s always important to try and help the HOA to the best of your capabilities, as you can always access some incredible results this way. Granted, there will be a few challenges along the way, but the experience can be second to none in the end. So, try to stay close to the Homeowner Association and rest assured that you will be more than impressed with the value you can get in the end!

Association Management Group (AMG) Sponsors BIG HAIR Ball Benefiting Family Service of the Piedmont

 

Photo cutline: AMG Founder and President Paul Mengert (center) and AMG VP May Gayle Mengert (left) with Carolyn Woodruff, Honorary Chair of The Big Hair Ball (right)

Association Management Group, Inc. (AMG) is one of the Carolinas’ largest professional homeowner association managers with five offices in North and South Carolina. Yet on Saturday night, Jan. 28, the company became part of the “fashion industry” with the sponsorship of the extremely well-attended 5th Annual BIG HAIR Ball benefitting the Family Service of the Piedmont, one of the largest non-profit organizations of its kind in Guildford County.

“We were pleased to be part of such a fine event that helps families in need and we had an excellent time at this year’s event, held at the Elm Street Center in Downtown Greensboro,” said AMG Chief Executive Officer Paul K. Mengert. “This year's theme, Midnight at the Oasis: an Arabian Night, presented by The Guild of Family Service of Greensboro, charmed event goers with big hair, edgy fashions, food and drinks.”

This year's BIG HAIR Ball raised a record breaking $165,000 and pulled in 650 community supporters and is the second year in a row that AMG has served as a sponsor for this event, which helps fund Family Service of the Piedmont’s efforts to restore hope and achieve stability for families and individuals in times of crisis through advocacy, education and stability. The organization services thousands of adults and children each year.

For more information about Family Service of the Piedmont, please visit its website at http://www.safeandhealthyfamilies.com

About AMG: AMG is a professional community association management company dedicated to building effective community associations. AMG guides and assists executive boards to help protect the association's interests, enhance the lives of community members and improve the property values in the community. With offices throughout the Carolinas in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh, NC, and Greenville and Aiken, SC, AMG is a knowledgeable partner in enforcing community governing documents with a proven set of processes and techniques, and supporting communities with a broad range of services which can be tailored to individual community needs. Association Management Group, Inc. is a locally Accredited Business by the BBB and is a nationally Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) by the Community Associations Institute. For more about AMG, visit http://www.amgworld.com.

Things Your Closing Agent Will Do To Prepare For Closing Day

That day, the day you have been waiting for - Closing Day. Your closing day – the day you meet with the seller, your real estate agents, title or escrow agents, mortgage broker and any other party involved in the transaction – is the day you officially own your home.

There are several factors involved in this process as you complete the process and sign on the dotted line. When buyers look at condos or homes in a HOA, their first question is often how much are the association fees. 

One of the first critical steps after your transaction is opened by the escrow officer is obtaining a complete package of Homeowners Association (HOA) documents for the Buyer’s review.  Bylaws and CC&Rs are written into the deed of your house and are provided to the buyer at closing. You will also need the extra funds to cover HOA Transfer fees (if applicable) and any upfront dues and assessments.

Here are just a few things the closing agent will do to obtain the information for your closing.

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AMG Raises $100k for North Carolina Food Bank

Paul Mengert, CMCA, PCAM, president and CEO of the North Carolina-based Association Management Group, AAMC, and his wife and AMG co-founder, May Gayle Mengert, AMS, vice president of AMG Triangle, presented a check for $100,000 to beneficiaries of the 2016 Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) Run on the Runway in September.

The Mengerts co-chaired the 2016 PTI event, which was held on the 9,000-foot PTI Airport runway in Greensboro, N.C., in June and included 5K, lOK, and 1 mile runs, as well as a kids' race. This year's fundraiser more than doubled the amount raised at the 2015 Run on the Runway.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and two of its partner food assistance agencies, Greensboro Urban Ministry and Open Door Ministry of High Point, N .C., will receive equal shares of the proceeds. "We live in what we believe is the most advanced country in the world, in thriving neighborhoods," said Paul Mengert of the event, now in its seventh year." Yet there are families who live and work within a few blocks or miles of us who don't have enough food to feed their children."

"I give Paul credit," says PTI Executive Director Kevin J. Baker. "He set a lofty goal and then led the team to achieve it. And he did it with a mixture of sponsors and donations from the community." More than 60 businesses and organizations helped to sponsor this year's run, according to Baker.

In addition to registration fees, event participants were asked to bring two non-perishable food items when they signed up for the run. As a result, the fundraiser collected nearly a ton of food to be distributed in addition to the '$100,000.

4 Ways You Can Get Involved In Your HOA This Year

Usually, you only really hear about your community when something bad happens or there is some sort of conflict with the homeowners association, but it shouldn’t be that way.  Make it one of your goals this year to be more active in the HOA and your neighborhood by doing your part to help improve things. 

Even small steps, like getting to know your neighbors on a more personal level can matter.  If everyone does their part and tries their best, you will find yourself smiling a lot more when you’re out for a walk.  Here are a few examples of the various ways you can better your community.

Volunteer To Serve On Your HOA Board

This would be the most direct line of approach for making improvements to the homeowners association. HOA Boards have considerable authority and responsibility to govern the community. If you want to have a hand in policy-making, vetting homeowners’ concerns or strengthening leadership, this is the best way to go about doing that.  It may take a sizable amount of time, energy, and resources to get there, but it’s the best way to make your voice heard.  As a homeowner, you have a big stake in the value and safety of your community. Perhaps you own a home or condo that is part of a community and that provide amenities, such as a clubhouse, pool, playground and more.  The best way to help your community is to volunteer with your homeowner’s association. This volunteer position will give you a voice in the HOA.

Most of the business decisions made at a board meeting have a direct impact on the property values of our community. But whether they effect property values directly or indirectly they all have some impact on each member of the community.

Participate in a Committee

If you do not want to be on the board you can volunteer on a smaller scale. A much easier and accessible way to get involved with your community is to join a committee that helps assist the HOA in daily tasks and organizing.  You can go hands-on with improving the roads, sidewalks, and land, or be involved with handling all the paperwork that goes along with keeping the community in good standing.  Some committees are great to join just to find common interests and goals with neighbors that you don’t get to see often. If your board opens up committees for events, holidays or community clean ups, you can help out by volunteering on a committee.

Attend Board Meetings

Whether you do or do not join a committee, you should still be making it a priority to attend all announced public meetings.  HOA board meetings are a good place to express your thoughts and feelings about changes in the community.  Nothing makes their jobs easier than actually receiving feedback from homeowners.  Besides, if you have a problem, you should not assume that your job is done after bringing it up.  Attending meetings can keep you aware of changes, upgrades, renovations and changes in rules that will be coming in your HOA. Most HOA's will post a meeting agenda so you can see the issues that will be presented.

If you've never attended an HOA meeting you may not understand the role that you, as a homeowner, play in making those decisions, then you just might change your mind and choose to attend a meeting.

Plan Community Events

A community that parties together, bonds together, a wise man once said.  It’s okay if you have a neighborhood that is fairly reserved and private.  The best icebreaker to get your community more involved is to throw an event that is all-inclusive and accessible for everyone.  First, take a survey of which calendar date would be the most convenient and achieve the highest attendance, then offer cheap/free snacks and drinks, then sprinkle in some light-hearted games and activities. 

Try to throw a few events every year so that everyone has a chance to go.  Try to get lots of input on what your neighbors like for music and/or entertainment, so that it makes them feel more included.

Building a great community takes hard work, dedication, and a positive attitude.  If you keep at it, your efforts will be paid in-turn with a community that protects and supports each other.