All Forum Posts by: Jillian Campayno

*Part I: Repair and Renovation Laws and Regulations
-We'll be reviewing Massachusetts laws on residential repair and construction. We'll cover which trades require being licensed, which kinds of contractors must be registered, and we'll cover permits and inspections. The goal is to give owners and managers knowledge to identify contractors who operate by the book, or a roadmap to become licensed in your own right. As landlords we must remain compliant at all times with the sanitary code and Chapter 93A the consumer protection statute. Improperly done work will land us in hot water with our renters.

*Part II: How to Vet and Manage Contractors
-In this part of the meeting we'll be talking about best practices for jobs big and small. Can you screen a contractor like you can a renter, knowing that the person you do business with is not going to take your money and run? How can you get a contractor to show up each day? What do you need to do to protect yourself against delays, cost overruns, or bad decisions? How do you manage access to the premises, surprises, bidding, and subs? This will be a moderated discussion.

These presentations and discussions will be given by MassLandlords volunteers and staff.

*Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?
Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-event may be chucked.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee
MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Wednesday, October 9th Meeting Agenda
-5:30pm Sign-in/Networking
Networking draws from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.
-6:15pm Buffet Dinner by The Vintage Grille
-6:40pm MassLandlords Business Update and Member Minutes
Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
-7:00pm Rich Merlino Meeting Introduction
-7:05pm Repair and Renovation Laws and Regulations
-7:45pm How to Vet and Manage Contractors
-9:00pm Doors close

*Location
Worcester Technical High School
1 Skyline Dr
Worcester, MA 01603

*Parking
There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school

*Food
Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf
Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls
Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:
Public: $24
Members: $19

-Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
Public: $22
Members: $14

Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

*Extra Credit
-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

Whether you're coming from the point of view of individual landlording, or if you're an experienced corporate landlord looking to get the latest industry update, this presentation on commercial lending will give you the perspective you need to grow your income property business.

We'll start by covering the different expectations in the commercial world vs residential mortgages. Maturity date, rate, and down payment are just the beginning. We'll also cover minimum loan amounts, and prepayment penalties. Next we'll cover properties where commercial lending does not apply, and talk about how even owner-occupied properties might need or benefit from a commercial loan.

We'll cover the application process. We'll show you what lenders look for and what kinds of projects may not be lendable (including some renovation work or empty buildings). We'll also cover the major difference with residential mortgages, which is ongoing reporting requirements during the life of the loan.

Unlike with residential mortgages, where maturity means the loan is paid off, commercial mortgage maturity often results in refinancing and ongoing debt. We'll talk about this and about the collections process, in case you want to buy a commercial foreclosure. Finally we'll cover special cases, including portfolio lending, lines of credit, and transferring properties into an LLC.

This presentation will be given by Michael Travaglini, MassLandlords member, and George Drugas, both of Brookline Bank.

Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?

Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked.

"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Tuesday, September 17th Cambridge Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking

Networking draws from Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, and Malden.

-6:00pm Buffet Dinner

-6:40pm Executive Director Doug Quattrochi with the MassLandlords Business Update

Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)

-7:00pm Commercial Lending 101

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

1 Broadway (5th Floor)

Cambridge, MA 02142

*Food

Buffet, incl. salad and rolls

Water, sodas

Cookies

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

Leftover food is donated to members and/or homeless shelters.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:

Public: $24

Members: $19

Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

-Public: $22

Members: $14

Nametags are printed for early-bird public, early-bird member, and premium members only.

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

This fast-paced course is strictly limited to 16 participants to allow for detailed discussion and Q&A. Course tuition includes:

Small group session with the Executive Director, a trained presenter and experienced landlord, and the Legislative Affairs Counsel, an attorney.

A comprehensive agenda, see below.
*Your choice of two books:
-Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide by NOLO,
-The Good Landlord by Peter Shapiro,
-Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, and/or
-The Housing Manual by H. John Fisher.
*A bound summary of all material presented.
*Breakfast pastries, coffee, tea.
*Lunch sandwiches, sodas, chips, cookies; all dietary requirements satisfied, please notify us when you purchase a ticket.
*A MassLandlords ballpoint pen.
*A coupon for 10% off any MassLandlords annual membership.
*A MassLandlords certificate of completion and permission to use "MassLandlords Crash Course graduate" on your marketing material.

Saturday, September 21st, 2019 Agenda
-8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants
-8:50 - Rental markets
Urban, suburban, rural
Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses
-9:05 - Property selection
Lead paint (Legal highlight)
Utilities
Bones vs surfaces
Amenities
Repairs and renovations
Durable vs beautiful
What if I'm stuck with what I've got?
-9:20 - Sales and marketing 101 for rental property managers
Marketing rentals
Sales process
Staying organized
Branding a small business
Getting more or fewer calls
Tips and tricks
-10:05 - Break
-10:15 - Applications and screening
Criminal, credit, eviction
Discrimination (legal highlight)
Tenant Screening Workshop
-11:10 - Rental Forms
Lease vs Tenancy at Will
iCORI
Eviction notices
-11:35 - Legal Matters start
Late fees
Security deposits
Eviction process
Move-and-store
Water and electrical submetering
Housing Court vs District Court
Warranty of habitability
Inspections
Subsidies
Rent control
-12:00 - Break and Lunch, with free form Q&A
-12:30 - Legal Matters finish
-1:10 - Maintenance, hiring, and operations
Keeping the rent roll and expenses
Filing taxes
To manage or not to mange
Tenants as customers
Notifying tenants
Extermination
Monitoring contractors
Lease violations and conflict resolution
Record keeping
-1:50 - Overview of books and resources for further education
-1:55 - Review of unanswered questions
-2:05 - End

*Location
Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley
221 Industry Ave
Springfield, MA 01104

*Food
-Breakfast:
Fresh bagels, large muffins, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake slices and scones with cream cheese, butter, and jam
Fresh fruit platter
Assorted fruit juices and coffee
-Lunch:
Assorted gourmet sandwiches
Garden salad
Fruit salad
Assorted pastries
Soda, juice, water

*Please email [email protected] if you have any dietary restrictions and need a special meal.

*Pricing
Online:
-Non-members: $205
-Members: $195 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)

Online registration required. All ticket sales final.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

*Part I: Tornado Preparedness, Decreasing Slips and Falls

Personal injury lawsuits can strike like a bolt out of the blue, but there are simple things every landlord can do to minimize your risk. Do you know what you'll say or do when someone slips? What if someone's car is destroyed by hail, and they sue you as the landlord? What if someone is struck by lightning sitting at your picnic table or by your pool? In addition to the Storm Ready Certification: Supporter Designation, which is free, there are cases you need to know about and easy steps to take.

This part of the presentation will be given by Dr. Alicia Wasula, CCM, President of Shade Tree Meteorology and 2019 Chair of the American Meteorological Society Board of Certified Consulting Meteorologists. Dr. Wasula is smart, down to earth, and experienced at helping landlords large and small ensure they are prepared for hazardous weather. Dr. Wasula's goal is to minimize the risk of litigation due to an injury occurring on your property.

*Part II: Free and Discounted Energy Upgrades

Eversource will be joining us to discuss free and discounted energy upgrades for market rent and low-income rentals: windows, insulation, heating systems, lighting, variable frequency drives, heat pumps, hot water on demand, and more. These programs will apply to market rate duplexes and up, and low-income five units and up. There are new additions for 2019 and some of the additions are well worth finding out about.

These efficiency upgrades cover common areas, inside units, and all exteriors. They will now replace single pane windows in electrically heated units. Air source heat pumps are available with preferrential loan terms. Don't own a large building? That's okay, they can group two smaller ones and treat them as if they were a single larger complex. This information is relevant wherever you own property, these are state-wide programs. There are two distinct paths depending on income eligibility.

This part of the presentation will be given by Marge Vedovelli and James Collins, presenting slides prepared with Debbie Sas, all of Eversource.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Thursday, September 12th RHAGS Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking

Cash bar

Networking draws from Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Southwick, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Westhampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, Belchertown, Ware, Palmer, Warren, Monson, and Hampden.

-6:00pm Buffet dinner

-6:40pm State-wide Business Update and Member Minutes

-7:00pm Local Updates

-7:05pm Legal Update

-7:10pm Tornado Preparedness, Decreasing Slips and Falls

-7:50pm Topic TBD

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location

Delaney House

3 Country Club Rd

Holyoke, MA 01040

*Food

Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls

Cash bar

Hot Coffee & Tea

Dessert

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and update the goals/restrictions field in your profile, we will accommodate you.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:

Public: $40

Members: $35

-Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

Public: $38

Members: $30

Nametags are printed for all early-bird tickets and premium members.

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

*Part I: Are Security Deposits History?

We'll review how to take a security deposit, what happens if you mess up the paperwork, and how you may want to raise the rent instead of taking on the legal exposure of a deposit. We'll be looking at the question of whether security deposits are now so tightly regulated, with such legal exposure for noncompliance, that average landlords might no longer take a deposit.

*Part II: Smart Home Tech for Rental Properties

Technology can save time, reduce risk, and earn higher rents by shutting off the water, giving renters keyless entry, and keeping vandals away all without us having to be there. Why would you ever attempt to manage a property without a little remote assistance? Come see what easy and affordable steps you can take to modernize your units, eliminate travel time, and get a higher return on your investment.

Use-cases we will be considering:

-Establishing network connections at a property with no office
-Rekeying locks
-Remotely controlling tenants and contractor access
-Controlling / Reducing water, heat, or electrical expenses
-Freeze protection
-Leak detection
-Security cameras and break-in deterrence

We will be going over smart thermostats, water leak detection and shutoff, smart locks, door and window sensors, video monitoring, and more.

This part of the presentation will be given by Charles Hadsell, MassLandlords member, CEO at ePropertyCare, and experienced MassLandlords presenter.

*Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?
Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-event may be chucked.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee
MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Wednesday, September 11th Meeting Agenda
-5:30pm Sign-in/Networking
Networking draws from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.
-6:15pm Buffet Dinner by The Vintage Grille
-6:40pm MassLandlords Business Update and Member Minutes
Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
-7:00pm Rich Merlino Meeting Introduction
Brief moment of silence for the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001, particularly the 79 Massachusetts residents
-7:05pm Security Deposits
-7:30pm Home Tech
-9:00pm Doors close

*Location
Worcester Technical High School
1 Skyline Dr
Worcester, MA 01603

*Food
Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf
Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls
Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

*Door:
Public: $24
Members: $19

*Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
Public: $22
Members: $14

Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

*Extra Credit
-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Learn everything you need to succeed as an owner or manager of residential rental property in Massachusetts.

This fast-paced course is strictly limited to 16 participants to allow for detailed discussion and Q&A. Course tuition includes:

Small group session with the Executive Director, a trained presenter and experienced landlord, and the Legislative Affairs Counsel, an attorney.

A comprehensive agenda, see below.

*Your choice of two books:

-Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide by NOLO,

-The Good Landlord by Peter Shapiro,

-Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, and/or

-The Housing Manual by H. John Fisher.

*A bound summary of all material presented.

*Breakfast pastries, coffee, tea.

*Lunch sandwiches, sodas, chips, cookies; all dietary requirements satisfied, please notify us when you purchase a ticket.

*A MassLandlords ballpoint pen.

*A coupon for 10% off any MassLandlords annual membership.

*A MassLandlords certificate of completion and permission to use "MassLandlords Crash Course graduate" on your marketing material.

Saturday, July 27th, 2019 Agenda

-8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants

-8:45 - Rental markets

Urban, suburban, rural

Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses

-8:55 - Property selection

Lead paint (Legal highlight)

Utilities

Bones vs surfaces

Amenities

Repairs and renovations

Durable vs beautiful

What if I'm stuck with what I've got?

-9:05 - Sales and marketing 101 for rental property managers

Marketing rentals

Sales process

Staying organized

Branding a small business

Getting more or fewer calls

Tips and tricks

-9:45 - Break

-9:55 - Applications and screening

Criminal, credit, eviction

Discrimination (legal highlight)

Tenant Screening Workshop

-10:50 - Rental Forms

Lease vs Tenancy at Will

iCORI

Eviction notices

-11:10 - Legal Matters

Late fees

Security deposits

Eviction process

Move-and-store

Water and electrical submetering

Housing Court vs District Court

Warranty of habitability

Inspections

Subsidies

Rent control

-12:10 - Break and Lunch, with free form Q&A

-12:40 - Maintenance, hiring, and operations

Keeping the rent roll and expenses

Filing taxes

To manage or not to mange

Tenants as customers

Notifying tenants

Extermination

Monitoring contractors

Lease violations and conflict resolution

Record keeping

-1:15 - Overview of books and resources for further education

-1:20 - Review of unanswered questions

-1:40 - End

*Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

14th Floor

One Broadway

Cambridge, MA 02134

Accessing from the T

Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.

Cross to the side of Main St. with the Chipotle and walk up the street towards Broadway, passing the Chipotle on your left.

You will then round the corner to the left and One Broadway will be across the street diagonally.

Cross over Third St. and Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.

For all attendees Upon entering One Broadway, you will need to check in with the lobby security. You'll just need to show your ID and let them know you're going to the MassLandlords event and which floor.

*Parking

Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking has affordable rates and is a short walk from the venue, click here for details

*Food

-Breakfast:

Fresh bagels, large muffins, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake slices and scones with cream cheese, butter, and jam

Fresh fruit platter

Assorted fruit juices and coffee

-Lunch:

Assorted gourmet sandwiches

Garden salad

Fruit salad

Assorted pastries

Soda, juice, water

*Please email [email protected] if you have any dietary restrictions and need a special meal.

*Pricing

Online:

-Non-members: $205

-Members: $195 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)

Online registration required. All ticket sales final.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

*Part I: Tentative Bill Review

Did you know that renter advocates and their Reps and Senators blame landlords for an over-regulated market? They want to further prevent us from selling our properties to our children, charging market rents, or evicting the worst tenants, against whom witnesses are required in court. We'll review bills called "tenant opportunity to purchase," rent control, and just cause eviction pending speaker availability and audience interest. We'll look at the actual bill text and see what they're proposing and what problems they're trying to solve.

*Part II: Ways to Make More Money with Existing Properties

When you can't buy a new property, is your income maxed out? Maybe not. For "Ways to Make More Money with Existing Properties,", we'll be presenting the best tips and tricks we've learned from talking with hundreds of landlords over the years for offering a higher level of service and earning more. We'll start with easy stuff like knowing your water pressure (you do know your water pressure, right?) and work up from there. A major portion of the presentation will be strategies for negotiating higher rent with applicants other landlords might unfairly reject. We'll end with guidance on leaving paper checks behind and going digital with online rent collection that fits tenants' income patterns, avoids overdraft, and helps your renters build credit. Don't miss these strategies for improving your bottom line by doing right. Real estate is a great way to build wealth over time by doing more for others.

This segment will be presented by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director of MassLandlords, Inc. MassLandlords members represent the experience of tens of thousands of rental units, and each presentation a new idea comes up that gets worked into subsequent presentations. Come prepared to learn some great ideas but also please think about what you want to share with the room. Together we'll make this a meeting our balance sheets and the Commonwealth's housing stock will thank us for.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Tuesday, June 18th Cambridge Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking

Networking draws from Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, and Malden.

-6:00pm Buffet Dinner

-6:40pm Executive Director Doug Quattrochi with the MassLandlords Business Update

Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)

-7:00pm Bill review

-7:40pm Ways to make more money

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

1 Broadway (5th Floor)

Cambridge, MA 02142

*See MassLandlords.net/events for Parking Details and Directions from the T

*Food

Buffet, incl. salad and rolls

Water, sodas

Cookies

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:

Public: $24

Members: $19

-Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

Public: $22

Members: $14

Nametags are printed for early-bird public, early-bird member, and premium members only.

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

Learn everything you need to succeed as an owner or manager of residential rental property in Massachusetts.

This fast-paced course is strictly limited to 16 participants to allow for detailed discussion and Q&A. Course tuition includes:

Small group session with the Executive Director, a trained presenter and experienced landlord, and the Legislative Affairs Counsel, an attorney.

A comprehensive agenda, see below.

*Your choice of two books:

-Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide by NOLO,

-The Good Landlord by Peter Shapiro,

-Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, and/or

-The Housing Manual by H. John Fisher.

*A bound summary of all material presented.

*Breakfast pastries, coffee, tea.

*Lunch sandwiches, sodas, chips, cookies; all dietary requirements satisfied, please notify us when you purchase a ticket.

*A MassLandlords ballpoint pen.

*A coupon for 10% off any MassLandlords annual membership.

*A MassLandlords certificate of completion and permission to use "MassLandlords Crash Course graduate" on your marketing material.

Saturday, June 15th, 2019 Agenda

-8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants

-8:45 - Rental markets

Urban, suburban, rural

Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses

-8:55 - Property selection

Lead paint (Legal highlight)

Utilities

Bones vs surfaces

Amenities

Repairs and renovations

Durable vs beautiful

What if I'm stuck with what I've got?

-9:05 - Sales and marketing 101 for rental property managers

Marketing rentals

Sales process

Staying organized

Branding a small business

Getting more or fewer calls

Tips and tricks

-9:45 - Break

-9:55 - Applications and screening

Criminal, credit, eviction

Discrimination (legal highlight)

Tenant Screening Workshop

-10:50 - Rental Forms

Lease vs Tenancy at Will

iCORI

Eviction notices

-11:10 - Legal Matters

Late fees

Security deposits

Eviction process

Move-and-store

Water and electrical submetering

Housing Court vs District Court

Warranty of habitability

Inspections

Subsidies

Rent control

-12:10 - Break and Lunch, with free form Q&A

-12:40 - Maintenance, hiring, and operations

Keeping the rent roll and expenses

Filing taxes

To manage or not to mange

Tenants as customers

Notifying tenants

Extermination

Monitoring contractors

Lease violations and conflict resolution

Record keeping

-1:15 - Overview of books and resources for further education

-1:20 - Review of unanswered questions

-1:40 - End

*Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

14th Floor

One Broadway

Cambridge, MA 02134

Accessing from the T

Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.

Cross to the side of Main St. with the Chipotle and walk up the street towards Broadway, passing the Chipotle on your left.

You will then round the corner to the left and One Broadway will be across the street diagonally.

Cross over Third St. and Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.

For all attendees Upon entering One Broadway, you will need to check in with the lobby security. You'll just need to show your ID and let them know you're going to the MassLandlords event and which floor.

*Parking

Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking has affordable rates and is a short walk from the venue, click here for details

*Food

-Breakfast:

Fresh bagels, large muffins, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake slices and scones with cream cheese, butter, and jam

Fresh fruit platter

Assorted fruit juices and coffee

-Lunch:

Assorted gourmet sandwiches

Garden salad

Fruit salad

Assorted pastries

Soda, juice, water

*Please email [email protected] if you have any dietary restrictions and need a special meal.

*Pricing

Online:

-Non-members: $205

-Members: $195 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)

Online registration required. All ticket sales final.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

Our season finale will be back at Longmeadow where we'll discussing our buildings and our portfolios.

-Part I: Residential State Sanitary Code

We'll start the evening by reviewing the residential state sanitary code, which is the defining feature of residential rental real estate. Unlike your own home, in which you might tolerate deficiencies, or a commercial building, where you can put maintenance on the renter, residential rental real estate requires owners to maintain their premises inside and out. We'll be reviewing the common issues and how to remedy and foolproof them.

This part of the presentation will be given by either David Cotter, Springfield's Deputy Director of Housing Code Enforcement or Steve Desilets, Springfield's City Code Enforcement Commissioner. David and Steve are kind enough to join us outside their jurisdiction and share their knowledge of the state sanitary code, which applies to all municipalities equally.

This is the topic that was previously scheduled for May.

-Part II: Economic Opportunity Zones

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 granted states the power to define Economic Opportunity Zones, which offer tax-deferred or tax-free investment opportunities to landlords and businesses alike. We'll review this process and show areas in your neck of the woods that would qualify.

This part of the presentation is MassLandlords repertoire and will be given by MassLandlords staff or an accountant TBA.

-"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Thursday, June 13th RHAGS Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking

Cash bar

Networking draws from Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Southwick, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Westhampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, Belchertown, Ware, Palmer, Warren, Monson, and Hampden.

-6:00pm Buffet dinner

-6:40pm State-wide Business Update and Member Minutes

-7:00pm Local Updates

-7:05pm Legal Update

-7:10pm State Sanitary Code

-7:50pm Economic Opportunity Zones

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location

You can just about taste the whiskey bread pudding reading this event listing:

Twin Hills Country Club

700 Wolf Swamp Rd

Longmeadow, MA 01106

*Food

Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls

Cash bar

Hot Coffee & Tea

Dessert

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and update the goals/restrictions field in your profile, we will accomodate you.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

*Door:

-Public: $40

-Members: $35

*Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

-Public: $38

-Members: $30

Nametags are printed for all early-bird tickets and premium members.

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Purchase tickets at: www.MassLandlords.net/events

*Part I: The Albion Restored

We're sending a photographer to meet Mike O'Rourke and create a PowerPoint show-and-tell. Mike restored an infamous downtown Worcester rooming house called "The Albion" from a state of neglect to a well-run, well respected, and greatly admired home for many. He has come up with some surprising and effective new approaches to management and buildings. From security to electric stoves, we'll learn how it's really done. There will be no "before" pictures, we'll be focused on what works now.

Mike has been written about at least twice in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, is a MassLandlords State-wide Board Member Emeritus, and has contributed immeasurably to the cause of creating better rental housing in Massachusetts.

*Part II: Are We In a Bubble?

We have finally corralled the speakers we need to have this discussion. With building prices what they are, who can make money on a new acquisition? No one can predict the future, but we can speculate and we can build defenses, in some ways. And we can prepare to buy, in other ways. Or we can ignore the naysayers and just keep buying. We'll have a good discussion.

This part of the presentation will be given by a panel TBA.

*Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?

Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-event may be chucked.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Wednesday, June 12th Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in/Networking

Networking draws from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.

-6:15pm Buffet Dinner by The Vintage Grille

-6:40pm MassLandlords Business Update and Member Minutes

Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)

-7:00pm Rich Merlino Meeting Introduction

-7:05pm The Albion

-7:40pm Bubble?

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Worcester Technical High School

1 Skyline Dr

Worcester, MA 01603

*Parking

There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school

*Food

Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf

Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls

Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:

Public: $24

Members: $19

-Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

Public: $22

Members: $14

Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

This event is operated by MassLandlords staff. Check in with your MassLandlords ID card.

This is part of the Worcester rental real estate networking and training series.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events