Service · Ongoing Counsel
Board Advisory Retainers
A construction and community-association insider on call for your board — so the next vendor pitch, budget question, or "is this normal?" moment gets a straight answer from someone with no stake in the outcome.
What it is
An ongoing, scoped retainer that gives your board independent counsel between the big projects. Vendor proposals, maintenance priorities, reserve questions, contract language, manager performance — the everyday decisions where a board without a construction background is at a disadvantage. We review, we explain in plain English, and we recommend. You decide.
Because we don't sell construction work and don't take percentage fees, our advice has no thumb on the scale.
Who it's for
- Self-managed boards that can't justify full-service management but need a professional in their corner.
- Boards at managed associations that want an independent second opinion on what their manager or vendors are telling them.
- Boards heading into a heavy year — a reserve study that came back ugly, a looming capital project, or new SF 1750 duties they're not sure they're meeting.
How it works
- Scope first. We agree in writing on what the retainer covers — hours, response times, meeting attendance — before you commit to anything.
- On-call answers. Board members send questions as they come up; you get plain-English answers you can forward to the whole board.
- Document review. Proposals, contracts, and vendor communications reviewed before you sign, not after.
- Meeting support. We join board meetings (in person or remote) when a decision needs a technical voice in the room.
- Plain renewal terms. Retainers renew only if they're earning their keep. No auto-escalating contracts.
Want a professional in your corner?
Tell us about your association and we'll scope a retainer that fits your board and your budget.