May 17-19th A place to network and learn

[Ken Rishel]

From May 17th-May 19th over 300 community owners and retailers will be gathered in Oak Brook, Illinois at the Drake Hotel for networking and learning opportunities as well as some fun and entertainment.

On Tuesday, May 17th:

Some will be attending a Certification class for community management

Some will be playing in a golf outing

In the evening, there will be networking and entertainment in the form of Clay Underwood

With his trailblazing debut hit single “Behind These Walls”, co-written by Dierks Bentley, Mel Tillis Jr., and Tammy Rogers, Underwood became the first unsigned independent artist in years to break TOP 40 and hold a spot for 4 weeks on the Nashville Music Row Charts.

Underwood has gone on to become the first unsigned artist to ever break Music Row's Top 75 with three consecutive singles. His latest CD, "New Beginnings and Old Honky Tonks" has received an overwhelmingly positive response from radio, music critics, and most importantly, country music fans worldwide. This fourteen song collection, produced by Underwood himself, has many of Nashville's elite calling it “the best country album in over a decade!”

On Wednesday May 18th:

John Hyre a community owner himself, and a nationally known tax attorney will be speaking on shielding profits from sales, IRA usage, and will be taking questions from the audience.

A nationally recognized law firm will be doing a four hour training session on Fair Housing Issues and awarding training certificates.

Bill Carr of RainMaker, whose clients are the A List of independent retailers will be working with JoAnne Stevens to explain why and how retailers can and should become first time community owners.

Bill Carr will moderate a panel of A List retailers from all over the country who will discuss their successful methodologies and take audience questions.

Rishel Consulting Group will discuss issues of compliance for community owners and retailers along with solutions to the problems these compliance issues create.

To put the day above for yourself would cost you over $8,000 but it is included in the attendance fee for the meeting. 

Casino Night The IMHA PAC is sponsoring a casino night of gambling with attendees using free chips that will give them the chance to win even more chips which can be used to win over $25,000 in prizes.

On Thursday May 19th

George Allen will moderate a panel of female community owners who will share some of their strategies and take questions from the audience.

Pam Danner the head of the Manufactured Housing Division of HUD will be sharing information on all the changes, including their new installation program and rules along with several members of her staff.

A panel discussion between two major retailers and two community owners discussing how independent retailers can work with community owners who do not have their own sales operations to the benefits of both with questions and answers from the audience.

Annual Meeting of the Membership.

If this sounds like a great place for you to be, just Google the Illinois Manufactured Housing Association and go to their website for more information and to register to attend.