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National Report - September 2011

Date: October 7, 2011




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September Edition

This is a monthly report for the entire NARPM® membership from National's Executive Director. This report will keep you up-to-date on what is happening in and around NARPM®.

NARPM® Convention is right around the corner

NARPM® introduces a mobile app for the National Convention and Trade Show thanks to Hero PM's, Mike Anderson. Download the app and be up to date with the on-site program, layout of the hotel, list of all vendors, and lots more.

This year’s convention will be exciting with over 100 first-timers, extra breakouts, an outstanding business development session, and lots of time for networking. It will be a fun time to be in Dallas! There’s still time to register. Click here for details.

President Drost, MPM® RMP®, and committee chairs will give a State of NARPM® report during the business meeting at the convention on Thursday immediately following the membership awards. Make sure you are there to hear the latest on what is happening in your association.

Handouts for the Workshops will be available here for you to download and bring with you to Dallas. Watch for email with details the week before the convention!

Staff is in convention mode and during the week of convention please bear with us as there will be a skeleton staff at the office. We will be back to full speed on the Monday following the event and we appreciate your understanding.

Support the Past Presidents

NARPM® Past Presidents are sponsoring a golf outing at the convention. Whether or not you golf, come out and support this event whose proceeds will go to Vogel Alcove who assists homeless children. This event will be held Tuesday prior to the opening of the convention. Registration and sponsorship information can be found here on the NARPM® convention page.

2012 regional conference and broker retreat dates

2012 regional conference and broker retreat dates and registration forms can be found here. Eastern regional is still negotiating hotel contracts and will have their dates in the next few weeks.

E-chapters: Upcoming FREE Webinars

As part of your membership you can take advantage of the numerous webinars scheduled through the rest of 2011. See scheduled webinars.

chapter Grant Money Available

Check out the three grants NARPM® has available for your chapters use. Click here to find out more about these opportunities. (Note: You must be signed into website) and look at the bottom of the page. Deadline for applying is December 1, 2011.

Chapter Compliance

I know it is not due until December 2, 2011, but start reviewing the information now so you can have everything together to get this turned in on time. Click here for the information.

Keep up to Date by using the NARPM® calendar

NARPM® has placed a calendar on the front page of www.NARPM.org. You can go there and click View All Events to see what NARPM® has coming up in the near future. Keep up to date with happenings around NARPM®.

NARPM® AFFINITY PARTNERS

NARPM® has numerous affinity partners that can help save on your bottom line. We keep adding new partners and encourage you to check them out here.

NARPM.org

Have you gone to the redesigned website? There are still a few bugs that we are working out, but we have received great feedback that the navigation is much easier and you like the look of the site. If you find a broken link or something you would like to have added just send us an email and we will get it fixed immediately, or see what we can do to satisfy your request. Chapter leaders, if you would like personalized training for your board just let us know and we will work to choose a date.

Ethics Requirement

Remember that by the end of the year all NARPM® members must have taken the NARPM® ethics course in order to retain your membership. These classes can be taken at any of the regional events or online.

Online Designation Courses

Have you taken any of the online courses NARPM® offers? Click here to check them out. These classes can be taken at home or in your office and are very interactive. This is an added service to make it easier for you to get your designation.

Do you have questions and don't know where to get the answers?

Only available to members of NARPM® are list serves to help you with your property management questions. There is a listserv also for business owners and managers where they can get company questions answered. For more information on these great services click here. You must be a member of NARPM® to sign up so please make sure you send your name with your request to join. Directions on how to sign up have been added to the site.

What about the Residential Resource delivered Electronically?

Check out the e-version of the Residential Resource. If you are not receiving this magazine electronically NARPM® is offering members the ability to have the documents sent to your email in a flip page format. The magazine can then be downloaded on your computer. You can make this decision by logging into NARPM® Internet Member Services using your member number found on your membership certificate. Once there choose Personal Information and then click on preferred media and choose method for the magazine delivery. Fax is not an option for the Residential Resource. Take a moment and update your information while you are there. If you have problems, just give us a call and we will make the change for you.

Dues Billing going Electronic

Electronic dues billing will take place right after convention. Make sure your membership information is up to date and if you do not wish to receive your bill electronically please update your billing preference at NARPM.org.

Membership Counts

NARPM® is growing by leaps and bounds. Here are the latest membership numbers as of the end of dues billing and effective September 30, 201:

  • Total Members: 3,552
  • Professional Members: 3,146
  • International Members: 4
  • Honorary Member: 1
  • Honorary Life Member: 1
  • Life Members: 21
  • Support Staff: 201
  • Affiliates: 165
  • Junior: 13

Check your records to make sure everyone in your chapter is still active.

  1. Oahu, HI – 182 members
  2. Atlanta, GA –166 members
  3. Orlando/Central FL – 142 members
  4. San Antonio, TX – 138 members
  5. Sacramento, CA – 114 members
  6. Phoenix, AZ – 110 members
  7. Southeastern VA/Hampton Roads –99 members
  8. Denver, CO – 93 members
  9. Greater Dallas, TX – 83 members
  10. Colorado Springs – 77 members
  11. Tampa Bay – 74 members
  12. Southwest Idaho – 72 members
  13. King, County, WA – 71 members
  14. Austin Area, TX – 66 members
  15. Northeast Florida – 59 members
  16. San Diego, CA – 57 members
  17. Santa Clara County – 54 members
  18. Nashville – 50 members
  • Florida State – 434 members
  • California State – 347 members
  • Washington State – 150 members
  • Virginia State – 136 members
  • At Large Members – 699 members

Chapter Leaders: