appfolio camtastic webinar
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AppFolio CAMTastic Webinar!
October 27, 2015
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Presentation Details
Team: Beth Gilbert, Katie Rudolph, Todd Smith
Duration: ~1 Hour
Recording: Webinar is Recorded, You will Receive Link
Follow-Up: Email will be Sent within 48 Hours
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Agenda• CAM Overview• CAM Setup• CAM Progress• CAM Reconciliation• CAM Reports
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Ask Questions….Please :-)
Send Your Questions in the
“Questions” Section of the GoToWebinar Panel on the Right
Side of the Desktop
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FAQ’sIs this being recorded, can I access this information later?
• Yes. It is being recorded and you will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording and presentation within two days
• You can also access information in the online Help Resource Center
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Beth GilbertDirector Customer
Development
Special Guest Speakers
Katie RudolphTraining & Documentation
Specialist
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CAM Overview
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Common Area Maintenance (CAM)• Charge or group of charges for
operation of a commercial building• Paid by commercial tenants to the
property management company• Charged in addition to monthly rent• Can be composed of maintenance,
utilities, property taxes, insurance etc…
• Tenant's pro rata share of property’s CAM expenses is based on their lease terms
• Excel is most commonly reported tool for CAM Reconciliation
• Can be time consuming and difficult to manually calculate
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Ideas
Time for CAM Reconciliation?...
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Ideas
Open the door to something new…
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AppFolio Makes it Easy!• Full CAM functionality built-in to your database, no add-ons or downloads needed• Track your progress and compare actual vs estimated expenses any time
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CAM Details• For Commercial Property type only
• Use GL Account groups to identify and categorize GL accounts used to track CAM expenses
• Allocate property expenses to tenants based upon their lease terms
• CAM Summaries at property and tenant levels compare actual vs. estimates
• Reconcile CAM at any time
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Role Restrictions• President, accountant, or property
manager roles can access the CAM Recoverables tab and edit all CAM information, settings, and reports
• Other user roles, except Maintenance, can view CAM Recoverable sub-tabs and reports, but cannot edit any settings or information
• Contact [email protected] if you wish to edit user role permissions related to CAM
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CAM Tab• Properties designated as a commercial in AppFolio will have a new tab
exposed called CAM Recoverables• When you navigate to a commercial property page, a notification appears
regarding the new CAM Recoverables tab and how to get started
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Required Setup• Using CAM requires an initial
setup process• Setup may be conducted
anytime, recommended before start of each year
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CAM Setup
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Setting Up CAM in AppFolioSteps to Getting Started:
1. Select CAM Year2. Create GL Account Groups3. Select Accounting Basis4. Enter Tenant Allocations5. Enter Property Estimates6. Review Tenant Estimates
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Everything is tied to a year.
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
Step 1: Select CAM Year
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Step 2: Setup GL Account GroupsOperational Expenses
Electricity > 6410: Electricity
Gas > 6420: Gas
Water > 6430: Water
Garbage / Recycling > 6450: Garbage / Rec
Tenant Charge
CAM Charge > 4705: CAM Income
• Categorize expense and income GL accounts used to track CAM
• Create as many GL account groups as necessary
• Each account group can have one or more expense accounts, which are are funneled into to one income account used to charge the tenant
• Can copy GL account group setup to another property
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Example of GL Account Groups
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Step 3: Select Accounting Basis• Affects CAM only• On commercial property page,
select Cash or Accrual• Cash basis totals reflect bills
paid and journal entries• Accrual basis totals reflect
bills recorded, and journal entries
• Affects property and tenant level summaries, and all CAM related reports
Cash Basis Accrual Basis
= Bills Paid
= Bills
Recorded
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Step 4: Enter Tenant Allocations• Identify tenant’s responsibility
of property expenses• Pro rata share of property
expenses (%)• Can enter multiple Allocation
Sets• Yearly Limit
Property expenses x
allocation % =
tenant’s allocated expenses
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Step 4: Cont., Yearly Limits & Base Year• Apply Yearly Limits:
o To one or more GL accounts e.g., a max for only electricity or water
o To entire GL Account Groups e.g., a max for only Insurance or Taxes
• Apply Base Year:o To entire GL Account Groupso Determines the increase in tenant’s
responsibility as expenses increaseo Enter Base Year amount and tenant’s
allocation %
Total property expenses –
base year amount =
total adjusted expenses
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Total adjusted expenses x
allocation % =
tenant’s allocated expenses
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Step 5: Enter Property Estimates• Allows for comparison
between budgeted vs actual for property & determining tenant charges for upcoming year
• Specify budget amount for each GL account within each GL account group used for CAM
• Must enter property estimates to determine a tenant’s estimated CAM charges
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Step 6: Review Tenant Estimates• Review recommended
monthly charges per GL account group
• Create monthly CAM charges for the selected year
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CAM Setup Demo
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Tracking CAM Progress
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Use the CAM Summary• Compare actual vs
estimated CAM totals for the entire property in the year selected
• If setting up CAM mid-year, use CAM summary to verify totals are accurate based on what has been billed and charged so far this year
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View Tenant Summary• Compare an individual
tenant’s allocated expenses to what they have been charged so far in the year selected
• If setting up CAM mid-year, view the summary to confirm allocations and yearly limits are calculating accurate totals for the selected year to date
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How Totals are Calculated• Expense totals shown on the
CAM and Tenant Summary are the total of all bills and journal entries paid or recorded during the selected period
• Expense totals exclude unit specific bills
• Charges totals shown on the CAM and Tenant Summary are the total of all charges posted during the selected period
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CAM Progress Demo
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CAM Reconciliation
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CAM ReconciliationSteps To Reconcile:1. Set Reconciliation Period2. Make Reconciliation Adjustments 3. Send Tenant Summary4. Apply Charge or Credit and
Complete Reconciliation
Tenant allocated expenses
– tenant charge
amount =
balance
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Step 1: Set Reconciliation Period• If you are required to reconcile
CAM more than once per year, you can specify the reconciliation period by changing the end date on the Tenant Summary page.
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Step 2: Make Reconciliation Adjustments • Supports adjustments as needed to
increase or decrease a tenant’s CAM balance
• One Adjustment can be applied to each GL account group
• Will only affect the tenant’s overall CAM balance, not allocations or monthly charges
• Adjustments can be made and updated at any point during the year
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Step 3: Send Tenant Summary• Recommended best practice to send a
Tenant Summary Report to commercial tenants before reconciling
• Report displays the tenant’s allocation percentages, actual property expenses, their allocated portion of the expenses, what they have been charged thus far, and what they still owe or what they are due to be reimbursed.
• Any maximums, base year, or adjustments applied per GL account group are also accounted for in the Tenant CAM Balance figure
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Step 4: Apply Charge or Credit and Complete Reconciliation• If the tenant has a CAM balance
that is not $0.00, a Charge Tenant or Credit Tenant button will appear on the Tenant Summary page under each GL account group
• Use these tasks to charge or credit a tenant and bring their CAM balance for the selected year to $0.00
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CAM Reconciliation Demo
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CAM Reporting
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CAM Reporting• Specific reports can be
accessed within the CAM Recoverables tab, and most are CAM-specific
• Print, save, or email these reports the same as all other reports within AppFolio
Property Summary - Primary resource to compare year to date actual vs. estimated expenses
CAM Expenses – Details CAM expenses
CAM Charges – Details CAM charges
Tenant Summary - displays the tenant’s allocation percentages, actual property expenses, their allocated portion of the expenses, total charges posted, any yearly limits applied, adjustments, and their CAM balance for the specified date range.
Tenant Estimates - Summary of yearly and monthly estimated costs
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CAM Reporting Demo
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Summary
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More InfoHelp & Training Link Top Right of Page
1. Access Help
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We Wish You A CAMTastic
Reconciliation!
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