Start Here: A Board Orientation

A structured starting point to help boards understand inspection findings, reserve planning, and funding considerations — before decisions are made.

If your association is facing inspections, repairs, or reserve requirements, this page is designed to help you understand the planning process before making decisions.

Community Association Managers (CAMs) and professional advisors often use this as a shared orientation tool when guiding boards. 

A structured starting point to help boards gain clarity before making decisions

What Boards Typically Need to Understand

These questions are interconnected — and best approached through structured evaluation.

How the Planning Process Typically Unfolds

01-Inspection & Findings

Understanding reports and required actions

02-Reserve Review

Evaluating current funding position

03-Timeline & Compliance

Aligning with statutory requirements

04-Options Evaluation

Assessments, reserves, and funding structures

05-Decision Alignment

Coordinating boards, CAMs, and advisors

Not every association will need financing. Many benefit from planning and clarity alone. 

Principles That Support Better Decisions

Clarity Before Action

Understanding comes before commitment

Structure Over Urgency

Decisions improve when properly sequenced

Collaboration

Boards, CAMs, and advisors aligned

Context Matters

Every association’s situation is unique

Additional board-ready summaries available upon request

The Advisory Process

A structured, fiduciary approach to navigating Florida’s new regulatory and financial landscape.

01

Start Here

Introductory assessment of your association’s current health and needs.

02

Requirements

Deep dive into SIRS requirements and Milestone inspection findings.

03

Options

Comparative analysis of funding options: assessments vs. financing.

04

Funding

Execution of capital strategies if deemed appropriate for the board.

Understand Your Next Steps Clearly

If you're evaluating inspection findings, reserve requirements, or funding decisions, a structured planning call can help clarify your path forward.

This is an educational, no-pressure conversation focused on your board’s situation.