A day in the life of a Community Manager is varied to say the least. Acting as a liaison between Board members and residents, being a resource for non-compliance, working with the Town to secure updates that effect your community, and facilitating meetings and building agendas are just a few things that may fill a…

CSI is becoming part of Sentry Management, a community management company that has been putting the best interests of communities first since 1975. Let’s get straight to the point You will not see any immediate changes. Our staff will not change. Our office location will not change. You will still receive information that is CSI…

Community is in our name for a reason. We are big believers in giving back to our communities and thought we’d share some of the ways we give as a company as well as some of our staff’s personal favorites. AmazonSmile Did you know that while you’re adding all those holiday items to your cart…

This year, consider donating your used tree to a good cause. Lake Norman Shrine Club and Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists are partnering to make post-Christmas clean-up a little easier. Did you know? Sinking recycled Christmas trees into freshwater helps create a more favorable ecosystem for fish by attracting tiny organisms and smaller fish that the…

Most of us do not have time for another meeting, but your upcoming HOA annual meeting is worth attending if you can make it. While your HOA Board meets monthly, at this time of year things like new Board members and budgets are being approved and often need a quorum to do so (meaning that…

Budget ratification may sound scary but it is actually a very good thing. Let’s start here: what is budget ratification? A budget ratification meeting is a meeting of the owners of the association to review the proposed budget that has been adopted by the executive board.  OK, great – but what does that actually mean?…