rental property owners association & real estate investors of michigan membership orientation...

Rental Property Owners Association & Real Estate Investors of Michigan

Membership OrientationMembership OrientationRental Property Owners AssociationRental Property Owners Association& Real Estate Investors of Michigan& Real Estate Investors of Michigan

Over 1,600 Members Strong!


Orientation OutlineOrientation Outline

History of the RPOA & REIHistory of the RPOA & REI Today’s Mission & GoalsToday’s Mission & Goals RPOA Benefits & ServicesRPOA Benefits & Services REI Benefits & ServicesREI Benefits & Services Board & CommitteesBoard & Committees


History of the RPOA & REIHistory of the RPOA & REI

1968 RPOA Founded in 19681968 RPOA Founded in 1968 Reason: Governmental AffairsReason: Governmental Affairs

1981 RPOA Incorporated as Non-Profit1981 RPOA Incorporated as Non-Profit Purpose:Purpose:

Promote and Improve Rental Property.Promote and Improve Rental Property. Promote Interest of Rental Property Owners.Promote Interest of Rental Property Owners. Educate Rental Property Owners.Educate Rental Property Owners. Promote and Preserve Free Enterprise.Promote and Preserve Free Enterprise.

1998 Full-time Director & Staff Hired1998 Full-time Director & Staff Hired First Strategic Plan DevelopedFirst Strategic Plan Developed

2003 REI Membership Created2003 REI Membership Created Reason: To Expand Services & BenefitsReason: To Expand Services & Benefits for Non-Landlordsfor Non-Landlords


Winner ofWinner ofThree National AwardsThree National Awards

The RPOA has won three awards from The RPOA has won three awards from the National Real Estate Investors the National Real Estate Investors Association:Association: Merit Award for Governmental AffairsMerit Award for Governmental Affairs Overall Award of Excellence, Overall Award of Excellence,

Associations Over 1,000 MembersAssociations Over 1,000 Members Merit Award for Outreach & Public Merit Award for Outreach & Public

RelationsRelations


Mission & ObjectivesMission & Objectives

Mission:Mission: The RPOA/REI is a nonprofit business The RPOA/REI is a nonprofit business association whose mission is to support and association whose mission is to support and facilitate its members’ success in real estate facilitate its members’ success in real estate investment and management.investment and management.

Goals to achieve this mission:Goals to achieve this mission: Promote a local and statewide business climate that is Promote a local and statewide business climate that is

conducive to sustaining profitability and the effective conducive to sustaining profitability and the effective management of real estate investments;management of real estate investments;

Promote a positive image of the real estate Promote a positive image of the real estate investment industry;investment industry;

Encourage professionalism within the membership;Encourage professionalism within the membership; Provide members with opportunities and services to Provide members with opportunities and services to

enhance their skills and profitability.enhance their skills and profitability.


Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Non-Legal Help with:Non-Legal Help with:

EvictionsEvictions Small ClaimsSmall Claims CollectionsCollections Tenant ScreeningTenant Screening Fair HousingFair Housing AdvertisingAdvertising Real Estate TransactionsReal Estate Transactions Website AssistanceWebsite Assistance and More…and More…

1-800-701-7762

Have your member number

ready!


Limited Legal AssistanceLimited Legal Assistance

Telephone Answers Telephone Answers to Common Legal to Common Legal Questions:Questions:

EvictionsEvictions TrustsTrusts Housing Code ViolationsHousing Code Violations LLC & CorporationsLLC & Corporations Lead Paint HazardsLead Paint Hazards and More…and More…

616-458-7800

Have your member number

ready!

Ask for:

George Pawlowski or Bill Reens

Pawlowski & Reens


RPOA Lead Outreach RPOA Lead Outreach ServicesServices

Regulation AssistanceRegulation Assistance Grant Program Grant Program

AssistanceAssistance Lead Safe Work Lead Safe Work

Practices TrainingPractices Training Renovation, Repair, & Renovation, Repair, &

Painting Training Painting Training (RRP)(RRP)(New April 2010!)(New April 2010!)

Richard TenHoor

616-454-3385

Look for scheduled classes!


Rental Management FormsRental Management Forms

Free Online!Free Online! Hard Copy at Hard Copy at

Reasonable Prices Reasonable Prices in the Office!in the Office!

ApplicationsApplications LeasesLeases DisclosuresDisclosures Inventory ChecklistInventory Checklist Pet AgreementsPet Agreements Eviction FormsEviction Forms and More…and More…

www.rpoaonline.org


Real Estate Investment Real Estate Investment FormsForms

Free Online!Free Online! Hard Copy at Hard Copy at

Reasonable Prices Reasonable Prices in the Office!in the Office!

Purchase AgreementsPurchase Agreements Land ContractsLand Contracts DisclosuresDisclosures MemorandumsMemorandums AssignmentsAssignments and More…and More…

www.reiofmi.org


Group Health InsuranceGroup Health Insurance

Great Benefits!Great Benefits! Plan APlan A

$10 Co-Pay$10 Co-PayGeneric Generic PrescriptionsPrescriptions$20 Office Co-Pay$20 Office Co-Pay

Plan BPlan BLower PremiumsLower Premiums

Plan CPlan CMSAMSA

2 Options for Enrollment:• Within 30 Days from Date of Joining RPOA or REI

• November Enrollment


Special Group RateSpecial Group Rate

Aflac offers the Aflac offers the RPOA better RPOA better rates than most rates than most associations.associations.

Get cash Get cash payments for payments for accidents and accidents and other health other health related events.related events.

Call Leah Turner at 616-634-2168


Rental & Investment Fact Rental & Investment Fact SheetsSheets

Free Online!Free Online! Hard Copy in the Hard Copy in the

Office!Office! Detailed information or Detailed information or

instructions for various instructions for various rental and real estate rental and real estate investment issues.investment issues.

Land ContractsLand Contracts Demand for Possession Demand for Possession

for Non-paymentfor Non-payment Subject To DealsSubject To Deals WholesalingWholesaling and More!and More!

www.rpoaonline.org


Wealth Building Summit

forLandlords &Real EstateInvestors

2010 Annual Conference & ExpoDeVos Place, Grand Rapids, Michigan

March 13 & 14 , 2010

Landlord’s Supply, LLCSponsored by:

Jeffrey TaylorHow to Fill

Vacancies

in 72 Hours!

Lou BrownHow to Make $20,000

Per Month More in

This Market & Grant Money Secrets for

Selling Fast!

$69 Members$89 Non-Members

(Before February 16, 2010)

More!

4 Concurrent Breakout Sessions

8 Luncheon Roundtables

Over 30 Exhibitors!

Two Day

Conference for the

Price of One!


Tenant Screening ServicesTenant Screening Services

Decision ReportsDecision ReportsOrder Decision Reports Order Decision Reports

via telephone, fax, via telephone, fax, email or in person from email or in person from

the RPOA.the RPOA.

(No need to review the details; reports (No need to review the details; reports rated based upon RPOA developed rated based upon RPOA developed

criteria.)criteria.)

Credit ReportsCredit ReportsMembers can pull Credit Members can pull Credit

and Criminal Reports and Criminal Reports from their own office from their own office

locations!locations!

(Member reviews the details and makes (Member reviews the details and makes their own decision based.)their own decision based.)

Members Have Two Options!

OR



Credit ReportsCredit ReportsWhat you get:What you get:• Members can pull credit and criminal reports from their own Members can pull credit and criminal reports from their own

computers at their own offices anytime and have computers at their own offices anytime and have immediate access to reports.immediate access to reports.

• Ability to look at all the detail on a report, including but not Ability to look at all the detail on a report, including but not limited to social security mismatches, total indebtedness, limited to social security mismatches, total indebtedness, trade line detail, collection information, court eviction trade line detail, collection information, court eviction information, etc.information, etc.

Primary Eligibility Requirements:Primary Eligibility Requirements:• Must be a member in good standing, complete an Must be a member in good standing, complete an

application and contract for services, own a computer with application and contract for services, own a computer with internet access, and pay for--and pass--a physical internet access, and pay for--and pass--a physical inspection of the member’s office location.inspection of the member’s office location.



Decision ReportsDecision ReportsWhat you get:What you get:• A choice between a Decision Report based upon a credit A choice between a Decision Report based upon a credit

report alone or one based upon a credit report and a report alone or one based upon a credit report and a criminal report.criminal report.

• A report showing, at minimum:A report showing, at minimum:• Name and social security number.Name and social security number.• Notation of “Pass” or “Fail” on three different levels of Notation of “Pass” or “Fail” on three different levels of

criteria: Loose, Moderate and Strict.criteria: Loose, Moderate and Strict.

Primary Eligibility Requirements:Primary Eligibility Requirements:• Must be a member in good standing and complete an Must be a member in good standing and complete an

application and contract for services.application and contract for services.



Credit ReportCredit Report

$150 One-time $150 One-time Inspection Fee (For Inspection Fee (For Commercial Locations) Commercial Locations) OROR

$150 Annual $150 Annual Inspection Fee (For Inspection Fee (For Non-Commercial Non-Commercial Locations)Locations)

$12 Single Individual$12 Single Individual $18 Single w/ Criminal$18 Single w/ Criminal $18 Husband & Wife$18 Husband & Wife $30 Husband & Wife $30 Husband & Wife

w/ Criminalw/ Criminal

Pricing for Various ChoicesDecision ReportDecision Report

(Based Upon Credit Report)(Based Upon Credit Report)

$12 Single Individual$12 Single Individual $18 Husband & Wife$18 Husband & Wife

Decision ReportDecision Report(Based Upon Credit & Criminal (Based Upon Credit & Criminal

Report)Report)

$18 Single w/ $18 Single w/ CriminalCriminal

$30 Husband & Wife $30 Husband & Wife w/ Criminalw/ Criminal


Credit Card ServicesCredit Card Services

The RPOA offers access to credit card services for members for a small service fee of 10% of the transaction. The service can be used to:

• Collect Past Due Rent

• Collect Judgments

• Collect Damages

• Collect Money for Repairs During the Tenancy


Appliance Dolly RentalAppliance Dolly Rental

Rent an appliance dolly for the very low cost of just $6.00 per day.


Notary ServiceNotary Service

The RPOA has several Notaries on staff to notarize your important documents…FREE!


The VoiceThe Voice

Monthly MagazineMonthly Magazine

Featuring:Featuring: Legislative NewsLegislative News Latest in Industry Latest in Industry

Management PracticesManagement Practices Articles on Creative Articles on Creative

Investment StrategiesInvestment Strategies Updates on LawsUpdates on Laws Local ActivitiesLocal Activities and More!and More!

Delivered to Your Door!


Professional CertificationProfessional Certification

Professional Professional Housing Housing Provider Provider (PHP)(PHP)

Designation Designation consisting of 16 consisting of 16

courses.courses.

15 Approved for 15 Approved for REALTOR REALTOR

Continuing Continuing EducationEducation

Look for Upcoming Classes &

Events Online


Other Educational Other Educational OpportunitiesOpportunities

Other Special Presentations, e.g.:Other Special Presentations, e.g.: Pest ManagementPest ManagementAppealing Tax AssessmentAppealing Tax Assessment Landlord BasicsLandlord BasicsReading Credit ReportsReading Credit Reports And More!And More!


Annual Conference & ExpoAnnual Conference & Expo

Nationally Acclaimed Real Estate Gurus & More…

Scott Scheel

Robyn Thompson

Wendy Patton

Robert Shemin

Vena Jones-Cox

Mike Butler

Omar Periu

Nick Sidoti

Don DeRosa Don

Beck


Networking OpportunitiesNetworking Opportunities

Roundtable Roundtable Breakfast Breakfast ForumsForums Each Friday Each Friday

MorningMorning

(rpoakentcounty)(rpoakentcounty)

Helping Each Other Learn and Making

Deals Happen!


Miscellaneous Office Miscellaneous Office ServicesServices

The RPOA also offers services to help members deal with day-to-day needs, including:

•Copying

•Faxing

•Online Access

•Envelopes and Stamps

•Meeting Space


Three Powerful WebsitesThree Powerful Websites

www.rpoaonline.org

www.mirentalguide.com

www.tenanthistorywebsite.org


Other Member BenefitsOther Member Benefits

Local DiscountsLocal Discounts

Discounts at various retail and service Discounts at various retail and service locations, including:locations, including:

Rylees Ace HardwareRylees Ace Hardware CleanAir TreatmentsCleanAir Treatments Grand Rapids Carpet & Furniture CleaningGrand Rapids Carpet & Furniture Cleaning Indoor Climate SolutionsIndoor Climate Solutions Koetsier RealtyKoetsier Realty Pawlowski & ReensPawlowski & Reens Sun RentalsSun Rentals ProSource Wholesale Floor CoveringProSource Wholesale Floor Covering


Board & CommitteesBoard & Committees

The Organization…The Organization… Board of Board of

DirectorsDirectors Programs & Programs &

Education CommitteeEducation Committee Membership Membership

Development Development CommitteeCommittee

Governmental Affairs Governmental Affairs CommitteeCommittee

Public Relations Public Relations CommitteeCommittee

Services & Services & Publications Publications CommitteeCommittee

Be a Part of the Action!


Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors

Responsibilities:Responsibilities: Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning FinancesFinances Policy and PracticesPolicy and Practices Executive Director ReviewExecutive Director Review Representing the Representing the

OrganizationOrganization

Be a Part of the Action!


Programs & EducationPrograms & Education

Responsibilities:Responsibilities: Educational ProgrammingEducational Programming Annual ConferenceAnnual Conference Success SeminarsSuccess Seminars


Services & PublicationsServices & Publications

Responsibilities:Responsibilities: WebsitesWebsites PublicationsPublications Development and Development and

Modification of Services, Modification of Services, including Legal and including Legal and Technical Assistance, Technical Assistance, Forms, and Group Health Forms, and Group Health PlanPlan


Membership DevelopmentMembership Development

Responsibilities:Responsibilities: New Member RecruitmentNew Member Recruitment Development of Members Development of Members

for Boards & Committeesfor Boards & Committees Oversight of Affiliate Oversight of Affiliate

Benefits & ServicesBenefits & Services


Governmental AffairsGovernmental Affairs

Responsibilities:Responsibilities: Local Government IssuesLocal Government Issues State Government IssuesState Government Issues Federal Government Issues Federal Government Issues

through NaREIAthrough NaREIA


Public RelationsPublic Relations

Responsibilities:Responsibilities: RPOA-REI Member ImageRPOA-REI Member Image Community AwarenessCommunity Awareness Disseminating Information Disseminating Information

to Important Audiences, to Important Audiences, including the General including the General Public, Governmental Public, Governmental Officials and Other LeadersOfficials and Other Leaders


Contacting the RPOA-REIContacting the RPOA-REI

Contact Numbers:Contact Numbers: 1-800-771-77621-800-771-7762 616-454-3385616-454-3385 Fax 616-454-6163Fax 616-454-6163 [email protected]

Always Have Your Member Number

Handy!

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