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Reserve study guides by state

Everything we know that a board might need, written plainly and kept current. No gated downloads, no contact form in the way.

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  • What is a reserve study

    Levels I, II, and III, percent funded, fully funded balance, and how a special assessment actually happens. Start here.

  • What a reserve study costs

    Published price ranges by service level and association size, what moves the number, and what to watch for in a quote that looks too low.

  • The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reserve rule

    Not a law, but binding in practice: how project eligibility standards affect whether buyers in your community can get a mortgage.

By statute

Reserve requirements are set state by state, and much of what is published about them online is out of date. These pages quote the statute, translate it, and record when they were last verified. More states as we write them.

Colorado metro guides

Local component and cost notes for communities we know well.

Find out where your association actually stands

Tell us the association name and unit count. We pull the public records and come back with a real number, usually the same day.