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Sound Familiar?

The hidden costs of volunteer minute-taking

Burned Out

Volunteer Burnout

The same person always gets stuck taking notes. They can't participate in discussion while writing — and they're doing it for free. Eventually, they stop volunteering entirely.

Exposed

Legal Risk Without Expertise

Self-managed boards often don't have a property manager to guide them on what must be documented. Incomplete minutes create real liability — and you may not realize it until a dispute lands in court.

Alone

No Professional Support

Management companies handle minutes for their communities. Self-managed boards are on their own — juggling Robert's Rules, state requirements, and record-keeping with zero staff. Until now.


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How It Works

Three simple steps to professional meeting minutes

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Invite Us

Send us your next board meeting invite — Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or in-person

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We Capture the Record

We join your meeting and document every motion, vote, and action item in real time

Review & Approve

Parliamentary-format minutes arrive in your inbox within 24 hours. Your board reviews in 10 minutes


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What Your Board Gets

Professional Minutes Without Professional Staff — You don't need a management company to get management-company-quality minutes. We handle the documentation so every volunteer can focus on governing.

State-Law Compliant Records — Parliamentary-format minutes with motions, seconds, individual votes, and action items — formatted to meet your state's HOA record-keeping requirements.

24-Hour Turnaround — No more waiting weeks for someone to "get around to it." Your minutes arrive the next business day, every time. Your board reviews them in 10 minutes.

$59 Per Meeting — Less than an hour of a property manager's time. No subscriptions, no contracts, no minimums. Your first meeting is free.

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Free Tools for Self-Managed Boards

Meeting Agenda Template Generate a properly ordered agenda for any meeting type. Based on Robert's Rules.

Dues & Assessment Calculator Calculate per-unit dues, special assessments, and reserve contributions instantly.

Board Member Quick-Start Guide Everything you need to know before your first meeting. Free PDF.


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Common Questions From Self-Managed Boards

Do we need a management company to use FirstMotion?

Not at all. Many of our clients are self-managed communities with no property manager. You just send us your meeting invite — Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or in-person — and we handle the rest.

What if our meetings are informal?

Even informal meetings benefit from a professional record. We document motions, votes, and action items in parliamentary format — which protects your board legally and helps new members get up to speed. See what belongs in HOA minutes.

How is this different from just having someone take notes?

Volunteer notes miss things — motions without seconds, votes without counts, action items without owners. Professional minutes create a defensible legal record that protects your board. See the real cost of "free" minutes.

What about executive sessions?

We note that an executive session occurred and its general topic, but we do not document the discussion. All meeting data is encrypted and automatically deleted within 7 days. Learn about our security practices.

Try Your First Meeting Free

No commitment. No credit card. Just invite us to your next board meeting and see what professional minutes look like.

First meeting free Data deleted in 7 days $59/meeting after trial

Questions? Reach out directly:

[email protected]  ·  240.480.7936