NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT......
We
are very fortunate to have IREM’s National President, Ed Boudreau,
as our special guest at the next membership meeting scheduled for
Wednesday, March 13th. Ed will lead a panel of property
management experts in a forum on the current state of our
business. This is the Chapter’s annual Industry Forecast
Program and is guaranteed to be an outstanding meeting.
Please don’t miss it.
How has the way you do business changed since you started
in the property management business? This question occurred
to me the other day as I was driving down the road checking voice
mail messages left on my office phone. It wasn’t all that
long ago that when you were in your car you were mostly out of
reach and the only communication was one-way via a pager.
OK, maybe that illustration dates me somewhat but I think you will
agree that technology has dramatically changed the way we do
business. Computers, palm pilots, cell phones etc. have all
served to make me more productive. How about you? Do
you agree?
I
am always hearing about new software or new hardware that
automates a function that I am currently doing with a pencil or
some other outdated method. I am sure I am not unique in
this and I would like very much to hear from you on this
topic. How do you use technology in a way that makes you
more efficient and productive? Do you have a Blackberry (I
am not even sure what those are!), do you pay bills and/or collect
rent using automated funds transfers, do you communicate with
tenants via the internet, do you receive and organize maintenance
requests using computerized maintenance software, do you use an
extranet, do you do accounting or other functions using an asp.,
etc. etc?? Call (407.362.6169) or write (mmcconnell@colliersarnold.com)
and tell me about your favorite technology tool or tools.
Let me know what you are doing that works well and saves
time. Or tell me what you think you would like to use if you
could just learn how…maybe it will end up being a program for one
of our membership meetings.
I
am really interested in hearing from you. I promise to share
any information I receive.
Mike McConnell, CPM
mmcconnell@colliersarnold.com
IREM PRESIDENT TO ATTEND MARCH
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Edward H. Boudreau,
Jr., the National President of the Institute of Real Estate
Management, will be the Chapter’s special guest at the next
membership meeting set for Wednesday, March 13. President
Boudreau will provide an update on current IREM activities and
will participate in the Chapter’s annual Industry Forecast
Program.
Ed is president of
Capital Consultants Management Corporation, a 26-year-old property
management firm specializing in community associations and
headquartered in Dallas, TX. His company manages more than
160 communities and maintains regional offices in Phoenix, AZ and
Myrtle Beach, SC, with additional operations in Austin, TX,
Celebration, FL, Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC, Emerald Isle, NC,
Las Vegas, NV, Santa Fe, NM, and Wilmington, NC.
Our Chapter is
fortunate to have President Boudreau visit and participate in our
membership meeting. Take advantage of this opportunity to
meet Ed and hear his unique perspective. Make reservations
now to attend the meeting, Wednesday, March 13th at the Citrus
Club.
Are Your Ears
Burning?
Well they should
be! Everyone is talking about the great group of people who
attended the RES201. We would like to thank them for their
participation in the exchange of knowledge and experience.
It was a terrific event.
Some of the comments
that were made……
- “Every site manager
should attend this course.”
- “The course,
facility and instructors were great!”
- “I can’t wait to
get back to my property to implement what I have
learned.”
A special thanks to Teresa Clark of FlexSpace for
providing a wonderful facility and to Cameo Professionals and
Picerne for supporting the education of their
employees!
Don’t miss out on the
rest of this year’s education opportunities. Check out our
calendar on our chapter web page or contact Meridythe Kanaga at admin@irem-centralfl.org.
Congratulations to
Marnie Fietsam from Picerne Development on winning the drawing for
a $400 education gift certificate. Marnie will be able to
use this towards any Florida IREM Chapter sponsored
course.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
Chuck Mitchell,
Chairman of the Legislative Committee, spent last week in
Tallahassee. Here is his update on some of the issues that
concern the Property Management business.
Wind storm insurance -
Taming windstorm rates gaining support:
http://www.floridacapitalnews.com/legislature/stories/020222wind.html
Sales Tax - House
slams new Sales Tax 99-0 but the issue just won’t go
away
http://www.floridacapitalnews.com/legislature/stories/020221taxreform.html
Liability Insurance -
HB 1545 passed the House Judicial Oversight Committee last
week. The purpose of this legislation is to correct a
serious problem in the case law that places the burden of proof in
certain slip and fall cases on the defendant (property
owners).
Worker's Comp
Insurance - The House Insurance Committee approved a proposed
committee bill PCB 2 that would make comprehensive changes to the
worker's compensation. The changes are supported the Florida
Chamber and Business Coalition.
Other issues under
consideration: Allow brokers to place a lien on properties
for unpaid real estate commissions. Implementation of new
statewide standard building code deferred to March 1, 2002 from
January 1, 2002. Allow residential brokers to pay
commissions on deals to unlicensed persons.
For more information
contact Chuck Mitchell, cmitchell@fcpg.com.
INCOME/EXPENSE ANALYSIS
SURVEY
There is still time to
submit your property’s income/expense surveys. The deadline
for submittals is March 31st. AND…The deadline for survey
participants to receive a free book has been extended to March
15th. Send your survey in now and support this very
important project. Information may be submitted directly
on-line. Go to file:///C:/WINDOWS/TEMP/www.irem.org.
For more information please contact mbirdie@cnlreit.com.
FORE!
That’s right, it is
only a couple of months until this year’s annual charity golf
tournament. Once again Champion’s Gate will be hosting the
event and it will be held on Friday, June 7th. Registration
will start at 7:30 am followed by a shotgun start at 8:30
am. Continental breakfast is included with the registration
fee and will be served on the veranda of the newly completed
clubhouse. After a challenging day on the INTERNATIONAL
course we will meet back at the clubhouse for lunch, awards, and
more.
For those of you who
have never played on a links style course, this will be an
adventure! Come to think about it, even if you have played
this style course before, it will be an adventure!
In addition to all of
the golfing fun, we will have a great list of raffle prizes and
several items for auction. Please mark your calendar and
plan to be part of our continued support of the Arnold Palmer
Hospital for Women and Children. Corporate sponsorships are
still available. Contact Scott Pollock (Pollock@kua.com or 321/689.2794)
for details.
Don’t Miss Out……..
Mark your calendars
for the week of May 6th when the Asset Management 600 series comes
to Orlando. The chosen instructor, Steve Easton, is
proficient in the use of the HP and is reported to be dynamite in
his delivery. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get up to
get a fresh perspective on current financial trends, earn those
final IREM education credits towards your CPM, and educate your
employees on how to better maximize the assets
potential.
Contact IREM National,
check out our web page or call our chapter administrator,
Meridythe Kanaga, 407.862.1819 ext. 10 for registration
information.
SIXTH ANNUAL INDUSTRY
FORECAST
Featuring:
Edward H. Boudreau, Jr., CPM – IREM National
President
Date:
Wednesday, March 13,
2002
Time:
Registration – 11:30
am
Lunch and Program – 12:00 Noon – 2:00 pm
The meeting will
begin promptly at Noon
Program: A distinguished panel of
industry experts will discuss the current state of the property
management business and provide their forecast for business
conditions in 2002. Ed Boudreau, IREM’s national president,
will join the panel and provide his unique national
perspective. President Boudreau will also give members a
special report on the Institute’s current goals and
activities.
Distinguished
Panel: Edward Boudreau, CPM, President, Institute of Real Estate
Management and President, Capital Consultants Management
Corporation
Steve Buck, CPM, CCIM, Chief Operating Officer, ZOM, Inc.
and President, ZOM Residential Services, Inc.
Caroline K. Cassity,
CPM, RPA, Property Manager, The Pizzuti Companies
Sue Harker, CPM
Candidate, Senior Property Manager, The Sembler
Company
William H. Owen, CRE, President, Real Estate Research
Consultants
Place:
Citrus Club, 255 South Orange
Ave, 18th floor, Orlando
Complimentary Parking provided
in the Citrus Center garage
Cost:
$25 advance reservations - $30
no reservation
Checks, Cash, MasterCard, and Visa accepted
For Reservations
Contact:
Meridythe Kanaga, Chapter Administrator
admin@irem-cnetralfl.org
or 407.540.1001 ext 10
Reservation deadline is March
11
GOOD THINGS FROM IREM
NATIONAL
By Lou Nimkoff, CPM, CCIM
Region 4 Vice
President
IREM’s Executive
Committee met last week in San Diego just before the Asset
Management Symposium started. There are so many good, new
things happening and for the first time and many years, there is a
really positive feeling about the future of the
Institute.
After years of
thinking that IREM was doing a good job at marketing, the
realization was made that they weren’t really sure how they were
doing. Therefore, Mary Van Sheltema was hired several months
ago to reorganize the department and she is great. She has
introduced “Value Driven Marketing” to support each of
IREM’s products and services. Methods are being developed to
measure the success of each plan. I truly believe she will
significantly increase the effectiveness of the IREM marketing
plan, which will increase the value of your
designations.
A “Knowledge
Management System” is being investigated to allow IREM members to
share knowledge electronically to increase your effectiveness and
value of the Institute on a day-to-day basis. $500,000 has been
budgeted for 2003 to create this program.
To address the needs
of property managers to know more about technology, IREM is
working with NAR to create an “e-pro” certification program
customized for property managers to learn more about Excel,
PowerPoint and the Internet.
All this, with no dues
increases this year or budgeted for 2003! This really is an
exciting time to get more involved with IREM, both locally and
nationally. I urge each of you to try and find some time to
invest with IREM. It will be a wise
investment.
NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION
DEADLINE
Anyone wishing to
submit articles, thoughts, comments or concerns for the
upcoming newsletter must do so before March 26th. Please submit
all materials in Microsoft Word format and e-mail to: drdotherow@realtycapitaltcn.com
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