President's Message

Dear Members,

I recently had the opportunity to attend a motivational seminar here inOrlando. Perhaps many of you did as well. I thought you might enjoy these highlights on leadership that are worth remembering and incorporating into our daily lives:

• Always be enthusiastic
• A leader is a problem solver
• Great leaders are people of integrity
• Leaders must instill moral ethics in their staff
• Great leaders must have convictions and beliefs
• Leaders are compassionate to those under them
• Great leaders must understand accountability - for themself and others
• Leaders must work hard
• Great leaders must have a positive attitude, think of the future and believe in success

We are all leaders in our personal and professional lives, so we are well served to remind ourselves what it takes to succeed.

Enjoy!

Enthusiastically,
Ann Reisch
President, Chapter 60

 Space is still available!

Time is running out to register for the following upcoming classes:

Operations I -Orlando3/13 - 3/16
Ethics -Jacksonville3/22

Please register now by calling 800-837-0706 to reserve your seat if you would like to attend any of these classes!

 2006 Member-Get-A-Member Campaign

You know all about the great opportunities and benefits that IREM membership has to offer ... spread the word by participating in the 2006 IREM Member-Get-A-Member Campaign! Not only can you grow your professional organization - you also earn the chance to win fabulous rewards!

All it takes is ONE.Every application helps IREM grow. If every member refers just one new member, IREM's membership can grow by 17,000.

Encourage your colleagues and coworkers to apply for IREM Membership - CPM ® Candidate, ARM ® , Associate, Student, Academic or AMO ® - and list your name on the application as the referring member.

• Just oneapplication with your name listed as the referring member enters you into the grand prize drawing for $2,500. (Really! Last year's grand prize winner referred only one member.)
• Furthermore, the top 25 memberswith the most new member referrals will also be rewarded with $500.  (In case of ties, drawings will be held to determine the winners.)

The top 25 recruiters will be recognized and the winner of the grand prize drawing will announced at the 2006 joint IREM ® /CCIM conference this October inTampa,Florida.

To be considered for Member-Get-A-Member rewards, applications with your name listed as the referring member must be received between October 1, 2005, and September 30, 2006.

Login to www.irem.org and go to "Member Services" for more information about the 2006 Member-Get-A-Member Campaign. Questions? E-mail getamember@irem.org .

Create Opportunities. All it takes is one!

 Experience newly revised curriculum

Beginning this year, IREM has put into effect a new benefit for its members who wish to re-take a course that they have already taken. For those who wish to experience newly revised curriculum, evaluate the course for employees, or simply to refresh your own skills, you may now take any previously taken course again at a 50% discount. This new opportunity applies to all course formats: classroom, online or home study, regardless of the format originally taken.

 Featured Job Listing

Don't forget that the chapter hosts a Jobs Available section on our Web site at: http://www.irem60.org/jobs.cfm.

Date: 1/30/06
Company: Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT
Contact: Robin L. Webb
Address: 901 N Lk Destiny,Suite110
City: Maitland
State: FL
Zip: 32751

BREAK OUT OF THE ROUTINE! Need ONE professional to develop new management accounts in both commercial properties and condominium management. National company with great opportunity. Generous six figure commission potential with substantial renewal income. Reply to robinwebb@att.net

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 of IREM

Nanak's Landscaping

Nanak's Landscaping, based inLongwood,Florida, is a full service, statewide Landscape Maintenance Company that has been committed to quality and service since 1976. Nanak's Landscaping has landscape operation centers inOrlando,Tampa, andJacksonville. Our company specializes in servicing both large and multiple commercial accounts, while also maintaining a tremendous amount of small to midsize accounts. In addition to landscape maintenance, our customers enjoy the benefits of a complete range of services which encompasses all facets of the landscape industry. This has proven to be helpful as we seek to streamline and improve our integrated landscape programs.

Through the years, Nanak's Landscaping has assembled an outstanding staff made up ofFlorida's top Green Industry Professionals. Nanak's Landscaping has been recognized and ranked in the top 100 Green Industry Firms in the country for the past ten years. Key members of Nanak's management team have been directly in charge of the horticultural care and maintenance of many of the areas top industrial & office parks, resorts, hotels, and multi-family housing projects.

Nanak's high level of success is attributed to our corporate philosophy of building long lasting relationships and high client retention through top quality service at a reasonable cost. For more information on how Nanak's Landscaping may assist you and your landscape needs, please contact Joni Luce at 407-831-8101 x 232, or email: jluce@nanaks.com.

 IREM Friends List

 Calendar of Events

 January Luncheon

Tom Cook, CPM

We now can rest easy in knowing what condo conversions are all about. At the January luncheon IREM had the privilege of being educated by uber-developer Cameron Kuhn and his right hand man, our own Tom Cook, CPM. The two answered questions on downtownOrlando's new modern face, and what should be expected from the condo market for years to come.

Equally interesting was Ross Fried's outlook on the apartment industry and the changes that have taken place because of all the recent conversions. In town from Las Vegas solely for our luncheon, Ross was able to paint a picture of how other markets are experiencing similar issues with all the recent conversions in the apartment industry and what steps others are taking to prepare and adjust.

Special thanks to Tom Cook for inviting Cameron Kuhn and to Ross Fried for his special visit to IREM.

Cameron Kuhn

Ross Fried

 News

Congratulations to those who are celebrating the anniversary of receiving their CPM or ARM designation in January or February:
David Pierce, CPM - 20 yrs; Ivo Rabell, CPM - 20 yrs; Ken Shaw CPM - 30 yrs; Lee Nimkoff, ARM - 5 yrs.

If you haven't paid your local IREM dues by now, they are past due and need to be paid ASAP. We accept VISA & MasterCard to make it easy for you to pay. Call Meridythe at 407-862-2292 ext. 1004; and provide her your card information.

Welcome to our newest members: Natalie Drapac, Casto Lifestyle Properties, and Thomas Sutton have been approved as CPM Candidates.

Governing Council is the governing board of our organization that shapes the future direction of IREM. It meets during the national conferences and is comprised of past national presidents, current chapter presidents and other selected members. If you have an interest in serving at the national level in this capacity, please download an application from the IREM Web site and submit it before March 22, 2006.

The chapter is sad to report the untimely passing of our longtime friend and associate fromGainesville, Patricia M. "Pat" Mendoza, CPM. She was an active member and past president of IREM Chapter 86, before it merged with Chapter 60. Pat had been a CPM since 1982.

Regretfully we have lost another longtime friend of IREM, Darren Lee, CPM. Darren who was the Regional VP of Paramount Companies, died suddenly on Tuesday. He was 35 years old.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to both families.

 Income/Expense Analysis Program

Each year, one of the successful accomplishments of our Chapter has been member participation in IREM's Income/Expense Analysis program. Thus your participation by submitting data on your properties is encouraged and much appreciated. Some salient features of the program area as follows:

• Submit data online at http://ie.irem.org/irem/cwb
• Print the data of the website and mail it to IREM headquarters inChicago
• To get a FREE book, submit data by March 1st (price $275-$315)
• Anyone can participate to get a FREE book, not limited to IREM members
• Get a 50% discount between March 2-31
• Deadline for submittals is April 1st
• Please mention Chapter 60 to receive credit on the submittal forms
• To maintain your fiduciary and confidentiality, building name can be fictitious
• BOMAand IREM use the same form for Office Buildings, please submit to both
• Receive a complimentary report on your building for comparison & budgeting

For additional information or any assistance, please feel free to contact Scott Pollock, CPM, 888-849-8900 x1150 or Pollock@kua.net

Thank you for your participation in helping our Chapter meet its 2005 goals.

 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

Membership Numbers as of 1/1/06

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

114
37
41
6
16
36
2
10
262

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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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