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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, March 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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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.

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

Wednesday, March 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 Taxes
• 8:00pm 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. Public parking lot behind Village Bank near corner of Adams and Watertown Streets.

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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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.

Thursday, March 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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We’ve confirmed we’ll be hosting Dan Juliani of Deland & Gibson to discuss insurance for rental properties.

We’ll also be hosting Jimmy Seaborg of MassSave to discuss energy efficiency.

Tuesday, March 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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Part I: Discrimination Refresher

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.

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 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, Discrimination Refresher
• 7:30pm Guerilla Tenant Screening Tactics with Brian Lucier
• 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!

• 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.

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