HOMEOWNER
PORTAL LOGIN
Use the link below to log in to your association’s Homeowner Portal.
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HOMEOWNER LEDGERS
If you signed up for Pacific Premier’s Property Pay, do not delete your AppFolio Homeowner’s Portal. AppFolio and Pacific Premier connect so you can view your Payment Ledgers along with your HOA’s calendars, documents, submit work orders, architectural requests, etc.
HOMEOWNER
PORTAL HELP QUESTIONS
Use the information below to help answer any questions you may have about the homeowner Portal. Feel free to reach out to the Brightstar Management team for any additional help.
HOW TO ACCESS PORTAL/SIGN IN
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You'll receive an Online Portal Activation email or text message from your property management company. Click Activate Now in the email or tap the link in the text message to establish a strong password to activate your portal.
You can also self-sign up for the Online Portal at https://brightstarmanagementgroup.appfolio.com/connect/users/sign_in. Click Request access to the portal and input your information.
Bookmark, create a shortcut icon for the login page or download the mobile app so it is easy to return at any time.
You will receive a confirmation email once your portal is activated.
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Download the Mobile app to stay logged in to your Online Portal. Make payments, submit maintenance requests and review important documents 24/7.
Download the iOS app from the App Store®
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Download the Android app from Google Play
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Use the link at the top of this page to access your online Portal login screen.
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Our recommended browsers are Safari 12 and greater or the latest versions of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. As of January 2016, Microsoft stopped providing updates to Internet Explorer. As a result, it is no longer capable of supporting the Online Portal.
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1. Navigate to the Online Portal login page and click Forgot your password?
2. Enter your email address associated with your Online Portal.
3. An email with instructions to reset your password will be sent. Emails will only be sent if there is an active existing account. If the email is not in your inbox, please be sure to check spam for @appfolio.com emails.
4. Check your email and click the Reset Password button.
5. You will be directed back to the Online Portal login page. Now, enter a new password.
APPFOLIO PAYMENTS
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If you see a message stating you cannot make online payments, please contact your property manager as this is a service, they can choose whether or not to offer their tenants.
Once logged in, you will land on the Home tab where you can view your current balance owed and details of current and future charges broken down by month.
Click Pay Now to make a one-time payment.
Select your preferred payment method: eCheck (direct withdrawal from bank account) or Credit / debit card (Apple Pay or direct).
A fee of $2.49 will be applied to ePayments as of 2/1/2024 through the AppFolio Portal. AppFolio charges a percentage for Credit and Debit cards. The percentage amount will be calculated before you submit your payment.
4 Seasons is working on posting a fee free Payment Portal through their website from Pacific Premier Bank. We should have this fee free Payment Portal available soon.
Next, choose to make your payment in full or to edit the amount. If online payments are required to be made in full, the payment amount will not be editable, and you will have the option of paying either the Balance Due, which includes past and current bills, or the Full Balance, which includes past, current, and any upcoming bills, including unposted, recurring bills.
Review the Payment Date and Payment Balance information for accuracy. A transaction fee will also be displayed.
Pay Now - Once you have verified all your payment information, click Make This Payment Now. You will receive a confirmation email once the payment is successfully submitted, although this does not mean it has cleared your bank account yet. If you do not receive a confirmation email, you did not fully complete all necessary steps to submit the payment.
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If you see a message stating you cannot make online payments, please contact your property manager as this is a service, they can choose to offer their residents.
On the Home or Payments tab, click Set Up Autopay to create an automatically recurring payment.
If you have saved payment methods those will be displayed, or you can Create a New Payment Method.
Select your preferred payment method: eCheck (direct withdrawal from bank account), or Credit / Debit card (Apple Pay or direct). You can then enter the associated payment information and click Continue.
Give the payment a name, select whether you want to pay a fixed amount or your outstanding balance, choose the payment start date.
If you choose to pay an outstanding balance, you will also notice a field for maximum limit. You may proceed with the suggested amount or choose a new one.
Click Create Autopay. You will receive a confirmation email when your payment processes. You can review your autopay details on the Payments tab of your Online Portal
A fee of $2.49 will be applied to ePayments as of 2/1/2024 through the AppFolio Portal. AppFolio charges a percentage for Credit and Debit cards. The percentage amount will be calculated before you submit your payment.
4 Seasons is working on posting a fee free Payment Portal through their website from Pacific Premier Bank. We should have this fee free Payment Portal available soon.
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Please note, once an auto payment is submitted for the month you cannot make changes to it. These instructions help you update the details of the auto payment that is submitted each month such as amount and date.
Once your auto payment is set up, the details are displayed in the Home or Payments tabs in the Scheduled Payments section.
To skip the next month's payment, click Skip this payment. The auto payment will resume after the skipped month.
To update the payment name, bank account or credit card, click Edit in the Scheduled Payments section. Update the necessary information, then click Update.
To change the date the payment processes each month, you must delete and recreate the auto payment. Click Delete in the Schedule Payments section, then return to the Home or Payments tabs to create a new auto payment.
To completely delete an auto payment, click Delete in the Schedule Payments section on the Home or Payments tabs.
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If you have an existing pay-in-full auto payment, you will be required to set a maximum limit in order to prevent payments of an unexpected amount. If you would like to change this amount, navigate to the Payments tab and locate the Scheduled Payments block. Click edit under the auto payment you have created. Update the maximum amount and then click Save at the bottom of the page. Updating the maximum limit can be done at any time.
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A fee of $2.49 will be applied to ePayments as of 2/1/2024 through the AppFolio Portal. AppFolio charges a percentage for Credit and Debit cards. The percentage amount will be calculated before you submit your payment.
4 Seasons is working on posting a fee free Payment Portal through their website from Pacific Premier Bank. We should have this fee free Payment Portal available soon.
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You must call your bank and issue a stop payment. Neither AppFolio or your property manager has authority to gain access to your Online Portal or bank account to stop the payment on your behalf. The same is true for an auto payment that has processed for the month.
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Your auto payment details are displayed on the Home or Payments tabs in the Scheduled Payments section. To delete the auto payment, click Delete.
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Transaction fees apply when paying through AppFolio’s Online Portal. You are notified of the fee amount before you submit the payment in the portal payment section.
A fee of $2.49 will be applied to ePayments as of 2/1/2024 through the AppFolio Portal. AppFolio charges a percentage for Credit and Debit cards. The percentage amount will be calculated before you submit your payment.
4 Seasons is working on posting a fee free Payment Portal through their website from Pacific Premier Bank. We should have this fee free Payment Portal available soon.
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We take privacy and security seriously and invest in state-of-the-art systems to protect payment information.
A dedicated team monitors the security of our platform and infrastructure 24/7/365.
All sensitive data is encrypted both in transit and at rest.
Bank-grade security.
Our security is regularly audited by third-party reviews.
Security is baked into our software development lifecycle.
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Please contact your property manager, as this is a service they can choose whether or not to offer their residents.
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No. Your property manager cannot see any of the payment information you have saved or have previously entered.
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Credit or debit card payments can be made from a Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club or Discover branded card from any country. American Express, gift cards, or prepaid cards are not accepted.
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You can use a personal or business checking or savings account. Make sure to enter the routing and account number exactly as they appear on your checks and confirm the account has sufficient funds before paying.
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You are shown the maximum you can pay at the time of payment in the Online Portal. If you encounter the following message, you may have hit a limit we put in place for fraud protection. Please ask your property manager to contact AppFolio about the issue.
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You are shown the maximum you can pay at the time of payment in the Online Portal. The maximum amount allowed for a single credit or debit payment is shown in the table below:
Please note, if your recurring charge amount increases or if you start paying for a new unit in the same Online Portal, the max allowed for a credit or debit card payment will not change. This only applies to payments made via credit or debit card, so you can switch to eCheck to pay a larger amount in one payment.
To increase the max amount you're allowed to match your current recurring charge amount, please ask your property manager to contact AppFolio about the issue, but please know that your transaction fee will also increase.
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eCheck payments appear as "[your management company]". Credit or debit card payments appear as "AF* [your management company]." Any applicable fee will appear separately as APPFOLIO_TXNFEE.
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Please contact your property manager and they can provide you with a receipt. You can also see record of your payments on the Account Ledger in your Online Portal.
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Contact your property manager to learn about your payment options. In most locations, you are able to pay your rent in cash at a local 7-Eleven, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Casey's General Stores, or Ace Cash Express. Your property manager can provide you with a unique and reusable pay slip with a barcode to use when making cash payments at participating locations. The cost to make an electronic cash payment is $3.99 for up to $2,000.00 in cash. ($1,500 at 7-Eleven)
HOW TO EDIT ACCOUNT DETAILS
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Click the Account Profile tab to view or update the following information:
Email Address - Change the email address you use to log in to the Online Portal.
Phone Number - Change the phone number your property manager has on file to contact you.
Address - Update the mailing address your property manager has on file.
Choose Your Language - Change the default language of your Online Portal to Spanish.
Contact Preferences - Set up payment reminder emails to be sent to you 2 days before the 1st of every month.
Saved Payment Methods - Delete a saved bank account or credit card.
Password - Reset your Online Portal login password.
Signature - Edit the electronic signature and initials used when signing lease documents online.
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Please contact your property manager and ask them to delete the login information associated with your account.
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You can change the language to Spanish. Click the Account Profile tab on the left, then in the Choose Your Language section use the menu to select Spanish, then click Save.
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If you are on the board of directors, you can update your electronic signature for invoice approvals electronically in the Account Profile tab of your Online Portal.
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If you live in a community association, you can log your consent to receive electronic delivery of association documents and notices in the Account Profile tab of your online portal.
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Tenants and homeowners can now set their language settings from the Online Portal login and activation screens on the web. A new link on the login screen allows users to specify whether they prefer Spanish or English instantly translating the language in their view. Upon login, their language is set in their Account Profile. Once the language is set, the next time the user navigates to the login page on their device or browser, the language will reflect their preferred setting provided they have not cleared their cookies.
MAINTENANCE REQUESTS
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Submit maintenance requests directly to your property manager along with photos of the issue. Please Note, if you do not see this tab, contact your property manager as this feature may not be enabled for their account.
From the Home or Maintenance tab, click Request Maintenance.
Enter a detailed description of the issue, upload one or more photos of the item needing attention (must select multiple photos at once from computer or camera roll), give the property manager permission to enter with their key, then click Submit Request.
If you would like a copy of this request for your records, please contact your property manager.
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Check the progress of your request in the Maintenance tab. The status will update from received, to scheduled, to completed.
There is no limit to how many maintenance requests you can submit or see in your Online Portal. If you feel there are some missing, please contact your property manager as it's related to something they've done on their end.
SHARED DOCUMENTS & EVENTS
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Access secure documents shared by your association manager on the Shared Documents page of the Online Portal.
Active Board Members can also access live reporting data on this page.
You will receive an email notification when a new document or board packet has been shared with you.
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You can easily view upcoming calendar events using the Upcoming Events block on the Online Portal’s homepage. Event entries display the dates and times of events, and clicking on an event entry will bring you to the Calendar tab and open up your selected event’s Event Details.
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You can access the association calendar by clicking on the Calendar tab in your Online Portal. The association calendar displays association meetings and events and can be filtered by Event Type. The Calendar can also be toggled to display events by Month, Week, or Day depending on your needs.
The association calendar is Read Only, so you cannot create events.
VIEW ANOTHER UNIT
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Only your property manager is capable of combining your Online Portals, so please contact them directly to make this request. Your Online Portals must be managed by the same company in order to combine them.
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If you own multiple units, you can manage all of those units in a single Online Portal. You must receive a separate activation link for each unit.
To view information or make payments for another unit, click View Another Unit, then click the button for the unit you wish to view.
ARCHITECTUAL REVIEWS
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Click the Compliance tab, then click Submit New Review.
Add a description of the project and add any supporting documents or photos then click Submit Request.
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Navigate to the Compliance tab to view your previous submissions and check the status of those submissions. You can also see when a review's status was last updated.
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Chat with your association manager on the status of your architectural review. Navigate to the Compliance tab then select a previously submitted request. Use the message thread to send messages. You’ll be notified via email of any responses where you can log back into your portal to review and respond.
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Navigate to the Compliance tab to view your open architectural reviews. Select your open request and click Add Attachment to add any requested files. Once you’re done, select Submit Attachment.
ASSOCIATION BOARD APPROVALS
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Navigate to the Account Profile tab.
Add your signature in the Signature On File block and click Save.
Note: This section works on mobile and it is recommended that you sign with a stylus.
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Click on the Approvals tab to view open association approvals. Architectural Requests are labeled with a teal Architectural Review tag.
Click See More Details to see additional project information, view attachments, communicate with Community Association Management and other board members using the Message Thread, and vote on the approval.
