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Speakers and topics

General membership MeetingS

2023

Meetings held on the 2nd Tuesday except August, and typically are held at The Place in Innsbrook unless otherwise notified.

2022

Meetings held on the 2nd Tuesday except August, and typically are held at the Westwood Club.

2021

2021 was a challenging year with COVID-19 concerns, however several virtual meetings were held along with our typical in-person meetings, plus a social at Brambly Park.

2020

January: Installation of Officers
February: Retail As Part of Your Residential Property
March: Ten minute topics for Investors: Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Evictions and more 
April: CANCELLED
May 12th: RVA Update and Q&A (V)
May 26th: Multi-Family Update (V)
June: 2020 Amendments to the VRTLA (V)
July: CANCELLED
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: CANCELLED
Oct: CANCELLED
Nov: COVID-19 - Lending In A New Environment (V)
Dec: NO MEETING

(V) - Virtual Event
Members can access recordings of the virtual meetings on the Member's Only page. 

2019

January: Installation of Officers
February: RVA Real Estate Trends
March: Single Family Rentals: From acquisition through rental and the exact science in maximizing profit while minimizing headaches
April: Overstuffed: Interventions in Residential Hoarding
May: Airbnb and Other Short Term Rentals: Real Estate in the Shared Economy
June: Qualified Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds 
July: Legislative Updates
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: RPOA Presents REGrow RVA - September 19, 2019
Oct: The Condo Conversion & The Affordable Housing Crisis
Nov: How To Be The Deal Maker
Dec: Real Estate Trends Update

2018

January: Installation of Officers
February: The Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (FLIHTC) - What is it and how does it work?
March: The Property Owner's Guide to Assistance Animals
April:Tips for Turns - How to Minimize your Vacancy Loss and Get Great Residents
May: Community Housing Programs Demystified
June: Legislative Updates
July: When am I Liable? The Landlord’s Responsibilities & Liabilities in the Context of Worker’s Compensation
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: Scott's Addition Trolley Tour
Oct:Richmond City's Development Update
Nov:Security + Pro-active Solutions = Peace of Mind for the Long Run
Dec: Real Estate Trends Update

2017

January: Installation of Officers
February: Fall In Love With Seller Financing
March: Mally Mason and Trade Show - Vendors Present
April: Protecting Your Assets and Planning Your Estate
May: Commercial RE Trends in RVA
June: Public Safety is a Shared Responsibility
July: Tenant-Landlord Act
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: Asset Protection For Business Owners and Real Estate Owners
Oct: Maintain Now to Save Money Later
Nov: Clandestine Drug Labs
Dec: Apps to the Rescue 2.0

2016

January: Installation of Officers & 20th Anniversary Party February: Jim Ingersoll, Real Estate Author, Entrepreneur, and Coach - "Privacy and Asset Protection
March: Mark Stewart-"Valuation of RE Assets from a Financial Perspective
April: S. Page Allen, Esq. - "Land Trusts"
May: Dan Middleton - "Energy Management to Improve Your Cash Flow"
June: Dr. Fran Mason - The Move Out
July: Linda Price, Esq. - "Landlord/Tenant Act Updates"
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: Tonya Witherow - Section 8 Housing
Oct: Mr. LANDLORD EVENT
Nov: Trade Show - Vendors Present
Dec: You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

2015

January: Installation of Officers
February: Robert Taylor and guest will be speaking about VCU’s master plan and expansion.
March: Ray Owens will be speaking of an Economic Update
April: David Herring - Better Housing Coalition
May: David Stoyanoff with Torus Law will be speaking about the new Virginia Business Trusts
June: Greg Felton, VCU Police- "Tenant - Neighbor Relations" July: Linda Price, Godwin-Jones & Price- "Landlord Tenant Updates"
August: No meetings in August!
September: Councilman Parker Agelasto and Tito Luna - "Creating a Partnership between VCU and surrounding Neighborhoods, Landlords, and Tenants"
October: Richmond Fire Marshall, "Landlord Requirements" November: Mally Mason, "The Fair Housing Law"
December: Eugenia Reese, "Apps to the Rescue"

Think Tank Topics

If you have any questions or would like to suggest a future topic, please contact our Think Tank chair, Richard Jones, at (804) 971-8596.

2023

(Meetings held on the 3rd Tuesday except August and December, and typically held at Nick's Roman Terrace. Members Only, no fee except your lunch )

2022

(Meetings held on the 3rd Tuesday except August and December, and typically held at Robin Inn. )

(V) - Virtual Event

2021

January: Rental Collection Options and Setting Up Automatic Deposits (V)
February: REI demo. A landlord version like quick books (V)
March: Preparing properties for Spring and Summer turn-over (V)
April: Contractors (V)
May: NO MEETING
June: Searching for Tenants
July: NO MEETING
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: Improvements That Help Increase the Rent and Value of Your Property
Oct: Technologies Used to Automate Management
Nov: Exit Strategies
Dec: NO MEETING 

(V) - Virtual Event

2020

January: The 3 Stages of Planning for Retirement Income
February: No Think Tank
March: CANCELLED
April: COVID-19 Issues (V)
May: CANCELLED
June: Leasing - Virtual Tours vs. Showing (V)
July: Contracting Repairs During COVID-19 (V)
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: CANCELLED
Oct: Screening Tenants During the Pandemic (V)
Nov: CANCELLED
Dec: NO MEETING 

(V) - Virtual Event

2019

January: Winter Housing Issues
February: The Worst Day in a Landlord's Career
March: How to Title Rental Properties for Maximum Protection
April: Political Correctness in the Rental Market
May: Dealing with Roommate Sublets
June: Contractors
July: Marketing Rentals
Aug: SUMMER BREAK - NO MEETING
Sept: Round Table Discussion: Problem Solving
Oct: Dealing With Unexpected Move Outs in Winter
Nov: Winterization
Dec: The 3 Stages of Planning for Retirement Income

2018

January:Tenant Screening and Leasing
February: Sub Leasing
March: Renters Insurance
April: Dealing with Stressful Situations
May: Community Housing Problems and Section 8
June: Contractors Part 1
July: Contractors Part 2
Aug: NO MEETING -Vacation time
Sept:Form Letters To Add To Leases
Oct:Preventative Maintenance Issues
Nov: Security
Dec: NO MEETING 

2017

January: Leases and How Newly Passed Laws Apply
February: Financing Properties
March: Long Term Consequences of Owning Properties and Exit Strategies
April: Maintenance Issues
May: Maintaining Tenants
June: Contractors
July: Turnovers
Aug: NO MEETING -Vacation time
Sept: Maintenance Scheduling for Spring and Fall
Oct: Outside Maintenance Issues
Nov: Property Management Software and Issues
Dec: NO MEETING

2016

January: Titling Property and Insurance Issues
February: Contractors
March: Improvements that increase rental value
April: Advertising Vacancies.
May: Leasing Issues.
June: The Turnover
July: Exterior Maintenance
Aug: NO MEETING -Vacation time
Sept: Section 8 Housing topic
Oct: Mr. Landlord
Nov: Using Agents and Internet to Find Properties
Dec: NO MEETING

2015

January: Tenant Management Issues
February: Cancelled due to weather
March: Leases and Lease Clauses
April: Advertising and Filling Vacancies
May: Tax Issues & Office Management
June: The move out
July: Contractor List Update, don't forget to bring your list of competent contractors!
August: No meetings in August!
September: Eviction Topics
October: Creative Selling Techniques
November: Automatic Rent Deposits, Rent Collection
December: No Think Tank in December. Happy Holidays!

CONTACT US

Richmond Property Owners Association
PO Box 17740
Richmond, VA 23226

rpoarva@gmail.com

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