{"id":276495,"date":"2019-05-22T19:45:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T02:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.yardi.com\/?post_type=yardi-testimonials&#038;p=276495"},"modified":"2022-05-17T06:39:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:39:05","slug":"marion-housing-authority","status":"publish","type":"yardi-testimonials","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/en-gb\/about-us\/success-stories\/marion-housing-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Marion Housing Authority on Voyager PHA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uk-container-expand uk-cover-container uk-height-medium uk-background-secondary uk-light uk-margin uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle\">\n    <div class=\"uk-position-cover uk-background-image uk-background-cover uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/cmw-client-success\/public\/images\/generic\/7.jpg);\">\n    <div class=\"uk-width-4-5 uk-margin-auto uk-grid\">\n        <div class=\"uk-width-1-1 uk-width-auto@m uk-text-center uk-text-middle uk-overlay uk-overlay-primary uk-light uk-padding-small\" style=\"border:4px solid #fff;\">\n            <p class=\"uk-h2 uk-text-bold\">Client Success<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"uk-width-expand uk-text-left uk-text-middle uk-overlay uk-overlay-primary uk-light uk-padding-small uk-visible@m\" style=\"border:4px solid #fff; border-left:0px; min-width: 200px;\">\n            <p class=\"uk-h2 uk-text-bold\">Marion Housing Authority<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"uk-width-expand uk-text-left uk-text-middle uk-overlay uk-overlay-primary uk-light uk-padding-small uk-hidden@m\" style=\"border:4px solid #fff; border-top:0px; min-width: 200px;\">\n            <p class=\"uk-h3 uk-text-bold\">Marion Housing Authority<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-container-large uk-margin-auto uk-padding-small uk-padding-remove@m\">\n<!-- breadcrumbs & download link -->\n        <div class=\"uk-align-left\">\n        <p class=\"uk-text-small\" id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <span>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/about-us\/success-stories\/\">Success Stories<\/a> \u00bb \n            <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Marion Housing Authority on Voyager PHA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"uk-text-right\">\n            <p class=\"uk-text-small\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/en-gb\/about-us\/success-stories\/marion-housing-authority\/?format=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"uk-link-text\">view\/download the pdf<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-clearfix\"> <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-container-expand\">\n    <div class=\"uk-grid uk-grid-collapse uk-overflow-hidden\" uk-grid uk-height-match>\n        <div class=\"cmw-hm uk-width-2-3@m\">\n            <div class=\"uk-padding-large uk-padding-remove-vertical\">\n                <div uk-slider=\"center: true\">\n                    <div class=\"uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-padding-horizontal uk-child-width-2-3@s uk-grid\">\n                                                                                    <li>\n                                <div class=\"\">\n                                    <blockquote>\n                                        <p class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\">Our core PHA workflows are at least three times faster with Voyager.<\/p>\n                                        <footer class=\"uk-text-right\">Steven M. Sapp, Chief Executive Officer<\/footer>\n                                    <\/blockquote>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                <div class=\"\">\n                                    <blockquote>\n                                        <p class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\">Yardi is by far the best and most comprehensive PHA software I\u2019m familiar with.<\/p>\n                                        <footer class=\"uk-text-right\">Steven M. Sapp, Chief Executive Officer<\/footer>\n                                    <\/blockquote>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n                        <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin\"><\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"uk-padding-large uk-padding-remove-vertical\">\n                <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Company<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">Since 1968, the Marion Housing Authority (MHA) has served the City of Marion, Indiana and surrounding communities of Grant County. With 968 units and vouchers under management, MHA oversees Public Housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, VASH, and HOME subsidies, as well as market rate single family homes and multifamily properties.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Challenge<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Correcting a Costly Change in Direction<\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">MHA Chief Executive Officer Steven Sapp made a decision in 2015 to switch from Yardi Voyager PHA to another software system in an attempt to cut costs. \u201cIt was among the worst decisions we\u2019ve made at MHA. We thought we would save money, but in fact the costs were much greater when we left Yardi, considering the overtime and other inefficiencies that we faced with the other system,\u201d says Sapp. MHA returned to Yardi Voyager PHA a year later.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Solution<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Yardi Voyager PHA<\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">Yardi Voyager PHA integrates compliance, accounting, and property management in one complete system for Public Housing Authorities.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Story<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\"><strong>Getting Back on Track with Yardi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">Sapp has nothing but good things to say about the people MHA worked with during their short stint with another software vendor. However, the software was significantly lacking in its ability to support a successful PHA.<br><br><strong>PHA Finance<\/strong><br>According to MHA, financial management was the biggest challenge the PHA faced when it was not operating with Yardi software. \u201cWe could not spread costs over multiple properties without making a separate entry in each set of books. That added a lot of extra steps to basic accounting functions. We would also have to cut multiple checks for something as simple as trash service because the software could only make payments on a per-property basis,\u201d says Sapp.<br><br>MHA has also simplified its accounting structure by switching back to Yardi. \u201cOur Chart of Accounts went from three pages with Yardi to more than 300 with the other system. We are much more streamlined now that we are back on Yardi.&#8221;<br><br><strong>PHA Reporting<\/strong><br>Yardi Voyager has proven to be better at reporting for MHA. \u201cThe financial reports we ran were not in real time. We would have to consolidate data and closeout the system just to run an individual report. Also, there was no easy way to group properties for HUD Financial Data Schedule (FDS) reports,\u201d said Sapp.<br><br><strong>The Yardi Difference<\/strong><br>Efficiency is MHA\u2019s biggest gain with Yardi Voyager PHA. \u201cOur core PHA workflows are at least three times faster with Voyager,\u201d says Sapp. \u201cThe processes necessary to get a household on the wait list, conduct screening, calculate rent, and submit the 50058 are much more efficient with Voyager. Improving those basic PHA functions with Yardi makes my staff happier and better able to serve our clients.\u201d<br><br>The switch to another system and subsequent return to Yardi provides MHA with unique insight into the state of PHA software. \u201cYardi is by far the best and most comprehensive PHA software I\u2019m familiar with. The cutting edge technology of Voyager sets it apart from the competition,\u201d says Sapp.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n            <div><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"cmw-hm-target uk-width-1-3@m uk-flex-first@m\" >\n\n                        <div class=\"uk-display-block uk-width-1-1 uk-padding-small uk-margin-remove\">\n                <div class=\"uk-width-2-3@l uk-align-right\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Marion Housing Authority logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?w=600 600w\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/MHA-logo.jpg?w=600 600w\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-clearfix\"> <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"uk-clearfix\"> <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"uk-display-block uk-width-1-1 uk-padding-remove uk-height-1-1 uk-margin-remove uk-cover-container\">\n                <div class=\"uk-position-cover uk-background-image uk-background-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/cmw-client-success\/public\/images\/plus_dark_tileable.png);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-position-relative uk-margin-left\">\n                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner uk-width-2-3@l uk-float-right uk-margin-small-right\">\n                        <p class=\"uk-text-muted uk-margin\">Overview<\/p>\n\n                        <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-small\">Markets<\/p>\n                            <ul class=\"uk-list cmw-list-condensed uk-margin-remove \">\n                                                                    <li>Public Housing<\/li>\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                                <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Portfolio<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">497 Units<br>471 Housing Choice Vouchers<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                                <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Client Since<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">2008 &#8211; 2015, 2016 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-small\">Product Highlighted<\/p>\n                            <ul class=\"uk-list cmw-list-condensed uk-margin-remove \">\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/voyager-for-public-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Voyager PHA<\/a><\/li>\n                                                        <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-small\">Additional Products<\/p>\n                            <ul class=\"uk-list cmw-list-condensed uk-margin-remove \">\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/yardi-inventory-control\" target=\"_blank\" >Inventory Control<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/yardi-fixed-assets\" target=\"_blank\" >Fixed Assets<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/yardi-inspections\" target=\"_blank\" >Inspection<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/yardi-maintenance\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n                                                        <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                                <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">The Benefits<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">MHA staff work more efficiently and provides better customer service with industry-leading PHA software that streamlines their property management and accounting workflows.<br><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">About Marion Housing Authority<\/p>\n                            \n                                <p 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