Our monthly training and networking event will be held on the first Monday of the month. Speaker details are TBD but you can be sure of great conversation and small group discussion.
The SWCLA Meets at the Southbridge Community Center fka Casaubon Senior Center
We’ll be having a round table (really, whole room) discussion about any rental real estate topics. This meeting is a great opportunity for our members to learn from each other’s experiences. Bring your questions about tenant issues, lease agreements and addendum, best practices or share your knowledge to answer other members questions.
We’ll be having a whole-room discussion
Tuesday, January 8th
MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda
Art Fisher has been a real estate investor for ten years now. He wants to share highlights from this past decade, including the good, the bad, and the exceptionally bad. There’s one story in particular we want you to hear. MassLandlords emcee Rich Merlino suggested this portion could be called, “How the courts can eff up your entire business and life.” Enough time has passed where Art is willing to share what happened so we can all be better for it.
Part II: The Biggest Tax Changes in 40 Years
This is the main part of the evening.
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 is taking effect on the returns we’ll soon be filing. Overall for investors, the changes are favorable. We want to cover a variety of topics including changes to Section 1031 exchanges, pass-through entity tax credits, changes to the standard deduction, and a wide variety of other issues you should be aware of to maximum your tax savings from real estate.
This part of the presentation will be given by Steven Thebodo, CPA. Steve has been with O’Connor, Maloney & Company, P.C. since 2001. He provides clients with tax advice and preparation services, financial statement preparation, accounting, auditing and consulting services. He graduated from Assumption College in 2000 with a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting. Steve is past president of the Worcester Young Businessman’s Association and Spencer Exchange Club. He is the assistant treasurer of Girl’s, Inc. of Worcester and a member of the East Brookfield planning board. Steve was named to Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty in 2013. He has spoken at MassLandlords Worcester before and earned high marks.
Steve Thebodo as featured in the Worcester Telegram, photo derived from work by Rick Cinclair
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, January 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 Art Fisher, an Unbelievably Bad Experience we can Learn From
7:30pm Steve Thebodo, the Biggest Tax Changes in 40 Years
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!
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
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.
This event is operated by MassLandlords staff. Check in with your MassLandlords ID card.
Part I: MassSave and/or Eversource on Efficiency and Heat Pumps
We’ll be talking about energy efficiency and new technology to replace existing heat equipment, including high efficiency boilers, furnaces, and heat pumps.
This part of the presentation will be given by Joe Robinson of MassSave. If we can, we’ll have Eversource send a representative as well, and we may cover the Columbia Gas explosions and response.
Part II: Interview with Mary Thayer and Doug Thayer
There’s no better way to learn than by listening to and asking questions of an experienced family business. Mary Thayer and her son Doug Thayer will be sitting for an interview about calculating return on investment, making regular inspections, and tenant-proofing apartments. This is all part of running an efficient business.
Whether you get through life as a landlord never having to evict anyone, or you’re in court every week, there’s always something to learn from a landlord-tenant attorney talking about eviction and court cases more generally. In this part of the presentation, we’ll be covering do’s and dont’s of civil procedure (summary process, aka eviction). We’ll share the best tips and tricks to make a compelling case to the mediator, the clerk magistrate, the judge, or the jury, as the case may be.
This part of the presentation will be given by Attorney Adam Sherwin. Attorney Sherwin is a Google five-star attorney over seven reviews, has assisted with the MassLandlords crash course, and has been admitted to five bars (MA, NY, VT, US MA, and US Appeals First Circuit).
Note: We had previously advertised that Cambridge Inspectional Services would be visiting us. They have rescheduled for March.
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, January 15th
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.)
ID required 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 in the 5th floor Venture Cafe.
Accessing from the T
Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.
Cross to the northeast side of Main St. with the Marriott and Chipotle and walk down the street away from Cambridge towards the Longfellow Bridge to Boston.
Cross through the plaza with the five-foot high metal globe; One Broadway is the building undergoing construction across the next street.
Cross over Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.
Parking
Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking is $10 enter after 4pm, a two-minute walk from One Broadway, click here for details
Food
Buffet, incl. salad and rolls
Water, sodas
Cookies
*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!
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.
