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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.

Monday, February 4

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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When it comes to the latest real estate developments, including the effect of the government shutdown on real estate closings,
the new short-term rental tax, and the indictment of an alleged real estate forger, you can’t find any better source than Attorney Richard Vetstein. Attorney
Vetstein will be discussing current events as well as giving advice for rental property owners and managers, and if we’re lucky, talking about the upcoming
legislative session.

Have you seen our Charles River volunteer website? Market data available on rent levels for Waltham and surroundings. Use the “Contact Us” form to request a login at crrha.org

Wednesday, February 6^th

Charles River Meeting Agenda

• 6:00pm Sign-in/Networking
  • Networking draws from Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
• 6:30pm Pizza and sodas provided
• 7:00pm 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.)
• 7:20pm Attorney Richard Vetstein
• 8:20pm Networking and small group discussion
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

Charles River Properties
382 Watertown St
Newton, MA 02458

Parking

Lots of street parking available at this hour.

Food

• Pizza
• Soda, Water
• Please feel free to bring a dinner that meets your dietary goals/restrictions

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required! Seating is limited to 25. If tickets are active, seats are available.

• Public: $15.00
• Members: $10.00

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Fitchburg Thu 2/07: Property Management Software Solutions: The Free, The Cheap & The Steep

Come out and join us the first Thursday of the February (Note the change of date from the second Thursday of the month) for an educational and entertaining evening with your guest speakers Property Manager Debbie Greelish of Distinctive Homes Management Trust, and property manager Brian Lucier of Belaire Property Management LLC.

In this presentation we will look at three different property management software solutions. First we will explore all that Google Drive has to offer in the way of spreadsheets, dashboards, documents and record keeping to keep your rental property running in the green with custom created documents to maximize the efficiency in running your business.

Then Debbie will peel back the layers of Buildium, our first professional off-the-shelf software solution for the night. Debbie will walk through the work flow from listing your property, to screening residents, to the move in process and month-to-month tasks within this software package.

Brian will then take you on a virtual tour of all the AppFolio has to offer to manage your rental property business. We will look at the many features available in this package and follow the flow from listing to lease up and much, much more.

Finally we will summarize the solutions presented in our presentation and give our best recommendation as to if and when you may want to consider crossing over from the free tools to a complete property management software solution to optimize the scaleability of your rental operations.

Thursday, February 7th^th

NWCLA Meeting Agenda

Visit nwcla.com for any last-minute updates or changes.

• 6:45pm Dinner and Networking
  • Networking draws from 25 towns including Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Athol, Holden, Ayer, Orange, Ashburnham, Spencer, Ashby, Lunenburg, Townsend, Westminster, Princeton, Sterling, Lancaster, Shirley, Groton, Pepperell, Winchedon, Templeton, and Hubbardston.
• 7:00pm Presentations

Location

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School (Monty Tech)
1050 Westminster Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

Parking

There is ample free parking beside the school. Do not park along the fence where the busses park. Do not park in
any of the handicap spots unless you have the proper handicap parking sticker.

Food

• Dinner by Happy Jack’s Cantina Grille from N. Main St. in Leominster.

Pricing

Membership not required! Open to the public.

• Early-bird ends seven days prior @ 12pm:
• Public and Members other than NWCLA: $15
• MassLandlords.net/NWCLA members: pay annual dues, then free
• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public and Members other than NWCLA: $20
  • MassLandlords.net/NWCLA members: pay annual dues, then free

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Canceled: Snow

We’ll be talking about Section 8 in details. Pros, cons, and how it works. Note that Massachusetts landlords are required to take a Section 8 renter if they are the most qualified. You can’t discriminate
on the basis of receiving public assistance! But you can reject a Section 8 applicant for other reasons. Come learn how the program works in detail, including inspections and dealing with administrators.

Tuesday, February 12^th

MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda

• 6:30pm Registration, socializing and dinner
• 7:00pm MassLandlords Business Update
• 7:15pm Program starts

Location

Marlborough Fish and Game
1 Muddy Ln

Marlborough, MA 01752

Food

• Hot buffet
• 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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Venue Change due to snow: Fiddler’s Green, Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple St, Worcester

Part I: Subsidy Alphabet Soup

When a renter submits an application with a subsidy, do you know how to screen them? MRVP, RCAP, TFADC, the list goes on and on! We’ll walk you through the various programs and alert you to
opportunities to make money by participating where other landlords wrongly fear to tread. We’ll also cover discrimination protections. Attendees will leave confident you can select good subsidized candidates and avoid
the bad without running afoul of the law or exposing yourself to undue business risk.

This part of the presentation will be MassLandlords repertoire presented by Executive Director Douglas Quattrochi.

Part II: Water Submetering Bulletin

We have reduced this segment to a bulletin, where two findings based on experience will be presented.

The water bill is the biggest exposure for a landlord entering a contested eviction. All it takes is one twist of the wrist and thousands of dollars in water and sewer bills will be on their way. Is this really
the way rentals should be? No! But no longer do you have to gut your three-decker to get compliant water metering. Technology gives us cheaper alternatives and there are local plumbers installing
this in older buildings regularly.

Part III: Expensive Looking Facelifts that are Easy on the Budget

Handyman extraordinaire Joel Bienvenu will deftly present on some upgrades that will let you charge higher rent but that won’t break the bank. Investing hundreds, not thousands, can
turn functional in fantastic. “I can’t believe it’s not gutter!” Just kidding, we won’t be showing you how to make downspouts out of duct tape. Although that might work. We’ll be focusing on cosmetic
upgrades.

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.

Venue Change due to snow: Fiddler’s Green, Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple St, Worcester

Wednesday, February 13^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 Doug Quattrochi, Subsidy Alphabet Soup
• 7:30pm Water Submetering Bulletin
• 7:45pm Joel Bienvenu, Expensive Looking Facelifts that are Easy on the Budget
• 9:00pm Doors close

Location

Worcester Technical High School
1 Skyline Dr
Worcester, MA 01603

Fiddler’s Green, Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center
19 Temple St
Worcester, MA 01604

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

The Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center has a surprisingly large lot for downtown. It is also possible to park along the street and in the church lot across the street. You will find a good space

Food

• Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf
• Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls
• Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies
• Cash bar

*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

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.

Venue Change due to snow: Fiddler’s Green, Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple St, Worcester

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