


Self-Managed Strata Survival Guide
Managing your own strata scheme can feel empowering or overwhelming. This guide offers practical guidance, plain English explanations, and real world tips to help small schemes stay compliant, organised, and calm without a professional manager.
Created by Craig Baylis, founder of Coastal Strata, it draws on insights from over 13,000 strata reports and personal experience self-managing a small commercial strata complex.
Inside, you’ll learn:
What the law requires (even for 2-lot schemes)
How to assign roles and handle meetings
How to budget and set levies realistically
How to understand your by-laws and strata plan
What records to issue and maintain
When to consider professional management
Who it’s for
Ideal for small strata schemes (typically 2 - 10 lots) that are already self-managed or considering it. If you’ve ever wondered, “Are we doing this right?” this guide is for you.
Note: Your address is only required by the payment processor for security purposes. It won’t be used for shipping or marketing.
Managing your own strata scheme can feel empowering or overwhelming. This guide offers practical guidance, plain English explanations, and real world tips to help small schemes stay compliant, organised, and calm without a professional manager.
Created by Craig Baylis, founder of Coastal Strata, it draws on insights from over 13,000 strata reports and personal experience self-managing a small commercial strata complex.
Inside, you’ll learn:
What the law requires (even for 2-lot schemes)
How to assign roles and handle meetings
How to budget and set levies realistically
How to understand your by-laws and strata plan
What records to issue and maintain
When to consider professional management
Who it’s for
Ideal for small strata schemes (typically 2 - 10 lots) that are already self-managed or considering it. If you’ve ever wondered, “Are we doing this right?” this guide is for you.
Note: Your address is only required by the payment processor for security purposes. It won’t be used for shipping or marketing.
Managing your own strata scheme can feel empowering or overwhelming. This guide offers practical guidance, plain English explanations, and real world tips to help small schemes stay compliant, organised, and calm without a professional manager.
Created by Craig Baylis, founder of Coastal Strata, it draws on insights from over 13,000 strata reports and personal experience self-managing a small commercial strata complex.
Inside, you’ll learn:
What the law requires (even for 2-lot schemes)
How to assign roles and handle meetings
How to budget and set levies realistically
How to understand your by-laws and strata plan
What records to issue and maintain
When to consider professional management
Who it’s for
Ideal for small strata schemes (typically 2 - 10 lots) that are already self-managed or considering it. If you’ve ever wondered, “Are we doing this right?” this guide is for you.
Note: Your address is only required by the payment processor for security purposes. It won’t be used for shipping or marketing.