About Us

Our Mission Statement

CPMC is committed to providing excellent management services to investors/cooperatives and their residents with clean, comfortable and safe housing.

Our Goal

We provide property management that is attentive including specialized financial services which fit your communities needs. We integrate governance training into our interactions to help co-op’s and associations succeed. We have specialized financial services for your needs, ensuring your asset is performing at its maximum potential.

Common Properties Management Cooperative provides property management services which can be utilized in an “A la Carte” style. We think it is useful for our customers to pick what they need rather than pay for things they will not use.

Property Experience

Our property management team has extensive property management experience. Our Staff have over 30 years experience managing numerous kinds of properties including:

Cooperatives
Single-Family Home Communities
Manufacture Home Communities
Condominiums
Town Homes
Common Interest Communities
Commercial

Our Services

Comprehensive management planning: By working with you we will design a management plan that both fits your budget while increasing your NOI. With creative planning we’ve been able to transition challenged properties to positive cash flow communities.
Market Analysis: By evaluating other comparable markets and properties we will be able to better identify prospective residents and changing markets, develop media campaigns and track results that will increase your occupancy levels and length of tenancy.
Accurate, timely financial data: Includes budgeting and cash flow management, monthly reporting, account reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, as well as reserve analysis and planning.
Cost effective maintenance: Carefully planned and supervised maintenance will assure the health and well being of your assets.
Responsive communication: We strive to maintain a positive flow of communication between you the owner, the board of directors, vendors and residents.

Perry Hansen, Executive Director

Perry began his career in Property management in 1978. His extensive experience ranges from managing maintenance crews to acting as the Senior Property manager for a well respected property management firm, overseeing well over 1,500 units of both commercial and residential property for 30 years.

He was responsible for a six million dollar renovation in Edina, Minnesota with positive investment returns for the owner in the resale of a 260 unit building. Perry’s vast experience and knowledge has taught him how to be productive despite changing market conditions.

Perry has also committed his time and efforts at his church/senior housing community, where he holds a Board position. Perry has earned the Minnesota Real Estate Broker's License, CRM, CRMT, Boilers License, Notary and many IREM courses.

Nancy St. Germaine, Senior Property Manager

Since 1998, St. Germaine has worked with cooperative organizations ranging from housing to small farm cooperatives. She has participated in various training activities for sustainable building and affordable housing at Portland State University, Habitat for Humanity, The Food Bank and City Repair. She was also a co-founder and president of Portland Collective Housing, a cooperative non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon.

In 2007, St. Germaine joined Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund as a Housing Project Organizer, providing technical assistance and cooperative development in low income communities and manufactured home communities. She also provides technical assistance to developing cooperatives in Minneapolis, MN as well as held the position as a Development Officer on the North American Students of Cooperation Board of Directors in 2008.

In 2008 she assisted in the development of a cooperative property management company, Common Properties Management Cooperative. She has a bachelor’s degree in Affordable Housing from Portland (Oregon) State University.