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This evening, please come to meet the general manager and the donation relation manager at the Worcester location.

ReStore is operated by local Habitat For Humanity organizations. They are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers. Items for sale are available to the public and are similar to what might be found in other home good stores.

The purpose of Habitat For Humanity ReStores is to contribute to the work of Habitat For Humanity. Proceeds from sales are used to help build strength, stability, self-reliance, and shelter in local communities and around the world.

It’s fall cleanup and general maintenance time: If you have items in the attic or basement that are no longer needed or just taking up space, you might want to consider making a tax deductible donation to ReStore.

You might also want to visit the Worcester store to explore their inventory. They offer new and “gently used” appliances, furniture, building materials, and more at a fraction of retail prices. They are located at 640 Lincoln Street in Worcester, telephone 508-799-9259.

Monday, October 1

SWCLA Meeting Agenda

• 7:00p MassLandlords Business Update
• 7:10p Guest Speaker
• 7:45p Pizza break
• 8:00p Meeting wrap-up
• 8:30p Networking

Location

Southbridge Community Center (aka Casaubon Senior Center)
153 Chestnut St.
Southbridge, MA 01550

Food

• Pizza and Beverages

Pricing

Open to the public for your first time! Membership not required for your first time.

• Members are admitted for free
• General public free the first time, then pay $50/yr for membership.

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Part I:

John Gollinger, Executive Director of the Waltham Housing Authority, is tentatively scheduled to give us an update on WHA initiatives including the Waltham rental subsidy.
For the voucher program in particular, we hope to hear statistics on how successful has the program been, whether there be an extension past three years or a follow-on program,
and what can landlords can do to help out.

Part II:

Matt Naimoli of G&N Insurance will give us at least five cost savings and five pitfalls to avoid when insuring multifamily buildings.

Insurance Pitfalls to Avoid

• Insufficient Rent Loss Coverage: What this means, how it can happen, and how to avoid
• Insufficient Ordinance or Law coverage: What this means, how it can happen, and how to avoid
• Insufficient Liability Protection: What this means, how it can happen, and how to avoid
• Insufficient Building coverage: What this means, how it can happen, and how to avoid
• Individual policies vs a BOP that extends across all locations: Advantages/Disadvantages of both options and how to choose what’s right
• Claim snafus – avoid massive headaches of there are joint ownership on properties within policy by listing all owners out per property in advance
• Missing Endorsements – guaranteed replacement, water back up, O&Law, etc
• Policy Reviews – Not having policies reviewed at least every third year and the downfall of allowing them to sit dormant

Ways to Save

• Deductible Changes and the impact: Examples
• Evaluating options on a consistent basis: Who and How
• Keep your replacement cost in check
• One policy vs separate per property
• Sprinkler system impact
• Know when and when not to file claims
• Update your property

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.

Wednesday, October 3^rd

Charles River Meeting Agenda

• 5:30pm Sign-in/Networking/Dinner
  • Networking draws from Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
• 6:00pm Buffet Dinner by the Copper House Tavern
• 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 Part I: John Gollinger: Waltham Housing Authority
• 7:25pm Part II: G&N Insurance: Five Savings and Five Considerations
• 8:20pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

Best Western Waltham
380 Winter St.
Waltham, MA 02451

Parking

There is ample parking in the lot around the Best Western and down the hill by the Copper House Tavern. Please enter through the main lobby and look for the MassLandlords signs.

Food

• Upgraded food! Will be serving buffet of gemelli pasta with spinach, sun dried tomato pesto, topped with goat cheese chicken and basil.

• Salad and grilled Tuscan bread with butter.
• Soda, Water, Coffee
• Waitstaff will serve alcohol, just ask

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email hello@masslandlords.net, we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public: $35.00
  • Members: $25.00
• Early-bird ends seven days prior at 12pm:
  • Public: $30.00
  • Members: $20.00

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We’ll have two presentations this month.

MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi will be presenting different ways to collect rent electronically.

MWPOA Vice President Dana Fogg will be discussing handyperson tips and tricks.

Tuesday, October 9^th

MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda

• 6:30pm Registration, socializing and dinner
• 7:00pm MassLandlords Business Update
• 7:10pm Program starts

Location

Marlborough Fish and Game
1 Muddy Ln

Marlborough, MA 01752

Food

• Sandwiches and rolls, salad
• Beverages
• Cookies

Pricing & RSVP

Open to the public! Membership is not required. *MWPOA Members* RSVP by emailing your full name to Laurel newlakeview@yahoo.com

• MassLandlords.net/MWPOA Members pay $100 annual MWPOA dues and each meeting is free, just RSVP!
• MassLandlords.net Members and general public: $5

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Part I: Don’t Flush Money Down the Drain

If you’re like most landlords, you pay for the water yourself. Besides submetering, how can you avoid flushing money down the drain? Do you know about water recirculation? No, we don’t mean plumbing
the tub drain into the showerhead. There are myriad ways besides submetering that you can reduce your water bill.

This part of the presentation will be given by member Robert Jordan of Energy Wise Homes. Robert has first-hand knowledge of water conservation strategies in residential rental operations.

Part II: Why Would You Ever Carpet?

Do you replace your carpet regularly? Here’s some food for thought: don’t! There is a wide array of manufactured floors that hold up better than carpet, vinyl, and hardwood. We’ll be reviewing the
pros and cons of each and sharing best practice for flooring selection and long-term tenant proofing. Come find out what experienced hands have already started doing to reduce their turnover costs.

This part of the presentation will be given by Kyle from Father and Son Flooring.

Part III: Laws by Chapter and Verse

The Massachusetts General Laws will be made plain by looking at them in a logical, orderly way. We’ll glide over the laws by chapter and verse, pointing out the highlights, key points, and gotchas.
After this presentation, you’ll be better prepared to find and read the laws for yourself. Anytime someone makes up, “That’s against the law!” you’ll be able to say, “Well, let’s see here.”

Do you have a sign on your building? You should! Have you told another landlord someone didn’t pay you rent? You shouldn’t! All this and more.

This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi. This presenter is not an attorney. We will be providing legal information and
pointing you to read the law for yourself. We will not be providing advice particular to your situation.

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.

Wednesday, October 10^th

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 Don’t Flush Money Down the Drain,
• 7:30pm Why Would You Ever Carpet
• 7:55pm Laws by Chapter and Verse
• 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 hello@masslandlords.net, we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• Early-bird ends seven days prior @ 12pm:
• Public: $24
• Members: $14 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)
• Premium Members: No charge and no need to register
• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public: $29
  • Members: $19
  • Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

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Part I

When it’s time to raise the rent, can you just declare the new rent level? Or what paperwork is required? Do we need to terminate the tenancy?
Can they sign an addendum? How do we avoid discrimination, concessions, or other legal gotchas?

We’ll be walking through the various ways landlords attempt to raise the rent and discussing the pitfalls with each approach. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of
the way judges want to see rent raises carried out.

This part of the presentation will be presented by Attorney Kate Higgins-Shea.

Part II

What’s the biggest tax savings ever? How about if you saved over $100,000?
Come learn about IRS Section 1031, which allows owners to avoid recapture tax.

In a nutshell, owners can depreciate their property, saving tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes
over the life of the building, and then they can sell out and transfer that money into new property of like kind without paying recapture tax.
Everyone serious about rental property as an investment vehicle should understand Section 1031. But it’s not for the faint of heart! Tight timelines are involved.
If you do it only once if your life, it will still save you $100,000 or more, depending on the value of your property.

This part will be presented by Chris Brown of Edmund & Wheeler.

Thursday, October 11^th

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 Attorney Kate Higgins-Shea: How to Raise the Rent
• 7:50pm Chris Brown: Section 1031 Exchanges
• 8:30pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

Springfield Country Club
1375 Elm St
West Springfield, MA 01089

Food

• Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls
• Cash bar
• Hot Coffee & Tea
• Dessert (cookies, brownies, and blondies)

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email hello@masslandlords.net, we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Non-members always welcome!

• Door:
  • Public: $41.00
  • Members: $31.00
• Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
  • Public: $36.00
  • Members: $26.00

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