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Speakers:

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:

Speakers are at The General Membership Meeting which takes place on the Second Tuesday of each month at the Westwood Club

 


2011:  

Julie and Paul Weissend
Dovetail Construction Company, Inc.

They will discuss the green building techniques being used to rebuild a house on Monument Ave. A tour will be offered on site after the meeting.

October

Associate Member Trade Show

No Speaker

September

Linda Price
Godwin-Jones & Price PC

Virginia Legislative Updates For Landlords

JuLy
Learn More

Gena Lupini
Loyal Pest Control

Bed Bugs

June

Copeland Casati
Copeland Casati Media

social networking for your business

May

Ray Owens

update from the Fed

April
Power Point

Tara Kantner,
from VA Supportive Housing

Content TBA

March

Roger Whitfield and Bruce Nolte

speaking on behalf of the Lower Fan District Association, which is in the hoc committee of the FDA.

February
2010:  

Scott Golightly , HSSN Properties, LLC
& Scott Garnett, UBS Financial Services

Scott Golightly will be speaking on retirement and exit planning strategies with an emphasis on family owned real estate businesses and things to consider when planning your retirement from your own business.

Scott Garnett will be speaking on general financial planning for those in the workforce with an emphasis on self-employed people.
September
Mahalia “Mally” Dryden-Mason
Consumer Education Coordinator And Fair Housing Training Specialist, Presenting: The Fair Housing Law (Fair Housing Certification – Available)

Space is limited
Members - $15.00 includes lunch
Guest - $25.00 includes lunch
June
Michelle Virts and Tabitha Daniel
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities Communication Division
“When it Rains it Pours – Why We Need a Storewater Utility”
May

Don Cone
Investor “Real Estate as part of your IRA”

April

Leonard Vance, JD, PhD, PE, CIH
Department of Epidemiology
& Community Health

March

Jan Thomas, PhD, CSP
Circle Safety & Health Consultants, LLC
www.circlesafety.com

February
None January
2009:  

Mr. Brock Klich (Entertainer)
You will not want to miss this lunch hour full of fun, comedy and magic.

December

Mr. Matthew James (The Equity Fund II, LLC) "Opportunities with Short Sales, Distressed Properties, Foreclosures Etc."

November

Mr. Raymond E Owens (Senior Economist and Research Advisor, With the Richmond Federal Reserve) "Is the Recession Finally Over? Where Are We Heading?"

October
Robert W. Taylor and Guest (student) VCU Real Estate Program, Monroe Park Campus September
No Meeting August

Roy Eidem “Code Enforcement Operations” Manager, City of Richmond Various topics for discussions to include Maintenance of decks and other code enforcement issues

July
Linda Price with Godwin-Jones & Price P.C.,
"Dealing with Delinquent Tenants"
June

Lem Marshall
General Counsel to Virginia Association of Realtors
“Issues Affecting Housing Industry”

May

Steven Lohr – Franklin Federal
Barry O’Neill – 1st Capital Mortgage & Angel’s Wealth Lenders
Mathew James – The Equity Fund II, LLC

“OBTAIN / REFINANCE AN INVESTMENT LOAN”

April

Philip “Devon” Schall
National Tenant Network-MidAtlantic
“Property Management from a Screening Perspective”

March

Warren Green
Owner,  Hometek Communication, Inc.
“Presenting Properties for Lease or Sale.” Warren Green does marvelous work with presenting properties for lease or sale “virtual tours” via the internet.

February
2008:  

Smokie Sizemore
Smokie Sizemore & Company and Fair Housing Training Specialist
Presents “Shifts Happen” : Starting a business with her best friend begins a story where expectations and reality collide.

December

David D. Schein
President and General Counsel,
Claremont Management Group, Inc.
“EMPLOYMENT DO’S AND DON’TS”

November

Margaret Freund
Founder of Fulton Hill Properties
Fulton Hill Properties develop commercial and residential projects.

October

Mahalia “Mally” Dryden-Mason
Consumer Education Coordinator
and Fair Housing Training Specialist

*Space is Limited, you MUST preregister for this meeting!*

September
Learn More
No August meeting August

David Herring
A.C.O.R.N.
Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods
www.richmondneighborhoods.org
This is a wonderful organization serving the City of Richmond through the revitalization of its oldest neighborhoods. 

July
Jim Trainor
the CoStar Group
Offers marketing, locating and evaluation of commercial properties in US and UK
June
John C. Ivins
Former Attorney with Hirschler, Fleischer
the Landlord Tenant Law
May
Bryan W. Horn
Attorney with Florance, Gordon and Brown
Construction Nightmares
April

Renita Sommers and Kay Tyler
With - Sterling Home Staging
Staging Properties for Sale or Rent

March
Attorney John Morris III
with Beale, Davidson Ehterington & Morris
"EMINENT DOMAIN. ARE YOUR PROPERTIES SAFE?"
February
Installation of Officers - (Invitation Only) January
2007:  
Mr. Jerry Shapiro
Construction and Remodeling Management
December
Steve Billy
Defending Worker’s Comp Lawsuits
November
Mr. Randolph Trow
“Condo Conversion Financing”
october
Mr. Don Foust
“Conduit and Permanent Market Financing”
September
No August Meeting August
Mr. Neil Sullivan
“HVAC Energy Saving Convention and Ideas”
July
Dr. Gary Ackerman “Tax Deferred Exchanges” June
Ray Owens
"Federal Reserve Outlook on Housing and Economy"
May
Loundes Wilson Mr. Wilson developed a 200 unit apartment complex and will give us a lesson in apartment development. APRIL
Max Coiner Author of “You Incorporated” Sharing his insights and experience about Retirement Planning. MARCH
“Mr. Landlord” National Speaker and Expert FEBRUARY
RAOA 2007 Installation of Officers January
2006:  
Loundes Wilson "My Story of Building a 100+ Apartment Complex" October
Chip Dix: Reviewing the recent changes to the VA Landlord Tenant Act. September
Ben RAWLES from Morton G. Thalheimers June
Henrico County Planning Department May
Ned Massie from Grant, Massie, and Gallier "The Changing Population Demograpghics for the Richmond Area." April
Spencer Semmes from Dominion Power, "Nuclear Power and the Future March
2005:  
Linda Price, Godwin Jones & Price July
Claude Cooper, Commissioner of Buildings for the City of Richmond June
PIPER NICHOLE, author of "For sale by owner handbook: FSBO FAQs: From Pricing Your Home Right and Increasing it's Curb Appeal to Negotiating the Contract and Hassle-free Closing" MAY
Trade Show April
Seargent Bob Hartnett with the Richmond City Police Department speaking on the CAPS program March
Richard Woodward, of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts February
Installation Dinner January
2004:  
Christine Walters, Comedy Alley December
Steven Gunther, Titus Group November
Manuel Loupassi October 12th
Copeland Casati Media, RAOA Website Presentation and Search Engine Marketing September
Two Competing Developers talk about their plans to build a new Baseball Diamond in Richmond August
Fish Motivational Video and Workshop April
John Hoff, Tax Reduction Institute March
Rudy McCullough, Mayor, City of Richmond February
2003  
Eric Davis (1031 Tax Exchange Seminar) December
Greg Lukanouski, Assistant City Attorney October
Claude Cooper, City of Richmond Building Inspector September
Chip Dicks, VRLTA Legislative Update June
Debbie O’Toole, Fair Housing July
John Gerow, Old Dominion Environmental Services May
Brad Burrows, Richmond Technical Center April
VCU Off-Campus Partners March
Don Charles, Historic Richmond Foundation February