May: RVP Bulletin

Greetings from the Southwest Region. I am extremely happy to have been elected to another two-year term and excited to see the many great things happening in our region. Our membership continues to grow and the local leaders are doing a wonderful job serving their members.

Three years ago, NARPM started a leadership training program for incoming chapter presidents. I am proud to say that every Southwest Chapter has had a representative at each of these events. They are held in November every year and the training continues to improve, year after year. I think this is one of the best changes NARPM^® has instituted in the last few years. I am starting to see the results of the training at the chapter level and feel it is a huge benefit to the members. I am excited to attend again this year and looking forward to meeting some new chapter leaders.

Most of my chapters have growth as one of their goals, and this is true of many chapters around the country. It is also NARPM^® National’s goal to grow as well. The national committees have been listening and have developed a new membership type to help. The Company Membership is an optional program designed for larger companies to have some flexibility with changing employees. The company pays for and holds the membership that they can reassign to a new person in the event that an employee leaves. The way that it is structured will also save on dues for any company with four or more members who chooses to participate. This a true win-win situation where companies can save money and NARPM^® can grow its membership at the same time. I am looking forward to seeing this new program take off.

As I talk to and see my chapter leaders, I have been excited to see how many members have chosen to partner with other real estate organizations. In Arizona, we have members serving at the Department of Real Estate on various task forces and property management forms committees. In New Mexico and Nevada, we have members who have partnered with the local REALTOR^® associations to serve on property management committees and in other roles. In Utah, the local membership has a great relationship with the Utah Apartment Association. Last, but certainly not least, in Colorado, one of our members is a Real Estate Commissioner! Carolyn Rogers, MPM RMP, former NARPM^® Southwest RVP, has been designated to serve a three-year term as the property management appointee for the department. Way to go, Carolyn! I am so excited to see this activity and the partnering with other entities out there. This is a huge deal, changing the conversation from “NARPM^® — what’s that?” to “NARPM^® — I know them.” Keep up the good work and get the NARPM^® name out there.

I also want to talk about education. Member feedback over the years has been that there are not enough local designation classes. Last year, we set a goal of each chapter holding a designation class at the local level. This was very challenging, but ended up being a huge success and we met the goal. This also caused many positive changes that others have talked about, but I want to mention the positive feedback I received from members. I am also a national instructor and taught many classes last year. The overwhelming response from students was positive. They were very thankful to have a local class and appreciated that their voices were heard. As board members, we take our positions very seriously and strive to do our best to serve the membership. This is a great example of a big win in that direction. I know many of my chapter leaders really struggled with this, but even the classes that only had five students saw value for the students and members in attendance.

Plus, the education bug seems to have caught on. We have 12 chapters in the Southwest Region and already have 11 classes, either held or planned, for 2018. What great news! Some chapters found holding a class so rewarding that they are now planning to hold one every year, which is what I had hoped for. Education is one of NARPM^®’s core values and we are making great strides to live up to that idea.

Thank you to all the chapter leaders and my ambassadors for all that you do to make NARPM^® successful and my job easier. I am honored to serve.

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Residential Resources: May 2018 Issue | Volume 29 | Number 5