MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording

Cambridge, Massachusetts
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MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording

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Where:1 Broadway Cambridge, Massachusetts 02134

Cost:$195-205

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Jillian CampaynoPro Member
Member since 2018 · 529 posts · 36 votes

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 Legislative Affairs Counsel, an 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 coupon for 10% off any MassLandlords annual membership.
*A MassLandlords certificate of completion and permission to use "MassLandlords Crash Course graduate" on your marketing material.

*Saturday, October 19th, 2019 Agenda
-8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants
-8:50 - Rental markets
Urban, suburban, rural
Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses
-9:05 - 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?
-9:20 - 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
-10:15 - Applications and screening
Criminal, credit, eviction
Discrimination (legal highlight)
Tenant Screening Workshop
-11:10 - Rental Forms
Lease vs Tenancy at Will
iCORI
Eviction notices
-11:35 - Legal Matters start
Late fees
Security deposits
Eviction process
Move-and-store
Water and electrical submetering
Housing Court vs District Court
Warranty of habitability
Inspections
Subsidies
Rent control
-12:00 - Break and Lunch, with free form Q&A
-12:30 - Legal Matters finish
-1:10 - 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
-1:50 - Overview of books and resources for further education
-1:55 - Review of unanswered questions
-2:05 - End

*Location
Cambridge Innovation Center
14th Floor
One Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02134

Accessing from the T
Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.
Cross to the side of Main St. with the Chipotle and walk up the street towards Broadway, passing the Chipotle on your left.
You will then round the corner to the left and One Broadway will be across the street diagonally.
Cross over Third St. and Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.
For all attendees Upon entering One Broadway, you will need to check in with the lobby security. You'll just need to show your ID and let them know you're going to the MassLandlords event and which floor.

*Parking
Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking has affordable rates and is a short walk from the venue, click here for details

*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
Fruit salad
Assorted pastries
Soda, juice, water

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

*Pricing
Online:
-Non-members: $205
-Members: $195 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)

Online registration required. All ticket sales final.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

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  • Derreck WellsPro Member
    Specialist · Pelham, NH · Member since 2013 · 544 posts · 269 votes
    7y

    I'm curious, what exactly is a "Legal Highlight" on Lead Paint?

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  • Sean Doherty
    New to Real Estate · Middleboro, MA · Member since 2018 · 56 posts · 27 votes
    6y

    Just wanted to say this course is great. Im a new landlord in MA and attended the course in July. Small group setting was great and allowed everyone to get involved. If any other new MA landlords are on the fence about attending I'd strongly suggest going it's well worth it. All the Masslandlord material has been very helpful

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  • Derreck WellsPro Member
    Specialist · Pelham, NH · Member since 2013 · 544 posts · 269 votes
    6y

    @Sean Doherty it's been 4 days and @Jillian Campayno still hasn't answered my question. How good can the course be?

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  • Sean Doherty
    New to Real Estate · Middleboro, MA · Member since 2018 · 56 posts · 27 votes
    6y

    You might be able to contact her through Masslandlords.net. I do not know Jillian but Doug Quattrochi was the instructor and I thought the course was great.

    I just reviewed the material I took home and in terms of legal highlights on lead paint we covered the basic things like when lead paint was banned, strict liability for landlords in cases of lead poisoning, children under 6 should not be living in apartments with lead, how to check for a lead certificate, and landlords options on deleading their rentals. We went into more detail during the class but that's some of the basics topics we covered that I felt were important to make note of. I see you specialize in lead paint removal so I'm guessing your knowledgable on this topic. 

    In terms of the quality of the course, it was very helpful to me as a new landlord. The Masslandlord.net forms and blogs have also been a good resource for me. I used their forms recently to rent out my first apartment. I'm not trying to sell you on the course or anything I just wanted to let other new or aspiring landlords know that the course helped me out and I think for people like me it is a valuable course to take.

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  • Derreck WellsPro Member
    Specialist · Pelham, NH · Member since 2013 · 544 posts · 269 votes
    6y

    @Sean Doherty yes, I know the MA lead laws in and out, that's why I was wondering what "Legal Highlights" were. I'm hoping that when you took your notes, you wrote "Children under 6 CANNOT live in any apartments built before 1978 unless there is a Letter of Compliance on file with the state." and that you were paraphrasing here. It is illegal to rent to a family with a child under 6 if the unit hasn't been inspected and a Letter of Compliance issued. There is absolutely no way around that law, the lead disclosure form you are required to have tenants sign isn't enough. Just saying you have "No Knowledge" of lead paint doesn't make it legal to rent to a family. You MUST know the unit is lead safe. The fines are steep if you rent to a family with a child under 6 you can be sued by the family for triple damages. You also can't not rent to a family because they have a kid under 6 and you know there's lead paint, that would violate the anti-discrimination laws. You MUST delead if they are the best option. Also, if you buy a property that isn't deleaded, you are liable for all past tenants that lived there, they can come sue you claiming their kid got lead poisoned when they lived there and you will be held liable, UNLESS you delead within 90 days of closing. That is the only way to remove the liability. The State wants all rental units lead safe and this is the best way they could come up to get it done. Hopefully the legal highlights covered that, or someone might sue them for "teaching" them incorrectly when they get sued. 

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  • Sean Doherty
    New to Real Estate · Middleboro, MA · Member since 2018 · 56 posts · 27 votes
    6y

    @Derrick Wells,  The course did cover the children under 6 law and age discrimination laws that are tied into that. It also covered the strict liability landlords can face when buying/owing apartment's with lead.

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