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Reserve Fund Study · Washington State

Reserve Fund Study in Washington State, built to be acted on.

The reserve study as required under Washington’s common-interest framework: a physical inventory and condition inspection of every major component, paired with a long-range funding forecast any Board can read and act on with confidence. Prepared for condominium and homeowner associations from the Puget Sound to Spokane.

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What It Is

The reserve study Washington associations are required to hold.

In Washington, the reserve study is what associations under the state’s common-interest framework are directed to prepare and keep current. Our Reserve Fund Study is that deliverable, prepared to recognized standards for the condominium and homeowner associations the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act and the Washington Condominium Act apply to.

A Reserve Fund Study maps every major common asset: its observable condition, remaining service life, and projected renewal cost. We prepare yours to recognized reserve-planning standards and to the expectations of Washington’s governing legislation, so the obligations are applied the way your association actually lives under them.

The result is a report that holds up when an Owner, a lender, an insurer, or a prospective buyer reviews your documents, and one a volunteer Board can actually read and act on.

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Across the State

From the Sound to the eastern plateau.

Washington is a large state, and reserve planning should not stop at the edge of the Seattle metro. We prepare Reserve Fund Studies for associations across every region, with the on-site inspection scheduled in your area.

Puget Sound: Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Everett, and the Eastside, the state’s largest concentration of condominium and homeowner associations.
Spokane & the East: Spokane, the Tri-Cities, Yakima, and Eastern Washington, where seasonal weather and renewal timing both matter to a long-range forecast.
Southwest & the Coast: Vancouver WA, Olympia, the South Sound, and the coast, from waterfront low-rises to larger planned communities.

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How It Works

A straightforward path, start to finish.

One credentialed analyst from proposal to final report, and back again on your update cadence.

Proposal & intake

A tailored proposal, then a simple intake and a shared document workspace to gather your records.

Site inspection

An on-site assessment of every major component, documented with photographs.

Analysis & draft

The long-range model, a draft report, and a presentation meeting to walk your Board through it.

Final & updates

Your feedback shapes the final. We return on the cadence your governing legislation sets.

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When You Need One

If any of these sound like your building, it is time.

Your association has never commissioned a Reserve Fund Study, or your last one is due to be renewed.
A major renewal is approaching and the Owners need to understand the funding decision ahead of it.
Your contribution rate was set years ago and has not been tested against current costs.
Buyers, lenders, or insurers are asking for a current, defensible reserve document.

Related Services

Where a Reserve Fund Study leads next.

Beyond Compliance

Asset Management Plan

Built on the Reserve Fund Study foundation: reserve and operating budgets modeled together, property improvements weighed beside required renewals, and timing shaped around what your community actually wants.

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Owner's Advocate

Project Liaison

When a renewal in the forecast becomes a live project, an Owner's-side coordinator keeps it moving against the plan without becoming a second job for the Board.

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Common Questions

Questions Washington Boards ask first.

Straight answers on obligation, terminology, timing, and reach for associations in Washington, before you request a proposal.

Does our Washington association need a Reserve Fund Study?

Washington’s common-interest statutes generally direct condominium and homeowner associations to prepare a reserve study and to update it on a regular cycle. Which framework applies, and the exact timing, depends on when and how your association was created. We confirm precisely what applies to your community as part of the proposal.

Why do you call it a Reserve Fund Study?

Reserve Fund Study is the name OurCastle uses for the deliverable across every region we serve. In Washington it is most often called a reserve study; in British Columbia the same work is the Depreciation Report named by the Strata Property Act. The terminology follows the jurisdiction; the underlying work, a component inventory, a condition inspection, and a long-range funding forecast, is the same.

We had one done years ago. Do we need a new one?

Likely yes. Beyond the renewal cycle your legislation requires, costs shift, components age in ways the last study could not foresee, and your community’s priorities change. Keeping the study current is what makes it a reliable basis for setting contributions and planning renewals.

Are you able to work with a Washington association from British Columbia?

Yes. We are a Vancouver firm and we prepare Reserve Fund Studies for associations across Washington State, from the Puget Sound to Spokane. Most of the engagement runs in a shared workspace, with the on-site inspection scheduled in your area, so distance and the border do not slow the work.

Do you need building drawings to begin?

No, but digital drawings meaningfully improve the accuracy of quantity and layout assumptions. If your records are missing or outdated, that is common, and we work from what is available while noting where drawings would sharpen the estimate.

Can we use the study for funding applications?

Often, yes. Many funders accept a Reserve Fund Study as part of a capital funding request. If you need more tailored funding models or risk framing for a specific application, an Asset Management Plan is the better fit.