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Worcester Wed Sep 12: Meet the Sheriffs, Tenant Selection and Service

Part I

Who would you call if you had to give a tenant an eviction notice? One option would be to call the Worcester County Sheriff. We'll be talking about civil process (meaning, eviction notices) and all that this entails.

We'll hear stories of evictions they've managed, learn why we should hire professionals instead of doing it ourselves, and then learn how to do it ourselves anyway if we want.

Make the acquaintance before you need to hire them. This is a rare opportunity to learn from experienced county officials.

This presentation will be given by Captain Amy Cross, Deputy Sarah Kontaxi, Deputy Tiphanie Gelinas, Deputy Kevin Derry and Deputy Steven Trottier.

Part II

How do you pick the right tenants, avoid the wrong tenants (not the same thing), and make them happy so they stick around? Norm Gadoury of Gadoury Homes LLC will share with us his approach to tenants and how it yields his business unusually low turnover.

Purchase your ticket in just a few clicks!

Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked.

Wednesday, September 12th

Meeting Agenda

• 5:30pm Sign-in/Networking
  • Networking draws from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.
• 6:15pm Buffet Dinner by The Vintage Grille
• 6:40pm MassLandlords Business Update and Member Minutes
  • Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
• 7:00pm Rich Merlino Meeting Introduction
• 7:05pm Meet the Sheriffs
• 7:55pm Tenant Selection and Service with Norm Gadoury
• 8:25pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors close

Location

Worcester Technical High School
1 Skyline Dr
Worcester, MA 01603

Parking

There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school

Food

• Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf
• Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls
• Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• Early-bird ends seven days prior @ 12pm:
  • Public: $24
  • Members: $14 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)
  • Premium Members: No charge and no need to register
• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public: $29
  • Members: $19
  • Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

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Part I:

Mold remediation requires demolition and reconstruction, or does it? Thanks to a new understanding of biology and chemistry, enzymes may now be used to kill mold on and in porous surfaces. This process works on black mold. By saving demolition costs, enzymes or other deep-clean disinfectants can save potentially 50 to 75% of what you might be asked to pay in the future. This is essential learning for the day when your property develops a moisture problem.

This presentation will be given by Steve Dubois of Green Home Solutions. Steve has received five-star reviews on google and comes recommended to us from the MetroWest Property Owners Association, where he spoke last season.

Part II:

For "Ways to Make More Money,", we'll be presenting the best tips and tricks we've learned from talking with hundreds of landlords over the years. We'll start with easy stuff like knowing your water pressure (you do know your water pressure, right?) and work up from there. A major portion of the presentation will be strategies for negotiating higher rent. We'll end with guidance on leaving paper checks behind and going digital with online rent collection that fits tenants' income patterns. Don't miss these strategies for improving your bottom line. Real estate is a great way to build wealth over time.

This segment will be presented by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director of MassLandlords, Inc. MassLandlords members represent the experience of tens of thousands of rental units, and each presentation a new idea comes up that gets worked into subsequent presentations. Come prepared to learn some great ideas but also please think about what you want to share with the room. Together we'll make this a meeting our balance sheets and the Commonwealth's housing stock will thank us for.

Purchase your ticket in just a few clicks!

Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked. 

Wednesday, September 5th

• 5:30pm Sign-in/Networking/Dinner
  • Networking draws from Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
• 6:00pm Buffet Dinner by the Copper House Tavern
• 6:40pm Executive Director Doug Quattrochi with the MassLandlords Business Update
  • Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
• 7:00pm Part I: Better, Cheaper Mold Remediation with Green Home Solutions
• 7:25pm Part II: Ways to make More Money
• 8:20pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

Best Western Waltham
380 Winter St.
Waltham, MA 02451

Parking

There is ample parking in the lot around the Best Western and down the hill by the Copper House Tavern. Please enter through the main lobby and look for the MassLandlords signs.

Food

• Buffet Dinner
• Soda, Water, Coffee

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public: $35.00
  • Members: $25.00
• Early-bird ends seven days prior at 12pm:
  • Public: $30.00
  • Members: $20.00