The Southland’s Top Property Managers: How YOU Can Select Only the Best Tenants
June 1, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
| Free for AAGLA MembersIt has been a while, so please join us for another great session of the Southland’s Top Property Managers when we hear from our incredible property management professionals about what YOU need how YOU can choose the best of the best tenant applicants to live at your building, and so much more. Our group of property management experts will be discussing the tenant application and onboarding process from “soup to nuts,” from creating the advertisement, to first meeting with the applicant during the showing, to the credit and criminal background screening, to document requests to prove financial viability, to due diligence calls to employers and current / past landlords, and through lease signing. Learn the techniques used by these professionals to ensure they ‘sign” both hassle free and on time paying tenants.
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 how YOU can avoid renting to problem causing tenants who do not pay their rent on time or ever – hear about all the “tricks” these professionals know from many years of experience. During this webinar, we will discuss:
- What to say in advertising and when fielding calls or emails from prospective tenants to get them to tour your vacancy and rent quickly.
- What should YOUR rental criteria contain? Should this be publicized?
- How to make sure your property tour goes off successfully.
- What to screen for and which screening services do the professionals use?
- What documents should you request from prospective tenants? Should you be requesting government identification? Tax returns? Pay-stubs? Bank statements?
- How can you tell if documents you get are real or counterfeit?
- Who do you call and what should you ask when conducting your due diligence? What will an employer and previous landlord be willing to say? How do you know you are speaking to the “real deal”?
- When and how is the best way to reject an applicant? How can YOU best avoid legal trouble?
- How to quickly close the sale and lease your vacant unit.
- And, much, much more…
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.
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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.
About Our . . .
Property Management Experts:
Kari Negri, Chief Executive Officer, SKY Properties
Kari Negri is the Chief Executive Officer of SKY Properties in Toluca Lake. Throughout her career, Kari has been at the forefront fighting for the rights of rental property owners. Founded by Kari in 1997, SKY Properties offers hands-on, boutique-level property management at a competitive price for multi-tenant property owners. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) and is a regular contributor to AAGLA’s “Apartment Age” magazine. She also serves as the Co-Chair of AAGLA’s State Committee and is AAGLA’s delegate to the National Apartment Association.
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 nearly 150 properties. His office is in Santa Monica. In 2021, Matt joined the Board of Directors of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.
Scott Brody, President, Scott Properties Group
Scott Brody is the founder and President of Scott Properties based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1990, Scott Properties’ mission is to provide the highest level of management services and opportunities to clients, partners and apartment communities. Scott Properties is committed to building long and enduring business relationships while doing so, they remain committed to offering the highest level of trust, care and integrity to everyone we work with. Scott Properties Group specializes in the management of commercial and residential properties, including multifamily, commercial, office and industrial properties.
Moderator: Daniel Yukelson, Executive Director, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
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 since then had served in senior financial roles principally as Chief Financial Officer for various public, private and start-up companies. Prior to joining AAGLA, Yukelson served for 12 years as Chief Financial Officer for Premiere Radio Networks, now a subsidiary of I-Heart Media, and then 3 years as Chief Financial Officer for Oasis West Realty, the owner of the Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills where he was involved with the development and construction of the Waldorf. Yukelson also served for 6 years as a Planning Commissioner and for 3 years as a Public Works Commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills.
