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The Communications Committee has been hard at work putting together this new Members At Large newsletter. I hope that this will bring you some of the things you might get from a local chapter meeting, that being information and education. NARPM® is a great organization and everyone can gain something from their membership, but I know that chapter activity is a main focus. I appreciate all of the members at large and encourage you to Get INvolved in NARPM®. Hopefully, you will learn new ways to get involved through this newsletter. This year, we have started a new opportunity that you might find useful. It is called "Chat with the Presidents." We held our first online event in March and plan to do this quarterly. It is a very unstructured webinar with the chance to ask the 2018 President (myself) and the 2019 President (Eric Wetherington, MPM® RMP®) questions about NARPM® and/or the property management industry. I encourage you to look out for the next date and sign up and participate with us.

Click on the screenshot above to view a presentation recently given at one of NARPM®’s many local chapters. Aside from networking and conducting chapter business, local

chapters will usually host a speaker or a presentation useful to your business.

NARPM’S THEME FOR 2018 IS GET INVOLVED, MEANING BOTH GET-IN & GET-INVOLVED.

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Dear NARPM® Members at Large,

Members at

Large

Newsletter

April 2018

NARPM® Chapters by the Numbers

The National Association of Residential Property Managers® has over 60 Chapters

across the country. As of December 29, 2017, the various membership counts

among chapters with 50+ members were as follows:

NARPM® President

Brian Birdy, MPM® RMP®

Orlando/Central FL – 274

Atlanta, GA – 255

Oahu, HI - 249

San Antonio, TX – 168

Phoenix, AZ – 155

Sacramento, CA – 134

Tampa Bay, FL - 128

Denver, CO – 130

Greater Dallas, TX 123

Northeast Florida – 125

Greater Portland, OR – 115

Southeastern VA &

Hampton Roads – 107

Houston, TX – 106

Austin Area, TX – 102

Colorado Springs, CO – 101

San Diego, CA – 76

Triangle, NC – 72

King County, WA – 69

Santa Clara Co., CA – 64

West Valley, AZ – 64

Nashville, TN – 63

Charleston, SC – 63

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Ft Worth/Mid Cities, TX – 62

Charlotte Regional, NC – 58

Southern Nevada – 57

Northern Virginia, VA – 55

Utah Chapter, UT – 55

Southern Arizona – 54

Greater Richmond, VA – 52

Pierce County, WA – 52

Pensacola, FL – 52

Southwest Idaho – 50

STATE CHAPTERS

Florida – 496

Virginia – 141

California – 267

Washington CIF – 225

Texas CIF - 578

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One cannot feel the magnitude of NARPM® without attending one of its State or National Conferences. These events will gather hundreds of NARPM® Property Managers who are eager to learn and eager to share all they know. Vendor trade shows are a big part of these conferences, too, bringing together vendors with services catered to anything a property manager could need. This means anything from PM software to tenant or even pet screening. These conferences typically kick off with a few optional NARPM® Certified Courses that count toward your NARPM® Designations. The opening session, often with a featured speaker, is followed by breakout sessions and workshops that cover more specific or advanced content. Over the course of these few days, you’ll meet many new faces and get to revisit with some old ones. Despite all of the speakers and workshops, it’s often joked that some of the best knowledge comes from dinner and drinks after the conference. So, consider staying at the hotel where the conference is held and spend time in the lobby’s lounging areas, as your new friends wind down. I’ll bet your first conference won’t be your last. – Mike Gonzales, RMP®

For a list of this year’s conferences, click here.

State Conferences and the National Convention

Connect with NARPM®

It’s easy to connect with NARPM® through various internet sites and social media platforms. In addition to these sites below, you can often find nearby events or information on chapters near you by searching for NARPM® in your search field.

www.narpm.org www.facebook.com/narpmnational/

www.twitter.com/NARPM www.instagram.com/narpmnational/

www.youtube.com/user/narpm www.linkedin.com/groups/1796632

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ASK MEMBERSHIP Question: WHAT is something that took you a few years to learn about NARPM® that you wish you knew in your first year?

“I joined NARPM® in 2012 and I wish someone told me to join the Chapter Board of Directors right away. Volunteering to serve on the board allowed me to meet so many people so fast and I’m still on the board this many years later. Giving back naturally comes with many networking benefits and you’re doing a good thing.”

Shelly Longoria, RMP®

Mike Gonzales, RMP®

“What surprised me most about NARPM® was the willingness of members to share information. This would consist of industry horror stories, lessons learned, procedures, vendors, and so much more. NARPM® Property Managers don’t act like competitors. They act like colleagues, building a better industry and doing so in a completely ethical way.”

Question: WHAT surprised you most about NARPM®?

Do you have a question for the NARPM ® membership? If so, please email your question to publications@narpm.org

“Turn on to Politics or Politics will turn on you”

Most of us are familiar with REALTOR® PACs (Political Action Committees). But, what if there was one that dealt directly with HUD and Congress about property management issues? In 2014, NARPM® began assembling the NARPM® PAC with overwhelming support of our large member base. All operations and financial transactions are administered by the NARPM® PAC Board of Trustees, which include members from all over the country. Help keep our industry safe from politics and Please donate today!

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NARPM® Certified Education

Get #NARPMSMART this year by taking any of NARPM®’s 6- or 8-hour courses, taught all over the country. NARPM® has over a dozen courses geared towards all aspects of property management. In addition, professional membership in NARPM® requires a 3-hour Ethics Course every 4 years to keep us operating with the utmost professionalism. Take a look at these upcoming 2018 courses.

4.17.18 – Marketing for Residential Property Management (Winter Park, FL)

4.24.18 – Finance: Cash Flow Analysis (Houston, TX)

4.26.18 – Office Operations – Policy Procedures (Tampa, FL)

5.8.18 – Growing Your Business (San Jose, CA)

5.15.18 – Finance: Cash Flow Analysis (Austin, TX)

5.15.18 – Marketing for Residential Property Management (Woodbury, MN)

5.15.18 – Growing Your Business (Lakeland, FL)

For the latest class schedule, click here: www.narpm.org/education/course-schedule/

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NARPM®’s Members at Large Newsletter is authored by the

National Association’s Communications Committee. We hope this

publication provides you a window into all that NARPM® offers

because we believe it takes getting involved to realize its full

potential. Just as NARPM® helped each of its current volunteers,

we believe it can help you to achieve greater business success

through networking, knowledge sharing, and group activism.

Please don’t hesitate to contact NARPM®’s National Office to find a

local chapter and information about their chapter meetings.

On behalf of the National Association of Residential

Property Managers, we thank you for joining this great network of

professionals and we all hope to get to know you and your

business soon!

The map above of current NARPM® Regions was last revamped in 2015 to accommodate our growing membership. To GET INVOLVED, consider checking for a local chapter in your city or

area. None close? Consider traveling to a chapter meeting in your region from time to time. Of course, always stay in touch with the National Association for information about

publications, classes, industry updates, and more!

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