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Important: We will never disclose your unit count to anyone. We use this information internally to ensure that each member contributes to our shared mission according to their ability by scaling dues for business size and regional variations in rent, which can be large. Per our terms, we will use public records to verify what you tell us. If we have to adjust your unit ownership for inaccurate reporting, we will charge correct dues plus a $60 verification fee over and above the price shown below. List all units across all LLCs, all vacant, held for sale, below market, etc.
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Membership Plan Benefits

Resources

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Benefit
Description
Value
Up To
Included
Videos and Members-only Resources
Watch past events, learn about the laws, and access spreadsheets you can build on like our heat pump vs. furnace calculator.
Videos and Members-only Resources
Included in Membership
  • Watch recordings of our most popular live events.
  • Access spreadsheets you can build on, like our heat pump vs. furnace calculator.
  • Read your choice of 2,000 pages of articles, analysis and experience.

Avoiding one eviction could be worth $10,000. Avoiding three discrimination mistakes could be worth $50,000. We show one small value based on our heat pump spreadsheet alone:

  discussion_time_saved: 6 hours
  cost_of_plumber_you_would_have_bothered: $65 per hour
  save_by_switching: $169 per year
  life_of_heat_pump: 20 years
  $3,770 = ttr * cop + 
           sbs * lohp
Example of a recorded webinar for how to submeter a property and lawfully bill tenants for water.
Newsletter
In-depth news, tips and tricks emailed monthly and available as PDF.
Newsletter
Included in Membership
  • In-depth news, tips and tricks emailed monthly.
  • Beautiful, intelligent, insightful.
  • Read online for free in mobile friendly format, virtual magazine, or downloadable pdf.
  • Written by professional writers, attorneys and expert landlords

How this benefit's value is calculated:

Landlords with < 100 units can read and learn about everything. Take discrimination: the risk of a complaint increases with business size. Above 100 units, where the risk might be counterbalanced by well-developed processes, you could pay an attorney to rehash what we've already published. Or you could reread our articles and tune up your processes yourself.

  first_offense: $10,000
  complaints: 2,778 per year
  fines: 0.0025% of complaints
  apartments_in_MA: 1,100,000

  atty_rate: $250 per hour
  atty_hrs: 5 hours
  
  value =  units < 100 ? 
  (fo * acwm + 
  units * ( ar * ah  - fo *  csr) /
  (100-0)) : ar * ah
30+ pages monthly.
Defense Fund
Limited interest-free loans to cover attorney fees if the state is making you bankrupt.
Defense Fund
Included in Membership
  • Limited interest-free loans to cover attorney fees if the state is making you bankrupt.
  • Applies when you and your case meet eligibility criteria.
  • Must be a member in good standing for two years or more.

How this benefit's value is calculated:

There is a less than one-in-a-thousand chance you will need us to bail you out.

  fund: $2000 
  probability: 0.1%
  value: $2

With our education, you will be even less likely to need this benefit. =)

We hope you never need it.
Search Eviction Records by Address
Conduct rental real estate due diligence or cross-check your tenant screening.
Search eviction records by address
Included in Membership
  • Conduct rental real estate due diligence or cross-check your tenant screening.
  • All Housing Court, District Court, and Boston Municipal Court cases read weekly.
  • Docket numbers guide deeper research at the MassCourts official site.
  • Find turnkey or turnaround opportunities.

How this benefit's value is calculated: Below 100 units, the usefulness of an eviction screen increases the bigger you get. Above 100 units, our search is highly likely to save you and your attorney time.

  eviction_average: $3,520
  probability_of_eviction: 3%

  atty_time: 5 hrs
  atty_rate: $250 per hour 

  value: units < 100 ? 
         ea * poe + units * 
         (at * ar - ea * poe) 
         : at * ar
Get early perspective on any investment
Service Provider Directory
Search for service providers or be listed as one (attorneys, snow removal, property managers, brokers, plumbers, electricians and much more).
Service Provider Directory
Included in Membership
  • Search for service providers or be listed as one (attorneys, snow removal, property managers, brokers, plumbers, electricians and much more).
  • Find over 800 "hidden treasures."
  • Compare the size and type of recommending landlords to your business for a reliable reference.
  • Search by county and regions within counties, or search statewide.
  • Pay no hidden markups. Unlike some "free" home services directories, we don't charge service providers a referral fee.
  • Search the directory for rental businesses like yours to find the best match.

How much is it worth to get your unit up and running faster? If you're still building your team, our directory might save you a few no-bids. If your team is established, we can still help you cross-check the odd new hire and avoid a bad hire.

  management: $25 per hour
  maintenance: 2 per unit
  googling: 2 hours
  avoiding_scam: $1,250
  value: units < 100 ? 
         units * mt * g * me + 
         units * (as - 
         units * mt * g * me) :
         as
An example of the kinds of categories you can search in the service provider directory.
Rental Forms
Complete set of downloadable, customizable forms covering every step of the rental business: applicant screening, rental agreements, notice to quit, background checks – 50+ forms available.
Rental Forms
Included in Membership
  • Download a complete set of up-to-date rental forms: our rental application, our leases, our month-to-month agreement, our notices to quit (for eviction), our security deposit receipt and statements, our renovation contract, our emotional support animal verification, our vacancy inspection checklists and much more.
  • Be fully Massachusetts compliant: don't get stuck with some other state's forms!
  • Customize our Microsoft Word version or use our PDF version as-is.
  • Protect yourself with our 43 forms and 24,000 carefully written words.
What is it worth to know that all of your forms are up to date? It would take a secretary 11 hours of typing just to reproduce these forms, never mind the attorney who would be needed to dictate them. Starting from scratch, the forms are worth $2,800. Once downloaded, members get updates included with membership. Assuming you already have some forms, we've estimated the value of our forms to be the time it would take an attorney to review what you have and give suggestions: 
  attorney: $250 per hour
  annual_review: 2 hours minimum

  value = attorney * annual_review

Savings

Benefit
Description
Value
Up To
Included
Banker & Tradesman
Save 30% on a subscription to Banker & Tradesman.
Save 30% at Banker & Tradesman
Included in Membership
  • Save 30% on a subscription to Banker & Tradesman.
  • Read Massachusetts’ premier real estate and financial services newspaper.
  • Subscription options include 1- and 2-year subscriptions, digital or digital & print.

To calculate the value of this benefit, we multiplied the discount by the price listed in early 2023.

Stay up to date with interest rates and markets.
Home Depot Savings
Save on average 16% at Home Depot stores and online, all departments including kitchen and bath, appliances, flooring, plumbing, paint and more.
Home Depot Savings
Included in Membership when Units Disclosed
  • Save on average 16% at Home Depot stores and online.
  • Applies to all departments including kitchen and bath, lumber, flooring, plumbing, paint and more.
  • Save even if you happen to be shopping outside of Massachusetts.
  • Speak with our account representative to arrange free delivery and bulk discounts on orders of $2,500 at a time.
  • Support MassLandlords by sending us an additional two percent (above and beyond your savings) as an affiliate rebate.
  • Sometimes the discount may not apply to any given purchase. 16% was the 2024 average savings.

To calculate the value of this benefit, we added up all the purchases our members made and what they saved. We start to phase out the benefit in our value calculation for landlords who spend more than $100,000 with Home Depot in a year. This is arbitrary and meant to reflect the point at which you may consider getting your own Home Depot managed account. You'd have to spend millions to equal our purchasing power.

  spent: $3 million last year
  saved:   $500,000 last year
  participants: 972
  average_units: 27 per participant
  managed_account: $100,000 per year
  phaseout_begins: 800 units
  phaseout_at: 8,000 units

  value = (units < pb) ? 
  ( units * (sd / (p* au)) ) : 
  ( ( units < pa ? (( units * 
   (sd / (p * au))) -
   ( units - pb) / (pa - pb) * units * 
   (sd / (p * au))) :
  0 ) )
Actual receipt above showing $401 saved (16%). YMMV.
Entity Formation Savings
Create LLC's or Inc's for a low, members-only fixed price via New Leaf Legal.
Entity Formation Savings
Included in Membership
  • Create LLC's or Inc's for a low, members-only fixed price via New Leaf Legal.
  • Trusts and asset protection strategies discussed for no charge.
  • New Leaf Legal based in Cambridge works remotely across Massachusetts.

How this benefit's value is calculated: We compared our fixed price to create a single LLC with estimates from other attorneys billing hourly.

  value = $530
Cambridge-based firm works state-wide
Credit Reporting
Avoid court with RentHelper, a rent collection platform that reports for good and bad credit.
Credit Reporting
Free Trial for Members
  • Avoid court with RentHelper, a virtual office manager.
  • Create a legal paper trail showing not just payments but also renter texts (or lack thereof).
  • Help late payers find additional incentive to work down balances.
  • Reward on-time payers with monthly reports for good credit.
  • Members get a free trial.

How this benefit's value is calculated: We take average rents and the free trial duration and estimate RentHelper's waived service charge.

  average_rent: $1250
  service_charge: 0.6%
  free_trial: 6 months

  value = average_rent * 
    service_charge * 
    free_trial
RentHelper is the only rent software with mandatory credit reporting. Tenants with good communication will be favorably reported.
Credit Screening Discount
Save on SmartScreen credit reports.
Credit Screening Discount
Included in Membership
  • Save on real credit scores and actual trade histories with ClearScreening SmartScreen.
  • No on-site visit required.
  • Instant access.

How this benefit's value is calculated:

  average_tenancy: 18 months
  savings: $5

  value = ((1 / average_tenancy * 12 )
    * savings)* units
Full histories and actual score. No inspection required.
Membership for Your Entire Team
One dues payment covers as many team members as you need to run your business.
Membership for Your Entire Team
Included in Membership when Units Disclosed
  • One dues payment covers as many team members as you need to run your business.
  • Give each team member a site login.
  • Each team member participates in message boards, downloads forms, and can become a Certified Massachusetts Landlord™.
  • Applies to informal partnerships, legal entities, and combinations of LLCs, trusts and other entities.

How this benefit's value is calculated: We estimate how many team members you might need based on the units you have, and what it would cost to buy membership for each separately.

  sample_dues: $225
  units_per_person: 30,
  
  value = (units / upp) * 
    sample_dues
We'll help you scale from one unit to an empire, or stay as you are with less stress.

Community

Benefit
Description
Value
Up To
Included
Ask Us Anything at Office Hours
Open-ended Zoom Q&A sessions with a lawyer or experienced landlord.
Ask Us Anything at Office Hours
Included in Membership
  • Ask us anything about rental housing.
  • Open Q&A sessions.
  • Attend from anywhere.
  • Moderated by an attorney or experienced landlord.
  • Weekly the first four weeks of each month.

How this benefit's value is calculated: Education can be priceless, and our moderators are committed to helping our members run sustainable, compliant, quality rental businesses. Knowledge is power: Asking the right questions could save you thousands of dollars in repairs, fees and court costs.

Note: Attorneys will provide legal information but not legal advice during Office Hours.

 average_attorney_rate: $250/hour
average_talking_time_per_session: 5 minutes
estimated_sessions: 12
value = (talking_time x estimated_sessions / 60) * average_attorney_rate

   (ap - am ) * re
Experienced landlords and attorneys are ready to provide business advice.
Access to Off-market Properties
Opt-in to a private message board specifically for members to discuss off-market real estate opportunities.
Access to Off-market Properties
Included in Membership
  • Opt-in to a private message board specifically for members to discuss off-market real estate opportunities.
  • List your own properties or see what’s available!
  • Access a highly educated buyer audience.
Usually, listing on the open market is the only way to get market price for your properties. You may choose to list here for other reasons, such as working directly with another member or having access to an experienced group of landlords. How this benefit's value is calculated: This benefit is a bit abstract. If you are able to quickly find a buyer for your property, or pick up a property possibly below market value, you could save a lot of money. Either way, you'll have your finger on the pulse of real estate trends among our members.
Example of Google message boards
Message Boards and Facebook Group
24/7 access to Massachusetts landlords for advice and/or to contribute your professional expertise.
Message boards and Facebook group
Included in Membership
  • 24/7 access to Massachusetts landlords for advice and/or to contribute your professional expertise.
  • Find us on Facebook or Google Groups for local and state-wide conversations.
  • Message boards are monitored by MassLandlords staff for responsiveness and correctness.
  • Save money by finding a landlord with your same experience before reaching out to an attorney.
How this benefit's value is calculated: The value of education can be priceless, but we did our best to put a number to it. Below 100 units, your education grows as your business grows. We use the example of a single avoided eviction for a ballpark. We say the value levels off above 100 units. You'll always be learning, but it will be hard for us to predict the value. 
  eviction_average: $3,520
  probability_of_eviction: 3%

  atty_time: 5 hrs
  atty_rate: $250 per hour 

  value: units < 100 ? 
         ea * poe + units * 
         (at * ar - ea * poe) 
         : at * ar
Get advice from other community members.
Networking and Training
Collaborate, network and learn through videos, plus online and in-person events.
Networking and Training Events
Included in Membership
  • Watch our growing library of educational, on-demand videos, exclusive to members.
  • Attend events online and in-person for networking and training opportunities across the state.
  • Learn from screened and vetted speakers who cover topics that matter most to landlords.
  • No sales pitch, guaranteed.
  • Submit questions or suggest topics and ideas. They could be our next video!

How this benefit's value is calculated: Education can be priceless, and our video resources are available to you whenever you want. Knowledge is power: Our events could save you thousands of dollars in repairs, fees and court costs.

  average_public: $21
  average_member: $7
  recommended_events: 10
  units_per_person: 50

  value = (units / upp) * 
   (ap - am ) * re
Watch our growing library of educational videos, at your leisure, to learn about a wide range of rental housing topics and valuable tips.
Policy Advocacy
Better rental housing for all.
Policy Advocacy
Included in Membership
  • Our legal mission is to create better rental housing.
  • We give landlords a voice in news stories and housing research.
  • We leverage our collective voice to favorably influence policy. A recent example: our legislative proposal to raise the deleading tax credit (we lobbied for $15,000) resulted in the governor doubling the credit from $1,500 to $3,000 (it’s a start!).
  • We fight bad policy and practice. Our high-profile lawsuit against the City of Boston, seeking needed disclosure about its Rent Stabilization Advisory Committee, is still ongoing (we won’t give up!).
  • Our members govern MassLandlords. You choose the bills and ordinances we support or oppose.
  • Need to speak up? Don’t know what to say? We’ll educate and guide you so your interactions with legislators are impactful and influential.
This benefit is priceless! In presenting the value to you, we divided a recent policy budget by all the units served at that time. Your dues support our ongoing work: 
  policy spend = units * $1.75 per unit
Our policy priorities survey sets our agenda on Beacon Hill.
Legal Standing
Vote in either statewide or local MassLandlords elections, serve on boards, and be represented in policy discussions with local and state officials.
Legal Standing
Included in Membership
  • Vote in either statewide or local MassLandlords elections, serve on boards, and be represented in policy discussions with local and state officials.
  • MassLandlords is a 501(c)6 nonprofit.
  • We exist for the benefit of member businesses like yours.
  • Vote for our policy priorities and our Board of Directors.

How this benefit's value is calculated: We show the same value to every member, $0, but the ability to steer MassLandlords cooperatively with other business owners and investors should be priceless.

  value = $Priceless
Your vote helps chart the course for MassLandlords.

Certification Program

Benefit
Description
Value
Up To
Included
Brand Promotion
MassLandlords promotes your status as Certified Massachusetts Landlord™.
Brand Promotion
Included in Membership
  • MassLandlords promotes your status as Certified Massachusetts Landlord™.
  • Social media and web search advertising to Rent Certified™.
  • Attract the most qualified renters.
  • Build a positive reputation in the community.

How this benefit's value is calculated: We show the same value for every member $0, because we don't know if you'll want to get certified, and because this program is in its infancy. If you are interested in helping us set the direction of brand promotion, join, become a Certified Massachusetts Landlord™, and contact us to get started.

  value = What you make of membership
Renters will value their home even more
Be a Certified Massachusetts Landlord™
Our professional designation proves you know rental housing.
Be a Certified Massachusetts Landlord™
Included in Membership
  • Our professional designation proves you know rental housing.
  • Add an optional Massachusetts-specific professional certification to any membership.
  • Three levels: best practices, the test, and continuing education.
  • Guidance for new and prospective owners, managers, and investors.
  • Brand recognition for experienced operators.

How this benefit's value is calculated: We show the same value to everyone, $750, based on professional certifications in other fields.

  value = $750
Differentiate yourself in the marketplace.

Paid Add-ons

Benefit
Description
Value
Up To
Included
Helpline
One-on-one landlording advice and legal information (available for purchase hourly as-needed or prepaid for a year).
Add-on
Helpline
Purchase hourly or prepay for a year at a discount
  • One-on-one legal information and business advice from non-attorney landlords and mediators. Referrals to attorneys state-wide.
  • Time can be purchased hourly or prepaid for an entire year.
  • We specialize in rent increases, termination of tenancies and eviction, landlord rights and responsibilities, and everything that might cause sleepless nights.

How to purchase: This is an optional membership add-on. The latest prices will be shown to you after joining. Example prices (may change):

  One unit: +$300
  Up to 500 units: +$750
  Hourly: +$97 per hour
Call 911 in an emergency, and then call us.
Property Rights Supporter
Present yourself or your business as a Property Rights Supporter.
Add-on
Property Rights Supporter
Donations may be started after enrollment
  • Present yourself or your business as a Property Rights Supporter.
  • Voluntary monthly donations on top of base dues accelerate our policy advocacy.
  • Property Rights Supporters receive special recognition at events, in our newsletter, and at policy forums.
  • Past returns on investment/donation include rent escrow (Davis v. Comerford 2019), landlords being able to apply for rental assistance on behalf of our renters (2020), and an early veto of tenant right of first refusal (January 2021)

How to purchase: This is an optional membership add-on. The latest prices will be shown to you after joining. Example prices (may change):

  Owner's Cooperative: +$100 /mo
  Owner's Club: +$50 /mo
  Working Together Club: +$20.25 /mo
  Working Together Circle: +$10 /mo
Property Rights Supporters are the reason we are able to fight for property rights and what housing providers need.
Print Newsletter
Add an optional print subscription for you, your waiting area, or friends.
Add-on
Print Newsletter
Available for purchase after joining
  • Add an optional print subscription for your handheld pleasure, waiting area, or friends.
  • Delivered around the first of every month.
  • Full color premium glossy format.
  • Collect a library of landlording knowledge.

How to purchase: This is an optional membership add-on. The latest prices will be shown to you after joining. Example prices (may change):

  12 issues: +$90 per year
Unlike the email version of the newsletter, the print newsletter never needs charging.

Owners, managers and investors love us

2,512 Members as of July 2 and Counting

Greg wears a sweater and smiles with his whole face.
"I needed specialized help with old siding. I joined MassLandlords, posted on the message board, and found the help I needed in the first reply."
Greg Heitman, West Boylston
Steffen wears a collared shirt and crew cut hair.
"Once I got beyond one or two properties, I wasn't just the 'one property, owner occupy' walking up and down the stairs to fix the sink. MassLandlords' pathway to professional landlordship through networking, education, and resourcing has been critical for me."
Steffen Landrum, Boston
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"I have three buildings which were financed by Masslandlords members I met at events. The connections I have made over the years have literally been priceless."
Russell Sabadosa, East Longmeadow
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On the value of events and message boards: "The cheapest way to learn is from someone else's mistakes."
Jane Gasek, Worcester
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"An elderly tenant was showing signs of dementia, and I wasn't sure what I could do. The MassLandlords Helpline provided a quick and cost-effective way to approach the problem with resources and steps to take."
Erin Zamarro, Worcester
Jamie wears a circle beard and leans forward smiling.
"It feels good to be a Certified Massachusetts Landlord™. I advertise this to prospective tenants!"
Jamie Thompson, Medford
Cesar Segura wears a baseball hat, aviator sunglasses and a moustache, beard and sideburns.
"My name is Cesar Segura, had been with MassLandlords for 2 years, I came to them thru a fellow experienced Landlord’s referral, and from day one I joined, when the meeting was in person, I started to learn from day one, I am a new Landlord with 0 experience in business, and thanks to them, to Naomie for always been so accurate and prompt responses when we need to reach her, to the RentHelper service that had been great for me and my tenants, for Peter Shapiro, all the counseling received from him, every penny paid to be a MassLandlord member is well worth it, in every forum I participate I always recommend Landlords to join the MassLandlords team."
Cesar Segura, Brockton
Allyson wears shoulder length hair, glasses and earrings.
"I am always glad to get my MassLandlords magazine. I save them because I have found that I need to go back to an article. For example, I recently had a hoarder as one of my tenants. I remembered that I had seen an article about hoarding in one of the issues. I found it and read it and leaned about hoarding. It helped me deal with the problem I had. That is just one example. In addition to helpful articles, there is in the back of each issue a listing of all of the regional meetings--dates, agendas and cost. This magazine is a great resource. Read it!!"
Allyson Gray, Brookline
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