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How much is your HOA management company really costing you?

Management fees get billed monthly, so it’s easy to lose track of the real annual number. Enter what you pay below — the math runs instantly, nothing is saved, and no email is required to see your numbers.

Enter your management fee to see your numbers.

To be fair:self-managing is real volunteer work — someone still has to answer questions, track deadlines, and run meetings. Tools (BoardPath included) make that manageable; they don’t make it free. This is meant to show you the honest math, not talk you into anything.

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What this number means

This is about transparency, not outrage.

A management fee isn’t inherently a bad deal — a lot of boards get real value from theirs. The point of this calculator is simply to turn a monthly line item into the number that actually matters: what it adds up to over a year, over several years, and per door. Once you can see the real number, you can decide for yourself whether it’s worth it, worth renegotiating, or worth handling yourselves.

If the number looks fine
Good — now you know, and you have a real figure for next year’s budget conversation instead of a guess.
If the number surprises you
Worth a conversation with your board: renegotiate the scope, shop the market, or look at what self-managing would actually take. Here’s an honest guide to that decision.
Where BoardPath fits

If you self-manage, BoardPath is the part a management company used to be for.

Losing the management fee doesn’t mean losing the person who knew where the rules were. BoardPath reads your governing documents and state law and answers your board’s questions with the exact section cited — drafts notices, letters, and minutes — tracks deadlines and flags conflicts before they become problems. It’s not payments or accounting software; it pairs with whatever you use for dues and the books (PayHOA, QuickBooks) and stays in its lane: governance, not the general ledger.

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Common questions

About this calculator.

How much does an HOA management company typically cost?

It varies widely by region, community size, and services included, but many self-managing candidates report total fees in the neighborhood of a few hundred dollars a month, plus per-unit charges and add-on fees for special projects, mailings, or transfers. The only accurate number is the one on your own invoices — that is what this calculator is for.

Is this calculator trying to talk me out of using a management company?

No. It just does the math on what you are currently paying, annualized, so you can see the real number instead of a monthly line item. What you do with that number — stay, renegotiate, or self-manage — is your board’s call.

Does self-managing really save money?

Often, yes, on the management fee line — but it also means someone on your board takes on the work a manager used to do: answering owner questions, tracking deadlines, running meetings, and staying on top of your governing documents. Tools like BoardPath make that workload manageable; they do not make it disappear.

What does BoardPath cost?

BoardPath’s founding-cohort price is $39/month, locked in for life ($468/year) — $0 out of pocket until launch. The public price at launch is $59/month. BoardPath handles governance — cited answers from your own documents, drafting, deadline tracking — not payments or your books; it pairs with tools like PayHOA or QuickBooks for the money side.

Keep reading
Should your board self-manage?
An honest, board-first guide to leaving your management company and running the community yourselves.
The complete self-managed stack
Every tool a self-managed board needs — and the specialist to call for each piece.
The Management Transition Toolkit
Free step-by-step tools for boards actually leaving a management company (Beta).
Know the number, then decide

See what your governing documents actually require — cited, not guessed.

BoardPath is built for volunteer boards running their own community. Apply to the founding cohort and lock in $39/month for life.

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