The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording [04/13/24]

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.

Saturday, April 13th

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.

Airbnb.

9:00 - Property selection

Lead paint.

Charging for utilities.

Climate change risk.

Heat pumps.

Vinyl plank vs. hardwood floors.

Landlord trade-offs repairs vs. cleaning.

9:40 - Marketing and advertising

Getting the right applicants.

Small business branding tips and tricks.

Where to advertise.

10:05 - Break for ten minutes

10:15 - Finish marketing and advertising

10:35 - Applications and tenant screening

Criminal, credit, and eviction background checks.

Discrimination and fair housing.

Interactive tenant screening workshop.

Section 8.

11:30 - Tenancies

Lease vs Tenancy at Will.

Move-in monies.

Security deposits.

Pet rent.

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

12:20 - Warranties and covenants

Water submetering.

Sanitary code.

How to raise the rent fairly.

Support animals.

12:40 - Dispute resolution

Eviction notices to quit.

Court process.

Move-and-store

Relocation assistance.

1:40 - Break for ten minutes

2:50 - Maintenance, hiring, and operations.

Tax advantages.

Property managers.

Contractors.

Building permits.

Extermination

LLCs and trusts.

Grants and alternative funding.

3:10 - Break for five minutes

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

*Please email [email protected] if you have any dietary restrictions and need a special meal.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

Public: $275

Members: $250

This event will not be recorded.

Slides and handouts if any will be uploaded to Massachusetts Crash Course in Landlording and Rental Real Estate. .

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