8 CVAA classes for only $199.00!
Save over $150.00 and get all your CEC's! It's a WIN/WIN!
Interested in purchasing a package of educational seminars for your
property at a reduced rate? CVAA is offering the Soak Up Educational
Series package, which offers 8 educational seminars, that cover various
topics, new ideas and valuable information for the apartment industry.
With this special bulk purchase, your community can send one, on-site
team member to each individual course. If you are a corporate employee
interested in purchasing more than one bundle for multiple communities,
please contact erin@vamaonline.org.
Seminar topics to include:
March 16, 2017 – Marketing For Affordable Housing
Instructor: Renee Pulliam, Community Housing Partners
When it comes to affordable housing, it is easy to fall into the trap of
fitting your prospective residents into an income box. If they don’t
exceed the maximum income, then they’re good to go. But, it’s more than
that! Regardless of how much money someone makes, they deserve to have
a quality living experience. In this seminar, you will learn some
techniques to market your affordable housing. You will also learn the
importance of selling the value of your community during this
interactive seminar.
April 13, 2017- Housing Searches from a Student’s Perspective
Instructor: Lisa Mathews- Ailsworth, VCU Off Campus Partners
With 31,242 students and 21,679 employees, VCU is the largest employer
and University in the city of Richmond. VCU's Coordinator of Off Campus
Student Services will discuss ways you can make your property attractive
to this subpopulation of the city, along with providing insight to the
main elements students are looking for in housing. This seminar will
leave attendees with new marketing ideas and ways for the multi-family
housing industry to better meet students wants and needs.
May 11, 2017 – Keys to Disaster Preparedness
Instructor: Keats Wade, BELFOR USA
This session will provide industry best practices for managing
disasters. By understanding the need to plan for regional and local
disasters, your property will have the tools necessary to minimize a
disaster's impact on your financial bottom line. This session will
touch on both new and current state regulations, new technology in use,
current trends in other markets and how they may be practical in our
local area.
August 17, 2017 – Everyday Financial Management
Instructor: Renee Pulliam, Community Housing Partners
Maximizing the value of an owner's asset should be your most important
goal. In "Everyday Financial Management" you will learn how the daily
operations of your property directly impact your owner's bottom line.
This seminar will provide insight into making simple adjustments to move
in scheduling, concessions, purchasing, and daily organization in order
to increase the value of your property. Attendees will focus on
streamlining daily operational functions and learning how those minor
changes directly improve the financial position of your property.
September 21, 2017- Protecting Your Brand Online: Social Media Tips for Multifamily Professionals
Instructor: Erica Campbell Byrum, ForRent Media Solutions
With the ever-changing climate of social media, it’s hard to know what’s
"in" and what will help grow your business. Social media, digital
marketing and new technology holds tremendous opportunities for
companies looking to drive new business, retain customers, create
engagement and increase revenue. So many changes have come through
social media in the past few years, and no doubt that more are on their
way in 2017. Interested in where it is all going? Join Erica Campbell
Byrum, Director of Social Media for For Rent Media Solutions as she
shares insight into social media trends to help you develop a social
program that is proactive versus reactive.
October 19, 2017 – Curb Appeal and Irrigation Technology (2-Pt. Course)
Part 1. Insight on the Importance of Curb Appeal and Managing Your Landscape Investment
Instructor: Christy Williams, James River Grounds Management
This interactive session will investigate the importance of your
property’s landscaping and the value that curb appeal brings. Attendees
will review proper service allocations and timing of those services,
along with the importance of a first impression, enhancement planning,
and inspecting what you expect. This session will be complete with an
onsite, hands-on walking tour.
Part 2. Irrigation Technology
Instructors: Matt Jones & Regina Brydges, Ruppert Landscape
This session will cover common problems and issues in irrigation, while
diving into the use of smart irrigation controllers that can utilize
evapotranspiration rates to self-set the watering schedule daily. This
session will also touch on flow monitoring software that can track the
expected vs. actual usage of each zone as they operate.
November 16, 2017 – Finding Balance: Manage Time, Control Stress and Enjoy Life
Instructor: Jon Barrett, Better Housing Coalition
We all live with competing demands... lots of them and for some reason
many of us just accept that heavy duty stress is just part of life.
Join us and learn how to put balance back in your world, shed stress and enjoy life!
December 15, 2017- Session Info to Come!
Interested on instructing a session? Please contact erin@vamaonline.org ASAP!
https://vamaonline.wufoo.com/forms/cvaa-soak-up-series-registration-form/