President's Message

Dear members,

I want to take this opportunity to invite you to visit the IREMFIRST Web site (iremfirst.org) if you haven’t recently. As you know, this site is a central repository of useful information, tools, and resources to support you in your real estate management activities. It is the ultimate “one-stop-shop” for industry knowledge and insight where you can get help with job-related dilemmas or gain additional expertise to move forward in your career.

As a member of IREM, you have unlimited access to this information. The site contains current and leading-edge information on a multitude of Hot Topics, Gold Standards, Links to numerous external resources of interest, a Best Practices Message Board where our IREM community comes together to find answers to questions or to discuss topics of interest, Databases of Forms for every conceivable activity and much, much more!

IREM HQ is hosting several free web-based seminars (webinars) this month to showcase all the various features available. To visit the site or to register for one of the upcoming webinars, please visit the following link.

I hope you find these resources as valuable as I have and I look forward to seeing you on the Message Board!

Enthusiastically,
Ann Reisch
President, Chapter 60

 Executive Exchange

Now in its second year, the IREM Executive Exchange is a unique event that brings together professionals from the real estate management industry for three days of information sharing, networking, and professional development. Held inChicagoat the Courtyard Marriott on the Magnificent Mile (Courtyard Marriot), the Executive Exchange will guide CPM® members and any high-level executives to discover new leadership techniques, new business development strategies, and new industry contacts. Register today for the entire event and receive a 10% discount!

Two sessions are scheduled for the 2006 Executive Exchange, including: “Leadership for Today's Real Estate Manager” and “Maximizing Profit: Growth Strategies for Real Estate Management Companies.” Both sessions will be facilitated by Kathleen M. McKenna-Harmon, CPM®. Her bio and course descriptions are available at the following link. Each seminar counts toward the education requirement for the AMO® accreditation but not for the CPM®.

The Executive Exchange also offers members opportunities to network and interact with other real estate management executives, including during a continental breakfast each morning and lunch on Friday, May 19. An exclusive reception from 5 PM - 6 PM on Wednesday, May 17, provides members an occasion to share fresh ideas and solutions with each other. Consider registering for the Executive Exchange with your fellow chapter members to take advantage of its great networking possibilities.

RESERVE YOUR HOTEL NOW! Due to popular citywide events and conventions being held inChicagoduring the month of May, you should secure your lodging as quickly as possible. Contact the Courtyard Marriott at (312) 573-0800. If you cannot obtain lodging at the Marriot, a list of alternative hotels is available at the following link .

Don't miss this exceptional networking and educational opportunity! Call (800) 837-0706, Ext. 4650, or register online at the following link.

Details for the IREM Executive Exchange:

• Register for the entire event and save 10%!
• May 17, 2006: “Leadership for Today’s Real Estate Manager”
• May 17, 2006: Exclusive Evening Reception and Networking Event
• May 18-19, 2006: “Maximizing Profit: Growth Strategies for Real Estate Management Companies”

Courtyard Marriott
165 E.Ontario
Chicago,Illinois
(312) 573-0800

Tuition

• “Leadership for Today's Real Estate Manager”
• Member: $300/Nonmember: $365
• “Maximizing Profit: Growth Strategies for Real Estate Management Companies”
  Member: $560/Nonmember: $700
• Package Discount (10%)
• Member: $775/Nonmember: $960

 Featured Job Listing

Don't forget that the chapter hosts a Jobs Available section on our Web site at the following link.

Position: Property Manager
Date: 03/27/06

Company: CSI Search Group
Contact: Henry Bailey
Address:9995 N. Gate Parkway Suite 100
City:Jacksonville
State: FL
Zip: 32246

CSI Search Group has a GREAT opportunity for a property manager inJacksonville. The ideal candidate will have experience with commercial or retail properties. The property manager will work independently and will be responsible for three properties totaling approximately 416,000 square feet. The property manager must have a strong work ethic and the ability to stay focused on the tenants and contracts in the building. The ideal candidate must be proactive! For more information concerning this opportunity, please contact Henry at (904) 425-4700 or email your resume to henry@csisearch.com.

Apply for this job

If you publish help wanted ads, don't forget to specify “CPM or ARM required or preferred", if applicable.

 Featured Friend

Land Scapes
"Our future is growing"
 
Our company is quickly becoming a leader in innovative landscape management services.  We are aggressively and innovatively changing the working norms for landscape crews by working toward having all of its employees completely certified through the professional organizations and associations of our industry. Our new services and improved professionalism will increase the level of satisfaction one should expect from the landscaping industry.
 
Innovative price controls, which help us manage and maintain our customers’ budgets, are key components of our business. In addition to our everyday services, we offer long-term price guarantees, a 100 percent guarantee on plant material under our control, which reduces our customers’ long-term capital improvement costs, and price incentive options for customers who sign up with us for multi-year commitments.  All of these additional services are part of our commitment to responsible and quality work for our clients.
 
The Land Scapes management team, which has over 50 years of combined landscape management experience, knows that it is important to correctly set and price our services to match our customers’ expectations.  Although, at times, those expectations are not met, we strive to stand by our commitment, correct any problems that might arise and exceed our clients’ expectation so we gain their long-term confidence and commitment in return.

At Land Scapes, we invite you to experience a new movement in the landscaping industry.  Please visit our Web site to learn more about our company, or if you have questions about our services and would like to speak with one of our representatives directly, please contact us at 321-388-3726.

Thank you for the opportunity,

Bill Collester
Market Manager
Land Scapes ofCentral Florida, LLC.

 IREM Friends List

 Calendar of Events

 News

Welcome CPM candidate Victoria Daniels of Lincoln Property Co. on her transfer fromSunrise, FL to theOrlandoarea.

Hediger Enterprises, Inc. has opened a branch AMO office in Mims. Welcome to Chapter 60.

Online Lunch Payments

We are in the process of finalizing an online reservations and payments for meetings section for our chapter Web site. This should be ready in time for our May luncheon meeting, and instructions on it will be given during our meeting announcement. We are continuing to make things easier for our members.

Upcoming Education

• Asset Analysis (ASM 603, ASM 604, ASM 605) - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, May 22-26
• Ethics –Orlando, June 21

If you would like to attend either of these classes, please register now by calling 800-837-0706!

Don't Forget...

The 9th Annual Golf Tournament will be held at Champions Gate on Friday, May 19, 2006, at 7:30 AM. Please support this annual event which benefits theArnoldPalmerHospitalfor Children & Women. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Scott Pollock at 888-849-8900.

 Leadership and LegislativeSummit:
 April 22-26, 2006

The Leadership and Legislative Summit inWashington,DCis quickly approaching! Be a part of our Agenda for Action, our vision for the future direction of IREM. Express your ideas about the IREM agenda to your colleagues, to your leadership, and, most importantly, to members of Congress to help advance the state of the real estate management industry. Let your voice be heard as IREM descends upon Capitol Hill on April 26.

The conference will be held April 22-26, concluding with Capitol Hill visits on April 26. Sign up now for the Leadership & Legislative Summit. For more information on theSummit, visit the following link.

Be a part of the American political process and cap off yourSummitexperience by participating in the Capitol Hill visits. Registration is required for the Capitol Hill visits. For more information about the issues that will be discussed during the visits, visit the following link

 Who Wants to be a Successful Site  Manager?

Central FloridaChapter 60 is offering some lucky person the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship to attend our “Successful Site Management (RES201) offering in August. If you aspire to be “the best”, then sign up now for a chance to spend one week experiencing Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) education. Valued at over $700, RES201 will cover all aspects of site management and provides all of the educational requirements to earn your Accredited Resident Manager certification (ARM).

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! It is the chance you have been waiting for!

Collect your letters now and get signed up. Sign up by July 14th, 2006.

For more information contact Pedro E Vermales CPM at: pvermales@cfl.rr.com

 March Wine Tasting

The location for the March Wine Tasting at Tim’s Wine Market onOrange Avenue, across fromLakeIvanhoe, created an ideal ambiance for our afternoon gathering. The social was a great opportunity for our local members to interact with the IREM students attending the RES 201 course. Attendees were also introduced to IREM’s latest Featured Friend, Bill Collester of Land Scapes. Tim’s Wine Market did an excellent job of selecting a unique array of wines and cheeses for the tasting. Overall, the experience was great!

Steve from Tim’s Wine Market explained to us about the different wines.

Bill Collester, Land Scapes – Our newest Featured Friend told us about his company and its services.

Ann Reisch and Nancy Lovell

Mark Operman, Georgia Zampella, Kristen Furniss

Jane Bullock, Lee Nimkoff,Monica Perez

Roger Phillips, Bill Collester, Rosemary Phillips,
Robert & Regina Cavana

 Evaluating the ethics toolbox…

IREM combines both the CPM and ARM code of ethics and holds all of its members to same ethical standards.
“As an organization committed to high ethical standards, it only makes sense to combine the CPM and ARM codes and hold our members to the same ethical standards,” said Chapter 60 president Ann Reisch, CPM.
“Clients and employees expect IREM members to act in an ethical manner regardless of their credentials,” Zucker-Maltese said. “One code of ethics will make the concept more clear for members to understand and for the ethics boards to consistently and fairly enforce.”

To read the entire article on the development of a single code, turn to the Journal of Property Management March/April edition. Link

 Just Some IREM Facts…

• 8,671 CPMs
• 2,289 Candidates
• 3,763 ARMs
• 1,764 Associate Members
• 532 AMO Headquarters
• 606 AMO Branches
• 89 Chapters: 81U.S.and 8 International

 Membership Numbers

CPM
CPM Candidate/Pending
ARM
AMO HQ
AMO Branch
Associate
Student
Friends
TOTALS

4/6/2006
112
43
41
6
16
36
2
10
266

 Important Links

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 IREM Newsletter Information

Published by IREM Chapter 60 Newsletter Committee
Monica Perez, Chairperson

Administrative Office
IREM Chapter 60
2755 Border Lake Road, Suite 101
Apopka,FL32703-4885
Attn:Meridythe Kanaga, CPM, LCAM

admin@irem-centralfl.org

Tel: 407.862.2292, ext. 1004
Fax: 407.862.1819

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