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Quick answer
KindHOA Board Presence is one checkout for a real community web address plus 5 official board emails KindHOA sets up for you — $49.99/year (~$4.17/mo). A community web address alone is $29.99/year on any plan; Community Email is $19.99/year with Board Automation and KindHOA-hosted DNS.
Volunteer boards deserve to look official online. Skip GoDaddy, Google Workspace, and personal Gmail — KindHOA finishes the setup so neighbors, vendors, and banks see a real HOA.
Last updated July 17, 2026. Reviewed by KindHOA against KindHOA pricing and Board Presence feature.
Domain and board email are not bundled into the $0 or $29/month subscription. Board Presence is the simple start most boards want — same yearly total as buying the web address and email separately, one checkout. Confirm the live quote in Essentials.
Board Presence (domain + email)
Same total as buying both separately
Community web address
KindHOA buys & hosts DNS
DNS Hosting (keep registrar)
Nameservers → KindHOA
Community Email
Needs KindHOA-hosted DNS · 5 renameable addresses
Connect your own domain (website)
Site only — does not unlock board email
Mail security setup
Looks legitimate to Gmail & Outlook
Payment method
ACH not accepted for Essentials
Amounts reflect KindHOA Essentials pricing (kindhoa.com/pricing and in-app Essentials). Card-only on the HOA board billing account.
KindHOA doesn’t just give you a shorter website link. When Community Email is on, KindHOA finishes the mail security setup so addresses like board@yoursite.com look legitimate to Gmail, Outlook, and other inboxes — not a random personal From.
| What KindHOA sets up | What this means for you |
|---|---|
| Mail delivery setup | Neighbor and vendor replies arrive in KindHOA Community Mail |
| Sender permission records | Inboxes are told KindHOA is allowed to send as your HOA |
| Digital signature | Receivers can trust the message really came from board@yoursite.com |
| Anti-spoofing policy | Helps stop others from faking your board address |
| Outbound verify step | Finishes the handoff so send shows as your real address |
On KindHOA-hosted DNS we publish MX (delivery into Community Mail), SPF (who may send), DKIM (digital signature), DMARC (anti-spoofing policy), and the extra records Resend needs to verify outbound. You should not paste these at GoDaddy yourself — that is why Managed Domain or DNS Hosting matters for board email.
Setup helps messages reach the inbox. It does not promise “never spam.” Use Community Mail for board and vendor mail; use Announcements for whole-community blasts.
Legal terms: domain registration, DNS hosting, Community Email.
Comparing platforms that only offer a free subdomain or leave you to stitch website + email yourself? See KindHOA vs EffortlessHOA and KindHOA vs ManageCasa.
Yes. Board Presence ($49.99/year) is one checkout for a real community web address plus 5 renameable officer emails KindHOA sets up for you. You can also buy a community web address alone ($29.99/year, any plan) or Community Email alone ($19.99/year) when you already have KindHOA-hosted DNS. Official board email needs Board Automation with a card on file. Learn more at kindhoa.com/features/board-presence.
Board Presence is $49.99/year (~$4.17/mo) — the same yearly total as buying the community web address ($29.99/year) and Community Email ($19.99/year) separately, in one checkout. Extra Addresses are $9.99/year per +5 aliases. These are Essentials add-ons charged yearly on the HOA card — not part of the $0 or $29/month subscription.
No. Good Neighbor ($0/month) and Board Automation ($29/month) do not include a paid domain or Community Email. You browse and buy those in Essentials when you want them. That keeps the subscription predictable while boards only pay for the identity add-ons they choose.
No. Community Email lives in KindHOA Community Mail — compose, folders, and search in the app. There is no IMAP setup for Outlook or Apple Mail. Officers rename addresses when roles change so board@ stays with the HOA, not someone’s personal inbox.
Yes. A community web address ($29.99/year) or DNS Hosting ($29.99/year) is available on Good Neighbor or Board Automation. Official board email and Board Presence need Board Automation billing with a card, plus KindHOA-hosted DNS.
Connecting your own domain (Board Automation) keeps DNS at your registrar and points the website only — it does not unlock Community Email. Buying a community web address through KindHOA means KindHOA registers and hosts DNS for you. DNS Hosting means you keep your registrar but point nameservers to KindHOA so we can host DNS and enable board email. Community Email needs KindHOA-hosted DNS either way.
No. Community Email needs exclusive mail delivery on that domain. If public mail records look like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, KindHOA soft-blocks the setup so two mail systems do not fight over the same name.
Yes. When Community Email activates on KindHOA-hosted DNS, KindHOA finishes the behind-the-scenes mail security setup so addresses like board@yoursite.com look legitimate to Gmail, Outlook, and other inboxes. You do not paste records at GoDaddy yourself. (For the curious: that includes MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.)
KindHOA’s security setup helps messages reach the inbox — it is the main foundation for trustworthy HOA mail — but nothing can promise “never spam.” Content, how often you send, and the recipient’s filters still matter. Use Community Mail for board and vendor mail; use Announcements for whole-community blasts.
So KindHOA can finish mail delivery and security setup automatically. If you keep DNS at GoDaddy and only point the website, we cannot wire board email safely. Buy a community web address through KindHOA, or use DNS Hosting to point nameservers to KindHOA while you keep your registrar.
Board Presence — real yourhoa.org plus official board@ from $49.99/year.
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