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
Even if your taxes are already done, you don’t want to miss this presentation on Opportunity Zones, which are a new way to invest and then defer or eliminate capital gains. Think 1031 with different strings attached, only with an eventual full forgiveness in some circumstances.
And if your taxes aren’t done, you’ll learn all about the Qualified Business Income deduction, in which business owners and many landlords will qualify to write off 20% of their revenue as a thank-you from Uncle Sam for employing people and/or capital.
This part of the presenation will be given by Nate Zielonka of Zielonka Financial Managment.
Nate Zielonka, Financial Advisor and IRS Enrolled Agent
Have you seen our Charles River volunteer website? Market data available on rent levels for Waltham and surrounding areas. We encourage you to also take the poll on your current views of the rental market. Use the “Contact Us” form to request a login at crrha.org
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.)
Our guest speaker for March is Mickie Lemay of mlemayleadpaintconsultingma.com. Lead paint in your home or business is nothing to ignore, and lead poisoning can be a very serious health condition that affects your ability to do everything in your everyday life you do now. So be sure to take the time to have a lead paint consult eliminate those problems before they become hazardous to your health.
M. Lemay Lead Paint Consulting was started with a determination to be sure that lead paint wouldn’t be a health hazard for as many homeowners in the Worcester County MA area. We know that a lot of our houses have history in our county, but that doesn’t mean we have to live with lead paint and the hazards that come along with it. So we decided to help out, one building at a time.
Come out and join us for an open forum discussion and presentation to find out more about these issues that can effect older rental properties as we discuss steps, strategies, some of the challenges we face as property owners to bring these rentals up to healthy living standards for our residents and families.
Our Events are Held at Monty Tech
Thursday, March 7thth
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.
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
We’ll review the protected classes and equal housing opportunity laws. Yes, you can reject the rental application of someone who’s a member of a protected class. But no, you can’t do so because of their being in that protected class. We’ll cover federal and state protected classes, steering, and testing. We’ll make sure everyone leaves the room understanding their obligations to ensure equal housing opportunity for all.
In particular we’ll cover emotional support animals, children when there’s lead in the apartment, Section 8, and more.
This part of the presentation will be MassLandlords repertoire presented by Executive Director Douglas Quattrochi.
Part II: Guerilla Tenant Screening Tactics
If you’ve been in the business a while you won’t be surprised to hear that applicants sometimes lie. If you’re new, this is a must-see presentation. Experienced landlords will be sharing their insider secrets on how to run a rental screening process rigorously, fairly, and without failure. How do you verify sources of income? What does it mean to check a rental application? What’s the one thing you can say to ruin your chances of getting a truthful landlord reference?
This part of the presentation will be given by Brian Lucier of Belaire Property Management. Brian has over 18 years of industry experience and continues to pick up tips and tricks to stay current with evolving technology. Brian will give you at least one new idea to try, but more probably a dozen. If you haven’t seen his office in Fitchburg it’s worth a drive for the one-way stickers alone. He’s coming to visit us and is not to be missed.
Discrimination RefresherGuerilla Tenant Screening Tactics with Brian Lucier of Belaire Property Management
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, March 13th
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, Discrimination Refresher
7:30pm Guerilla Tenant Screening Tactics with Brian Lucier
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
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.
How can you distinguish the $80 “Emotional Support Animal” online special from the real deal without denying a legitimately disabled person the chance for equal housing opportunity? We’ll be reviewing the different types of animals that can be requested, the correct way for landlords to engage without giving in or denying outright, and some case studies of where the process has gone off the rails.
This part of the presentation will be given by Kristina Khoury of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
Part II: Ask the Experts
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.
The discussion will be moderated by a panel of experienced landlords and attorneys.
Emotional Support Animals with the Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationAsk the Experts/Round Table
Are your units to code? Do you know about the Building Code and the State Sanitary Code? Come hear all about the common reasons why rental properties get cited for violations, including how you can defend yourself against security deposit issues and the free rent trick. Keeping your building in good repair is the name of the game, we’ll show you what to do.
This part of the presentation will be given by Sisia Daglian, Assistant Building Commission for the City of Cambridge, and her team.
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, March 19th
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
Just $10 at Pilgrim Parking, enter after 4pm, a two-minute walk from One Broadway, click here for details. Be careful, some garages are $30. Accessible by T (red line Kendall Square) and highway. For additional parking options see CIC Directions.
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.
In our quest to cover the Greater Springfield region, we’re going back to Twin Hills for a month. It’s spring and time to remind ourselves of the importance of careful tenant selection to our bottom line. In this month’s meeting we’ll be covering tenant screening with in-depth looks from three sets of speakers. The first two segments will be “how” and the third will be “what” to look for.
Part I: Tenant Screening Refresher
We’ll start by reviewing the list of protected classes and equal housing opportunity laws. Yes, you can reject the rental application of someone who’s a member of a protected class. But no, you can’t do so because of their being in that protected class. We’ll cover federal and state protected classes, steering, and testing. We’ll make sure everyone leaves the room understanding their obligations to ensure equal housing opportunity for all.
We’ll then cover the “big three” tenant screening checks that landlords can pay for. These are in addition to the detective work we can do on our own. We’ll explain how credit scores work, one easy source of criminal data, and one free way to check eviction records.
This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords staff.
Part II: Criminal Records In-Depth
Criminal records have become both under-utilized and overly harsh in screening out rental applicants. We’ll explain which kinds of data sources exist, what the data tells us or doesn’t tell us about an applicant, and why we need to review criminal records on a case-by-case basis. Arrests and misdemeanors may not be housing relevant.
This part of the presentation will be a moderated discussion between staff and Jeremy Durrin, president of Background Examine.
Part III: Landlord Q&A on Screening
We’ll be putting three regular audience members in front of the room to discuss what they look for once they have a credit, criminal, and eviction history. We’ll also be asking them about checking income, references, cosigners, residence history, and many other factors.
How to get detailed Tenant Screening DataJeremy Durrin, BackgroundExamine.com
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, April 11th
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 Tenant Screening Refresher
7:35pm Criminal Records In-Depth
7:50pm Ask the Experts on Tenant Screening
8:30pm Networking
9:00pm Doors Close
Location
You can just about taste the whiskey bread pudding reading this event listing:
