Self-managed HOAs
Self-managed HOA software built to replace the management company
Anthoam gives a volunteer board everything a property manager does — collections, accounting, maintenance, governance, and communication — in one place, without the per-unit management fee.
A self-managed homeowners association runs without a third-party management company. The board handles dues collection, the operating budget, the reserve fund, vendor work, meetings, and owner communication directly. The trade-off has always been tooling: management companies bundle accounting software, a payment processor, a call center, and document storage that an unpaid board can't easily assemble on its own.
Anthoam closes that gap. It is a single platform that gives a self-managed board the same operational backbone a manager would use — bank-grade dues collection through Stripe, a real double-entry-style financial ledger, a vendor marketplace, online voting, and resident messaging — so a community can govern itself competently instead of overpaying for management it has outgrown.
What self-managed HOA software has to do
Self-management only works when the software covers every job a management contract used to. Anthoam is organized around the same responsibilities a property manager carries, so nothing falls through the cracks when the board takes them on.
- Dues and assessments — recurring billing, automatic late fees, and online card or bank payments owners can set on autopay.
- Financials — an operating ledger, reserve-fund tracking, and exportable reports the board and an outside CPA can both read.
- Maintenance and projects — work orders, a vendor marketplace, AI quote analysis, and escrow for larger project payments.
- Governance — online voting, board-meeting tools, committees, and AI-assisted minutes.
- Communication — direct messages, email drip, push notifications, and a public contact inbox.
- Records — document storage, owner and unit directories, and an audit trail of who changed what.
Why boards leave management companies
Most boards don't self-manage to save a few dollars; they do it because a flat management fee buys slow responses, opaque books, and a vendor list they didn't choose. Self-managing on purpose-built software flips that: the board sees every transaction in real time, owns its vendor relationships, and answers to the membership instead of a regional account manager.
The economics also matter. Traditional management is priced per unit per month and climbs as the community grows. Anthoam is one plan with a small base fee plus a flat per-door charge and no per-user pricing, so a larger community is not punished for adding owners to the platform.
Is self-management right for your community?
Self-management fits associations with engaged volunteers and a board willing to use software to do the administrative heavy lifting. It is common for single-family-home HOAs, townhome and condo associations, and small-to-mid-size communities that find full management overkill.
It is less suited to communities with no willing volunteers or unusually complex legal exposure. Anthoam is designed so the platform — not the individual volunteer — carries the procedural load: automated reminders, fair-housing-aware templates, and structured records reduce how much institutional knowledge has to live in one person's head.
Self-managed HOA software FAQ
Run your HOA yourself with Anthoam
One platform for dues, accounting, maintenance, voting, and documents — priced per door, with no management company required.