SmartProperty vs. Runway Reserves

Runway Reserves wrote this page, and we sell reserve studies. Last checked November 1, 2026. Confirm anything that matters with SmartProperty directly.

SmartProperty is a San Diego reserve study firm founded in 2016, that says boards update its online plan all year. Runway Reserves was founded in 2026, holds no credential, and delivers a PDF and a spreadsheet. SmartProperty's update without a visit starts at $800 a year, below our $1,295, and we publish full study fees where it quotes each property. Confirm what its price includes.

Side by side

Topic	SmartProperty	Runway Reserves
What it is	A reserve study firm with its own software, the Living Reserve Study. ¹	A reserve study firm that prepares its own reports.
Track record	Founded in 2016. Reports 4,000+ Living Reserve Studies and more than half a million homes. Those studies are counted separately from the 20,000+ it says it has analyzed. ^{1, 2}	Founded in 2026.
Credentials	Says a credentialed reserve specialist visits the property, without naming the credential. Says its studies follow CAI standards. We found no RS, PRA or PE claim for named staff. ¹	None. We hold no RS, PRA or PE credential.
Who makes the site visit	Its specialists. It can also start from your existing study, with no visit. Its terms allow consultants and subcontractors. ^{1, 3}	A field technician we contract, using our checklist. We review what they record, and the report says who visited.
Published prices	Update without a visit from $800 a year. Site-visit studies are quoted per property. The platform starts at $150 a month, billed annually. Consulting is $225 an hour. ²	Published. Full study $2,995 to $6,495 by size, up to 499 units, site visit included. Update without a site visit from $1,295. Send us another firm's written quote for the same scope, and we'll beat it.
Stated delivery	We found no stated delivery time. ²	Within one week of the site visit.
Where it works	Says it serves associations across the United States. We found no explicit list of states. ⁴	Open in 37 states and DC, and for some association types in Florida and Tennessee.
What you receive	An online plan with inventory, costs, useful lives and a 30-year funding plan that boards and managers update during the year, plus shareable reports. ^{1, 2}	PDF report and spreadsheet, a board call, and a board packet PDF. No planning software.
Changes after delivery	We found no stated revision policy. ²	Up to two comment rounds. Factual errors corrected free for up to three years from the final report, or until your next study or update, whichever comes first.
Insurance	We found no statement of its coverage. ²	We carry errors and omissions insurance.

"We found no" means it wasn't on the pages we read. It doesn't mean the company doesn't offer it. Delivery clocks start at different points, so compare them with care.

When SmartProperty is the better choice

Your state, lender or governing documents require a credentialed preparer. We hold no credential.
You want an online plan your board and manager update all year. We don't offer that.
You need only an update without a visit, and its $800 starting price fits your scope. Confirm what that includes. Ours starts higher, though we'll beat a written quote for the same scope.
You want a firm that reports more than 4,000 Living Reserve Studies.

When we might fit

You want a full study fee before asking for a quote. We publish a study fee for every size up to 499 units. A full study or an update with a visit also has a field visit charge, which we quote in writing before any deposit. A published fee helps a board budget, but it doesn't tell you whether the work is good. Send us another firm's written quote for the same scope, and we'll beat it.
You'd rather have a PDF and a spreadsheet with no subscription to keep paying.
You want a board call in the price and factual corrections for up to three years, confirmed in your written scope before a deposit.

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