Buying a Condo in Cochrane or Calgary?
Get a Full Document Review Before You Sign.
Avoid unexpected condo fees, hidden debts or surprise special assessments”
Who We Are
Don’t Sign Until You’ve Reviewed the Docs.
At CostQS, we provide expert condo-document reviews. We investigate budgets, bylaws, reserve funds and historical meeting minutes to reveal hidden costs or risks.
With 30+ years in property & quantity surveying, we give first-time buyers and experienced investors clarity before they commit.
Book a condo-doc review today and buy with confidence.
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We Work with Realtors®
A Trusted Partner for Your Condo Buyers
When you recommend CostQS, you’re giving your clients clarity, credibility, and peace of mind during a critical stage of their purchase. Clear reports, plain-language explanations, and reliable turnaround times make the process smooth for you and reassuring for your buyers, helping transactions move forward with fewer surprises and stronger trust.
The Condo Doc Review Process
How It Works
Buying a condo is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll make, and the documents matter more than most buyers realize.
CostQS is a locally based condo document review specialist, bringing professional Quantity Surveying expertise and real-world building knowledge to protect your investment. We understand the local condo market, the buildings, and the risks that don’t always jump off the page.
Our role is to give you confidence, clarity, and peace of mind before you remove conditions and commit to your purchase.
Send Us Your Condo Documents
Once you receive the condo document package from your realtor or lawyer, securely forward it to CostQS. This typically includes the reserve fund study, financial statements, bylaws, rules, meeting minutes, and insurance documents.
We’ll confirm receipt and let you know what to expect next.
Expert Review by a Certified Quantity Surveyor
CostQS completes a detailed, independent review of your documents with a sharp eye on financial health, upcoming special assessments, reserve fund adequacy, building condition, and red flags that could impact your investment. This isn’t a surface skim. It’s a deep dive designed to protect you.
Clear Report + Plain-Language Guidance
You receive a clear, easy-to-understand report outlining risks, concerns, and key findings. We walk you through the results, answer your questions, and help you understand how the condo’s financial and physical health could affect you now and in the future. No jargon. No pressure. Just clarity.
Ready to get started?
Working Process
How Quantity Surveying Works
Leveraging our decades of extensive and diverse experience in the field, we conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of your unique environment and its specific dynamics. Our aim is to ensure that you not only have all the right tools and resources necessary but also the knowledge and strategies required for achieving enduring and sustainable success in all your endeavors.
We believe that our tailored approach will empower you to excel and thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Frame the Problem
To effectively tackle a challenge, it is essential to identify the underlying problem at hand. Doing so allows us to thoroughly analyze its various facets, implications, and consequences.
Collect the Data
Gather the comprehensive information we need to assist you in making the most informed and best choice possible for your specific needs and unique circumstances.
Process the Data
Helping you make the most informed and thoughtful decisions possible, tailored specifically to your needs and circumstances, while considering all available options and resources to empower you in your journey.