MassLandlords: Real Estate Events for Education & Networking

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.

### Course Graduate Testimonials

"I simply wanted to reach out and express just how happy I am to have attended the landlording crash course. The presentation and delivery of the information was flawless and I certainly have walked away with a greater understanding of the intricacies that govern being an above average landlord/manager." - Michael Murray

“Mr. Quattrochi presented the course in a comprehensive and easy to follow step-by-step format. His PowerPoint presentation was provided to us, in a binder, as part of the course, and I took notes right on the pages. I find this part to be an effective tool because I can refer to it anytime I need to follow procedure. There’s more to it, but for a fun day, I personally, recommend this course to anyone in the Real Estate landlording/investing business, beginners in this profession as well as experience professionals.” - Edwin Rivera

"This has really been a great deal. 2 books, 8 hours 'class' time, bound notes/slides -- impressive value!" -Dawn

"I found this course extremely useful. It was completely professional and gave me a great new perspective." -Nicholas

"I’m glad there was more in depth discussion than just reading off the slides. I appreciate the opportunity for questions and practice." -Crash Course Graduate

"If I had done this 20 years ago. Oh my goodness!" -Crash Course Graduate

"Great overview of being a landlord in MA" -Crash Course Graduate

"Covered a lot of ground concisely, but still enough time for questions and insight. Worth every penny." -Crash Course Graduate

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.

"Doug's presentation was excellent. He was very clear and provided detailed explanations." -Larry

"Doug always holds very informative classes full of substance and Very organized!" -Thomas

"Your answers to member's questions were most helpful." -Liz

Part of this presentation will be given by Peter Vickery, Esq.. Attorney Vickery practices law in Western Massachusetts where he focuses on landlord-tenant law (representing landlords in Housing Court) and discrimination defense (representing business owners in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination). He graduated from Oxford University (Jesus College) with a BA in Modern History; obtained his Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of the West of England in Bristol; his JD from Boston University School of Law; and his Masters in Public Policy & Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Attorney Vickery served one term on the Governor's Council (the elected 8-member body that approves or vetoes the governor's choice of judges in Massachusetts) and on the State Ballot Law Commission. As Legislative Affairs Counsel for MassLandlords he drafts bills, bill summaries, and testimony in the area of housing law, and writes amicus briefs in cases that have strategic significance for rental-property owners.

### "No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them.
We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

## Saturday, May 3rd

### 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

Based right here in Southbridge, Alan Jeskey is a Constable with over 24 years of experience of serving tenants and other court process.

Over the 24 years, from time to time, he has been a Constable for the Towns of Sturbridge, Southbridge, West Brookfield, Webster and Oxford.

His business, South County Constable Office, is located at 368 Main Street in Southbridge and now operates full-time. He specializes in eviction matters. Last year alone his office served over 1600 documents with 80% or more being eviction related.

Alan is a member of the Massachusetts Bay Constable Association, the National Association Professional Process Servers, the National Constables and Marshalls Association, American Association of Notaries, American Society of Notaries, National Notary Association, and more.

Alan will be reviewing the eviction process for our members including the NEW Summary Process form, Notice of First Tier Event as well as any of your questions. This is a meeting you do not want to miss!

Monday, May 5th
SWCLA Dinner Meeting Agenda

• 7:00p Event Start

Join us for our monthly meeting, this month we will be hosting representatives from Worcester Housing Court in an open discussion forum.

MassLandlords is helping to sponsor the city of Worcester's landlord summit. Breakout sessions will include topics like:

• Understanding the rental registry.
• The FEMA flood plain maps have been updated.
• How to build an ADU in the city (or legalize one you already have).

Attendees will leave having made some valuable city connections and maybe having learned how to do more business in the city. We can provide rental housing the city needs.

Register with MassLandlords and we will report headcount to the city. When the city registration link goes live, we will update this listing so that you can register directly with them.

"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee
MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them.

We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

Saturday, May 10th
Summit Agenda

• 9:00 am Presentation
• 1:00 pm Summit ends