The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording [01/21/24]

Learn everything you need to succeed as an owner or manager of residential rental property in Massachusetts.

This fast-paced course is strictly limited to 16 participants to allow for detailed discussion and Q&A. Course tuition includes: Small group session with the Executive Director, a trained presenter and experienced landlord, and the attorney.

A comprehensive agenda, see below.

Your choice of two books:

Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide by NOLO,

The Good Landlord by Peter Shapiro,

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, and/or

The Housing Manual by H. John Fisher.

A bound summary of all material presented.

Breakfast pastries, coffee, tea.

Lunch sandwiches, sodas, chips, cookies; all dietary requirements satisfied, please notify us when you purchase a ticket.

A MassLandlords ballpoint pen.

A MassLandlords certificate of completion and permission to use "MassLandlords Crash Course graduate" on your marketing material.

You will receive a box packed with your personalized signed certificate, your choice of two books, course notes, pen, and half a dozen other pieces of literature.

Part of this presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association's first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,500 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Part of this presentation will be given by attorney Adam Sherwin. Adam is an experienced real estate litigator with years of experience representing landlords, property owners, and other real estate professionals. He has extensive experience litigating real estate disputes before judges and juries and has obtained favorable decisions from the Massachusetts Appeals Court and District Court Appellate Division. He is also a long-time crash course instructor at the Cambridge headquarters and over zoom.

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Sunday, January 21

Crash Course Agenda

In-Person Course Agenda

8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants

8:45 - Rental markets

Urban, suburban, rural

Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses

9:00 - Property selection

Lead paint (Legal highlight)

Utilities

Bones vs surfaces

Amenities

Repairs and renovations

Durable vs beautiful

What if I'm stuck with what I've got?

9:40 - Sales and marketing 101 for rental property managers

Marketing rentals

Sales process

Staying organized

Branding a small business

Getting more or fewer calls

Tips and tricks

10:05 - Break for ten minutes

10:15 - Finish sales and marketing

10:35 - Applications and screening

Criminal, credit, eviction

Discrimination

Tenant Screening Workshop

11:30 - Tenancies

Lease vs Tenancy at Will

iCORI

Security deposits

Subsidies

11:50 - Break and Lunch, with free form Q&A

12:20 - Warranties and covenants

Late fees

Water and electrical submetering

Warranty of habitability

Inspections

12:40 - Dispute resolution

Eviction notices

Eviction process

Move-and-store

Housing Court vs District Court

Rent control

1:40 - Break for ten minutes

2:50 - Maintenance, hiring, and operations

Keeping the rent roll and expenses

Filing taxes

To manage or not to mange

Tenants as customers

Notifying tenants

Extermination

Monitoring contractors

Lease violations and conflict resolution

Record keeping

3:40 - Overview of books and resources for further education

3:45 - Review of unanswered questions

4:00 - End Course

Please note that end time may vary based on questions.

Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

14th Floor, Charles Conference Room

One Broadway

Cambridge, MA 02134

Food

Breakfast:

Fresh bagels, large muffins, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake slices and scones with cream cheese, butter, and jam

Fresh fruit platter

Assorted fruit juices and coffee

Lunch:

Assorted gourmet sandwiches

Garden salad

Pasta salad

Assorted pastries

Soda, juice, water

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

Public: $275

Members: $250

This event will not be recorded.

The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording

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