General Meeting Speakers:
​​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: 
Oct: 
Nov: 
Dec: 

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​Speakers provide a wealth of information and discussion on realty topics at our monthly membership meeting. The Richmond Apartment Owners Association has been fortunate to have the following experts and issues addressed in our forums:

Past General Meeting Speakers
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-REGISTER EARLY!
Nov: Trade Show - Vendors Present
​Dec:  You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

2015
January: Installation of Officers. Please see our Special Events page
February: Robert Taylor and guest will be speaking about VCU’s master plan and expansion. More information to follow!
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"

2014
December: Charlotte Hays - Southern Gentlewoman Extraordinaire
November: Sean Downey - "Results Now... Accomplish More     Each Day"
October: City of Richmond's Proposed Rental Inspection Program September: Mr. Landlord. Please see our Special Events page
August: No Meetings in August!
July: Linda Price, Godwin-Jones & Price- "Landlord Tenant Updates"
June: Richmond Urban Land- "Reality Check Results"
May: Jack Berry, Venture Richmond
April: Gary Ackerman, Morse Capital Partners- "Tax Updates"
March: Jeff Slocum, SIL Insurance
February: Lauren Curley, Landmark Properties- "Online Reputation Management & Branding"
January: Installation of Officers. Please see our Special Events page

2013
December: Gregory Felton of VCU Police- "Landlord responsibilities and how to deal with criminal activity on your property"
November: David Lingerfelt of Parker, Pollard, Wilton, & Peadon- "Alternative ways to structure real estate ownership, ease of record keeping, protection from tort and contract liability, and tax consequences, including relevant tax aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"
October: Duke Dodson of Dodson Property Management- "Tenant Screening, Marketing Properties, Optimizing Rents and Tenant Retention"
September: TRADESHOW + Fair Housing Training and Let's Make A Deal Workshop
August: There will be no meetings in August!
July: Linda Price, of Godwin-Jones & Price, P.C.- "Virginia Legislative Updates for Landlords and Rental Owners"
Legislative Update Presentation
June: Adrienne E. Goolsby, Richmond Redevelopment Housing- "The Voucher Program and Future Plans for Mixed Use Developments and Housing Projects"
May: Ray Owens, Federal Reserve Bank-"Economic Update"
April: Pam Lepley- "The Future of VCU: The Building and Expansion of the University"
March: Urban Land Institute- "Reality Check"
February: Panel of Lenders including Franklin Federal Bank, BB&T, Union Bank, & Richmond Mortgage Inc.- "Providing Loans to Investors"
January: Installation of Officers

2012
December: Denise Holmes, Keiter- "2013 Tax Laws"
November: Jane Ferrara, City of Richmond Department of Economic & Community Development
October: Jack Harsh- "Business & Sales Tips"
September: Mayor Jones- "Changes Coming to Richmond in the Future"
August: No meetings in the month of August
July: Linda Price, Godwin-Jones & Price PC- "Virginia Legistlative Updates for Landlords & Rental Owners"
June: Mr. Landlord- "Keys, Tips, & Suggestions of Successful Rental Ownership"
May: Robin Miller, Miller & Associates- "Past & Present Projects, Tax Credits, Market Trends"
April: Sharon North, Richmond City Public Works Dept.- "Project Clean Move"
March: Lt. David Ross, City of Richmond's Fire Marshall's Office- "Fire Safety"
February: David R. Dye, CEP, Tax & Business Solutions, & Timothy J. Thompson, AIF, Old Dominion Asset Management- "Efficient Tax Strategies"
January: Installation of Officers. See the Special Events Page.

Previous Special Guest Speakers and Members of RAOA: Mitch Mason, "Catch The Fish Philosphy" motivational speech; Manuel Loupassi, "How I Became The Man I Am Today" Member Bio.

Think Tank Topics

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


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: 
Nov: 
Dec: NO MEETING

Past Think Tank Topics:
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!

2014
December: No Think Tank in December. Happy Holidays!
November: No Think Tank in November
October: Contractors
September: Follow-up on Mr Landlord meeting
August: No Meetings in August!
July:  Electronic Rent Deposits
June:  Lead Based Paint
May: Follow-up from April General Meeting with Gary Ackerman
April: Ideas for Maximizing Your Advertising
March: Dealing with Pet Issues
February: Tips for Appealing Your Assessment
January: Notices to Vacating Tenants

2013
December: No Think Tank in December. Happy Holidays!
November: Preparing Property For Sale & Exchange
October: Purchasing Property With IRA
September: Contractors, Good & Bad
August: There will be no meetings in August!
July: Business Aspects (Maintenance, Collections, Accounts etc.)
June: Business Protection–Legal Aspects (Umbrella or LLC)
May: Filling Vacancies
April: Commercial and Residential Modular Building Construction
March: Value Added by Upgrades and Renovations
February: Lease and Lease Clauses
January: Book Club

2012
December: No Think Tank
November: "Book Club - Suggestions Appreciated"
October: "Protocol for Screening Tenant & Analyzing Credit
Reports"
September: "Handbook for Tenants"
August: No Meetings in the month of August
July: No Think Tank
June: "Special Causes in Leases" Things you never thought of!
May: Fire Insurance Costs and Coverage, Share your Information!
April: Handling Neighbor's Complaints: "Guidelines / Involvement / 911"
March: Bring your check-out sheets and share your check-out process
February: How to Handle Pest Control: "Tenant vs. Landlord"
January: Innovations for Apartment Door Locks...Are we Outdated?