The compensation received by a management company for performing services on behalf of its client communities is a combination of the base monthly fee plus the operating expenses.

Although the base fee is generally the number used to compare proposals, the total cost of management is highly dependent on the operating expenses sometimes hidden in the contract.

We’ve put together a cost comparison worksheet which is useful when comparing various management proposals. The list of operating expenses includes most of what you may find on management contracts, but there may be others.

Once you have all proposals on an apples-to-apples basis, it’s easier to compare management companies. And when you do, we’re confident that you’ll find C.I.A. Services to be the exception – providing the highest value and best investment.