The Southland’s Top Property Managers: Lessons Learned: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Professional Property Management

It has been a while, so be sure to join us for another great session with our select panel of the Southland’s Top Property Managers. Our expert panel of hard-working, experienced professionals will be sharing some important insights gained only from “lessons learned” in a rapidly evolving property management business, and will discuss many of the pitfalls they have encountered over the years, and how they worked to successfully resolve the issues, In today’s over regulated housing business, just dealing with the three-T’s (tenants, toilets and trash) has become a challenge and gone into overdrive, and if you are not careful, you can find yourself in costly trouble.

Join us to hear about some of the “good, bad, and ugly” situations these professionals have faced, and how they deal with difficult situations on a day-in and day-out basis. Learn the insights and best practices for collecting rent owed, steering clear of rent application fraud, dealing with demanding / complaining tenants, addressing habitability and maintenance issues, avoiding fair housing claims, creating opportunities for revenue growth in a little or no growth environment, and so much more.

Please join us for another informative session of the Southland’s Top Property Managers and our panel of experts all who are Southern California-based, property managers.  They will be discussing “Lessons Learned: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Professional Property Management” and how YOU can avoid problem causing tenants, avoid financial and legal exposure, and learn about all the “tricks of the trade” these high-caliber professionals know from many years of experience.  This webinar allows you to hear from the experts, up your “game,” and always allow you to come out on top…Q&A to follow the discussion where YOU can get ALL your questions answered.

Possible Topics Include:

• Dealing with illegal activities and nuisances at your property. Handling difficult tenants that threaten other residents and disturb the peace and enjoyment at your properties.
• Advice on how best to navigate difficult tenants.
• Application fraud and professional tenant screening techniques.
• Avoiding fair housing mistakes – a seemingly harmless comment can cost you thousands!
• Think twice before you write something you will come to regret.
• What lessons professional managers can bestow on smaller, “mom and pop” owners
• And much more – your questions submitted during the webinar will drive the discussion

This will be a live, interactive, online learning session.  Live Q&A will take place throughout the online seminar.  Please join us for what will surely be an extremely informative and timely presentation.

Please log in to register. If you have any questions, please contact Events Manager, Diana Alcaraz, via email at .

WARNING: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING THIS WEBINAR IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. ABSOLUTELY NO LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE IS BEING GIVEN DURING THIS WEBINAR. BEAR IN MIND THAT EVERY SITUATION IS UNIQUE, AND THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. SO, BEFORE ACTING, BE SURE TO OBTAIN TAX AND/OR LEGAL ADVICE FROM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL.

Panelist(s):

Irma Vargas, Chief Financial Officer, RST & Associates

Irma Vargas is the Chief Financial Officer of property management firm, RST & Associates, and a member of the Board of Directors  and Past President of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. Ms. Vargas has 45 years of property management experience. She has been a licensed real estate broker since 1986 and served as President of the California Association of Realtors in 1989. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Kyle Crown, President, Los Angeles Property Management Group

Kyle is the President of the Los Angeles Property Management Group.  He has more than 17 years of experience managing all types of income properties and is a hands-on leader who has managed properties in 16 states and is a licensed real estate broker.  Prior to joining Los Angeles Property Management Group, which was founded by his father, David Crown, Kyle was an investment analyst for KTR Capital Partners in Pennsylvania.

Michael Fiorina, CEO, Total Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

Michael Fiorina received his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and has over 35 years of in-depth transactional and operational real estate experience. He joined the original “Total Companies” in 1990 and as its Chief Executive Officer, he oversees the company’s entire real estate business. He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and is an Instructor at UCLA Extension for the School of Business, Management & Legal Programs.

Matt Williams, Principal, Williams Real Estate Advisors

Matt Williams is the Principal of Williams Real Estate Advisors, Inc., a full-service property management company that has approximately $150,000,000 of multifamily assets under management throughout Southern California. While in college he was hired by Capmark Financial Group as an analyst. During the year he was there he analyzed $350,000,000 (7,500 apartment units) worth of multi-family loan requests on property financials for lenders such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Life Companies. In 2008 he was promoted to an Assistant Vice-President and transitioned out of commercial mortgage banking to apartment brokerage as Real Estate Investment Advisor with the Kitty Wallace Team at Sperry Van Ness. From 2009-2011 he did free-lance consulting work for a local developer. And, then he started his current Williams Real Estate Advisors, Inc. which today currently manages 90 properties. His office is in Santa Monica. In 2021, Matt joined the Board of Directors of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.

Moderator:

Daniel Yukelson, AAGLA Executive Director
Daniel Yukelson is currently the Executive Director of The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). As Certified Public Accountant, Yukelson began his career at Ernst & Young, the global accounting firm, and had served in senior financial roles principally as Chief Financial Officer for various public, private and start-up companies.

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