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Attend the 2015 WAA Landlord Education Day & Trade Show With Volume 36 Issue 6 July/August 2015 Connecting the Rental Community Right Next Door and Across the State More Summer Tips on page 5 How to Get Rid of Flies in the House on page 10 5 Tips for Managing Landlord Stress on page 20 Do you need ideas on how to market your units on a budget? Attend the 2015 WAA Landlord Education Day & Trade Show with Toni Blake’s keynote, “Marketing SHINE with Your Budget in MIND!” on Saturday, October 10. See the full schedule on page 12 & registration form on page 13. Don’t miss it! 2015 Roster of Events (for a full calendar of events, visit our website at www.waalonline.org) BOARD MEETINGS Saturday, July 25 ● 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. Robbins Restaurant, 1810 Omro Rd (Hwy 21/I41), Oshkosh Lunch, served at noon, will be Robbins soup, salad, & baked potato bar. Cost is $12 and includes coffee, tea, or milk. Please RSVP to Kristy at the WAA office no later than Monday, July 20th. Saturday, September 19 ● 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Ho-Chunk Conference Center & Casino, Baraboo Lunch (optional) will be at the Stand Rock Buffet. The group will go up at noon. Cost is $12 all inclusive. Please RSVP to Kristy at the WAA office no later than Monday, Sept. 14th. See page 12 for the full schedule & page 13 to complete the registration form. Cut out & Save! WIN! WIN! WIN! 2015 WAA DATE A Pizza Party for Saturday, September 19 Board Meeting YOUR Local Association… Grow your Membership! Ho-Chunk, Baraboo Saturday, October 10 $100 Pizza Party 2015 Landlord Education Day for the Local with & Trade Show highest percentage growth Chula Vista Resort, WI Dells over 2014! Saturday, November 14 $100 Pizza Party Board Meeting for the Local with the Ho-Chunk, Baraboo highest number of new members over 2014! See page 17 for ideas on how to grow your local membership this year and WIN! July/August 2015 ● WAA Directory WAA/RHR Executive Committee Beloit Property Mgrs Assoc. Janesville Area Rental Oshkosh (Winnebago President: Dean Ramsden Matt Ruch* (608) 361-6896 Property Association Apartment Association) (C) 715-421-6403 [email protected] Dale Hicks** (608) 752-3104 Tracy Frost (920) 233-5810 [email protected] Joe Hansen (608) 365-8427 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Don Chapin (608) 755-1121 Donn Lord** (920) 420-0662 Past President: Dale Hicks [email protected] [email protected] (C) 608-201-3774 Eau Claire [email protected] (Chippewa Valley A.A.) Kenosha Landlord Assoc. Inc. Racine (S. WI Landlord Assoc.) Diana West** (715) 456-7588 Brian Hervat* (262) 652-8000 Wendy Wade (262) 221-6627 Vice President: Sherrie Dorn [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] David Pioro (262) 939-9022 (C) 262-497-0516 Fond du Lac Area Apt Assoc. La Crosse (Apartment Assoc. [email protected] [email protected] Vicki Garthwaite** (920) 923-4135 of the La Crosse Area) Dave Bybee** (262) 681-7233 [email protected] Pamela Strittmater*** [email protected] Secretary: Adele Vogel Gary Schwefel (920) 924-5746 (608) 317-3678 [email protected] (H) 262-781-4044 Mary Ruplinger (920) 921-3791 Duane Roesler* (608) 792-4111 Waukesha Area Apt. Assoc. [email protected] [email protected] Norm Vogel** (262) 781-4044 Green Bay (Apt. Assoc. [email protected] Treasurer: Chris Mokler of Northeastern WI) Marshfield Area Apt. Assoc. (O) 920-235-6470 Nancy Behnke** (920) 639-7557 Chuck Virnig (715) 305-1232 Wausau Area Apt. Assoc. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Larry Sommer (715) 581-0160 Gary Heilmann (920) 499-5019 Kris Mueller** (715) 676-2353 [email protected] Regional Directors [email protected] [email protected] Tom Holster (715) 432-5733 Nancy Kuehn (920) 619-8563 [email protected] Northeastern: Hank Dreschler [email protected] (H) 920-766-3104 Wisconsin Rapids Area Rental [email protected] Hudson (St. Croix Valley Property Owners Association Apartment Association) Sharon Jacoby (715) 510-0000 Allan Brown (715) 778-5809 [email protected] North Central: Kris Mueller Rob Peifer (651) 470-6679 * WAA Regional Director Harold Streekstra & (H) 715-676-2353 [email protected] ** Education Chair ***Both RD & Education Helen Streekstra** (715) 424-2105 [email protected] Bold: Forms Representative [email protected] Northwestern: Pamela Strittmater (C) 608-317-3678 [email protected] South Central: Matt Ruch 608-361-6896 [email protected] We need YOU! Our association is only as strong as our members and member participation is critical for our growth and success. We have established a number of standing committees (teams) to ensure that our association continues to meet Southeastern: Gus Orozco goals that are set, retains and adds members, and provides education, leadership, and representation to ensure that YOU are (C) 847-668-7658 able to operate your rental business successfully, ethically, and responsibly in our state. These members have agreed to [email protected] volunteer their opinions, skills, and time to make this association the best it can be. Please consider getting involved as well and help make a difference in YOUR association, the Wisconsin Apartment Association! WAA/RHR Staff Education Committee – Dale Hicks-Co-Chair (JARPA, Janesville), Matt Ruch-Co-Chair (BPMA-Beloit), Sherrie Dorn (SWLA, Racine), Julie Fay-Krivitz (Associate), and Pamela Strittmater (AALA, La Crosse) WAA Administrative Assistant/ Legislative Committee – Chris Mokler-Co-Chair (Winnebago, Oshkosh), Dale Hicks-Co-Chair (JARPA, Janesville), and Newsletter Editor/Designer Jessica Olson (AALA, La Crosse) Kristy Weinke 920-230-WAA1 (9221) Membership Committee – Paul Winans-Chair (AALA, La Crosse), Julie Fay-Krivitz (Associate), Pamela Strittmater [email protected] (AALA, La Crosse), Jeff Pralle (AALA, La Crosse), Kris Mueller (MAAA, Marshfield), and Gus Orozco (SWLA, Racine) Conference Committee - Diane Orozco-Chair (SWLA-Racine), Kathy Haines (Associate), Julie Fay-Krivitz (Associate), Legislative Liaison (WRHLC) Kelly Jensen (SWLA, Racine), Bill White (Associate), Dawn Powell (KLA, Kenosha), Lori Thurloff (AANW, Green Bay), and Gary Goyke Dale Hicks (JARPA, Janesville) (office) 608-237-8121 Website/Newsletter - Pamela Strittmater-Co-Chair (AALA, La Crosse), Diana West-Co--Chair (CVAA-Eau Claire), John Dorn [email protected] SWLA, Racine), and Hank Drechsler (Member at Large) ● July/August 2015 President’s Letter Dear Landlords, For me, and I would guess for most of you, the middle of summer is a busy time of the year. School is out and people are moving out and moving in. Families are out enjoying the summer weather and taking vacations. In fact, I recently returned from my vacation out West. Kathy and I relaxed by soaking in the hot springs and checking out the local eateries in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. I am sharing some pictures of our trip. Things are busy at the state WAA office as well. The Board of Directors recently had an email discussion and vote on the future of WAA. All members received a letter from Chris Mokler explaining his vision and thoughts on how to grow our membership, which also gives our association more strength at the state Capitol. The motion to move forward with his plan failed, so I am now calling a special meeting to further discuss his plan and any other options for how to move this association forward. This meeting will be held Saturday, July 25th at Robbins Restaurant in Oshkosh. We will begin at 10 a.m. sharp and will end no later than 2 p.m. Please see the details on page 2. I hope to see all 29 Executive Committee members and local representatives at this meeting, as the WAA needs to make some drastic changes and everyone’s input is important to decide the direction of YOUR association. If you cannot attend, please encourage someone from your local to attend to provide your local’s collective thoughts and ideas. Be sure to RSVP to Kristy no later than Monday, July 20th and register your voting representative for this meeting. I know that summer is busy for all of us, but I urge you to make time to attend the meeting on Saturday, July 25th to ensure that the WAA continues to grow and move forward! Best Regards, Dean Ramsden WAA President July/August 2015 ● Summer Tips Make Your Rental Property Safe This Summer From www.alwaysscreening.com on July 25, 2014 As many of our readers report an influx of new tenants moving in this summer, we thought it would be a good idea to post some important safety tips for you to share with your new renters: 1.) Keep your personal items secret It’s never a good idea to let passersby know what kind of expensive toys are kept inside your home. That’s why you shouldn’t just discard the box that a new TV or laptop came in on the curb where everyone can see it. Cut up your boxes and/or hide them in opaque trash bags. 2.) Don’t advertise when you’re on vacation If you are traveling this summer, make sure to stop your mail and newspaper deliveries during the time you are away so they don’t pile up. This could alert thieves to the fact that you are away and entice them to break in. 3.) Make sure the outside of your property is well lit Don’t forget to replace exterior light bulbs in a timely manner, and report street light outages to the city ASAP (include the phone number or website to do so in your area) 4.) Lock up your belongings The sun doesn’t set until after 8pm for most of the summer, so if you leave valuable items unsecured all around your yard for any length of time, the wrong person just might notice.
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