Cambridge: The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording

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, June 22nd
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 hello@masslandlords.net 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. .

Register at: MassLandlords.net/events