IAA: South Bend
IAA: South Bend
IAA: South Bend is the Local Advisory Council of the Indiana Apartment Association that serves the greater South Bend Indiana area.
The purpose of IAA: South Bend is to promote, advise, and protect the general interest of the construction, ownership, and management of multi-family housing by engaging and uniting industry members through informative and engaging educational and networking events.
About the Indiana Apartment Association
The Indiana Apartment Association is a statewide trade organization serving the multifamily industry in the State of Indiana.
IAA Mission Statement
- To promote, advise and protect the general interests of the ownership and management of multi-family housing in the Indiana area by uniting those engaged in the business.
- To uphold the dignity of the property management profession and to acquire and disseminate useful business information among its members, to foster a spirit of cooperation among its members; to cultivate higher standards of practice and business ethics.
Contact Us
9100 Keystone Crossing
Suite 725
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Phone: (317) 816-8900
Fax: (317) 816-8911
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://iaaonline.net/evansville/
Local Advisory Council
The Local Advisory Council is a critical component of IAA’s strategic plan. This council actively plans and executes local engagement strategies including educational and networking events, member recruitment and retention, and local advocacy efforts. Council members serve as the key contributors to new and existing services and programs throughout the year.
Council Members Include:
Brooke Davis, Regional Property Manager, Bradley Company
Gavin Greene, Regional Property Manager, Flaherty & Collins Properties
Jennifer Huddleston, Regional Property Manager, Gene B. Glick Company, Inc.
Melissa Glass, Property Manager, The Addison on Main
Stacy Andrews, Property Manager, Willamsburg on the Lake
Jennifer Davis, Rent Path
Sabrina West, Property Manager, Emerald Pointe Apartments
Local Benefits
- Direct connections with local government resources to keep you informed of local issues
- IAA monitors and advocates on your behalf to ensure legislation advances multifamily interests
- Position yourself for promotional opportunities. IAA allows members to practice leadership skills through its Regional Ambassador and Professional Development Committees
- Exchange best practices and develop leadership and management skills when you attend local meetings and events
- Attend free or discounted courses and seminars designed to increase industry knowledge, promote professionalism, and provide better services to apartment renters and owners
State Benefits
- Utilize the Click and Lease Program to improve accuracy, save time and money, and protect your community
- Recruit the best talent by posting your open positions and connect with job seekers on IAA’s Career Center
- IAA actively advocates on your behalf at the Indiana General Assembly
- Attend the largest regional multifamily conference in the Midwest. Learn about new products and services, attend educational courses to hear nationally-known speakers and network with peers
- Access to the IAA website that allow members to share advice on topics of professional interest
- FREE classes to increase industry knowledge, promote professionalism, and provide better services to apartment renters and owners – all designed to increase NOI
- Receive a free subscription to IAA’s award-winning trade publication, INSites, which keeps members informed on local, state, and national activities
National Benefits
- Protecting the industry through local, state and national advocacy initiatives and grassroots mobilization.
- Network and learn about national apartment trends at NAA Meetings and Expositions.
- National award-winning monthly magazine and newsletters to keep you updated.
Upcoming Events & Education in South Bend
Fair Housing
Fair Housing mistakes can be costly. Many of the common complaints are avoidable if personnel is knowledgeable and well trained. In this interactive session, attendees will hear ten of the most common Fair Housing “fails” and learn how to prevent discrimination by handling questions, complaints, and resident issues with professionalism and according to Fair Housing guidelines. Ideal for those new to the industry or needing continuing education, participants will leave with a thorough understanding of the Fair Housing laws and their responsibility as industry professionals.
About the Instructor:
As a speaker and trainer, Katie Rigsby’s passion is people! Her mission is to inspire success one person at a time. Her skills and experience have allowed her to successfully manage projects, people, crisis and finances with professionalism and confidence. Rigsby’s inspiring self –improvement and organizational/time management seminars are ideal for any industry, group or individual. She offers sales training and team building seminars that can be customized to meet your needs. As a faculty member of the National Apartment Association Education Institute, her Advanced Instructor status along with her CAPS, CAM and NALP credentials make her an ideal facilitator for NAA credential courses.
Date: Thursday, June 7, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Aloft Hotel (111 N. Main St., South Bend, IN 46601)
Cost: FREE FOR MEMBERS; $160 for non-members
Multifamily Marketing – Video & Social Media
In today’s ever-digital world, standing out online and truly capturing the attention of your ideal audience can seem like a daunting effort. With so many different social media platforms, means of advertising online, and “new” proven tricks to generate leads, how do you know what will work and be your best bet? Keep it simple! Engaging with prospective residents on social media does not have to be complex or costly. Join this session taught by Indianapolis-based tech company Realync to learn about who to be targeting online, where to be targeting them, and how to reach them there.
Register for this class to learn about:
- Millennial & Gen Z nuances, desires, and demands
- Social media marketing best practices
- Tactical tips, best practices, and strategies for using video
About the Instructors:
Rachel Yockey, Director of Client Success at Realync, has spent over 15 years focusing on clients, understanding their needs and working to solve them. Yockey is a multifamily and real estate industry leader when it comes to helping marketing, leasing, and sales professionals generate, connect with, and close prospective residents. Currently the Director of Client Success at Indianapolis-based Realync, Yockey is helping multifamily teams across the nation fine-tune their marketing strategy and close more deals quicker with engaging content and a personal touch.
Matt Weirich, CEO of Realync, has a background in flipping and cashflowing properties. Weirich’s passions have always been real estate and entrepreneurship. After a personally tough experience trying to find an apartment when moving to Chicago, Weirich took the jump into full-time entrepreneurship pursuing an idea he had for revolutionizing the way people interact to tour properties. Over four years later, his technology Realync is now used in over 30,000 multifamily units across the U.S. and has users in over 30 countries.
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Retreat Apartment Homes (2801 Toledo Road, Elkhart, IN 46516)
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Front Line Leasing with Lisa Trosien
This fun and interactive class is for the beginning Leasing Professional or a veteran who would like to brush up on his or her basic skills. Attendees will learn:
- Lead Management: How and when to respond for the greatest results
- Needs Exploration: How to know exactly what is important to the customer, as well as the art of selling the neighborhood
- Demonstrating: Showing apartments in their best way possible
- Resolving Objections: Learn the difference between a deflection and objection, as well as three proven ways to work through objections
- Closing: Find out when closing begins, and why closing is a process and NOT an event!
- Follow up: Learn some great techniques to keep in touch with prospects.
This class is highly interactive and will set up attendees for success as a new Leasing Professional!
About the Instructor:
Lisa Trosien is a highly respected multifamily educator, speaker, author and consultant with over 25 years of industry experience. Described by her customers as “incredibly smart” and “amazingly effective,” she’s worked with owners, management companies, and trade associations across the U.S. and Canada.
Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Aloft Hotel (111 N. Main St., South Bend, IN 46601)
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Appliances 101
This course reviews basics of all appliance repairs. Refrigerator, electric stove, and dishwasher repair are the main aspects to be discussed. This class will review parts, questions to ask residents to accurately assess the situation, what to do if the appliance is under warranty, and solutions to solve most common problems. This class is suited for entry to mid-level technicians.
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD in South Bend
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Instructor: Bob Micunek, Lee Supply
Winterizing Your Property
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD in South Bend, IN
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Instructor: Pete Reynolds, Maintenance Supervisor, Prairie Point
Leadership in Management & Marketing
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD in South Bend, IN
Cost: FREE FOR MEMBERS; $160 for non-members
Instructor: Marking Pennings, PERQ
Other Events & Education Near You
Merrillville
Solutions & Resolutions for Customer Excellence
Discuss how to transform a dissatisfied customer into a satisfied, loyal, long-term client who trusts that their company will provide outstanding service and support. Donna Hickey will provide information staff can use right away to understand why customers become angry or upset, techniques to use to calm customers and remain calm, and detailed complaint handling techniques including keywords and phrases.
About the Instructor:
A business strategist and executive trainer, Donna Hickey specializes in shifting organizational directions, staffing, training, marketing, business development and implementation. Over the past three decades, Donna Hickey Presents. . . has conducted seminars, workshops, and keynotes for small clients as well as Fortune 500 companies around the world. A consummate professional, Hickey uses a delightful blend of humor and insight to solve today’s business challenges. She’s a pace-setter who is set apart by her in-the-trenches experience. Her hands-on approach to leading-edge training and marketing trends truly hits home – and stays at home. Each and every concept is carefully developed to be easily implemented in real-life situations.
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018
Time: 9:00am -12:00pm CDT
Location: The Patrician (410 E. Highway 30, Schererville, IN 46375)
Cost: FREE for members; $160 for non-members
Fair Housing for Maintenance
This course is designed specifically for your entire maintenance team. With discrimination complaints, testing and fines on the rise, it is imperative to abide by federal, state, and local laws regarding fair housing. Understand your role in fair housing, including the law as it applies to familial status disabilities, occupancy standards, resident selection, service animals vs. therapy animals, or companion animals.
Register your staff today to:
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Know what to say and, more importantly, what not to say
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Learn how to make reasonable accommodations
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Ensure your resident relations are compliant with fair housing regulations
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Gain practical solutions you can use tomorrow
About the Instructor:
Gavin Greene is a Regional Property Manager with Flaherty & Collins Properties and oversees operations for more than 15 properties that include more than 1,000 units. His background includes LIHTC as well as affordable housing.
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm CDT
Location: Brickshire Apartments (9000 Lincoln St., Merrillville, IN 46410)
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Disaster Preparedness: Taking the Initiative
The purpose of this course is to prepare both multifamily and commercial property staff members for natural disasters and common emergencies that can happen on site and how to handle the aftermath, when to handle responses in-house and when to call in the experts. This interactive course is targeted toward property managers, assistant property managers, maintenance, and engineers.
Learn more on how to respond to common disasters, including:
- Fire disaster recovery, the staff role, how to build an emergency kit, securing the property in the immediate aftermath, working with a restoration company, tenant management, insurance, and longer-term reconstruction needs
- Water damage statistics, liability from the property and tenant perspectives, damage categories and classes, assessing the issue, and how to respond and dry out
- Mold facts and types, code requirements, assessing an issue, liability, and follow-up needs
- Vehicle impact, storm damage, boarding up before an event, roof leaks: how to secure the property, communicating with constituents, permits, functional actions, and reconstruction
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm CDT
Location: Traditions Apartments (331 S. Boo Rd., Burns Harbor, IN 46304)
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Instructor: Hays & Sons
Lafayette
Active Shooter Training
The Indiana State Police, with the assistance of school safety liaison Dr. Richard Hogue, has created a presentation providing key steps to follow should one encounter an active shooter. Incorporating a City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security video called “Run. Hide. Fight.” into the training aids, this session will assist businesses and other organizations in preparing to respond to the unpredictable possibility of an active shooter event.
This education session includes a screening of the video, best practices for safeguarding oneself and others in the event of an active shooter, and a question and answer session.
About the Instructor:
Dr. Richard Hogue, Ed.D. of Hogue & Associates, Inc., is an education professional with more than 35 years of dedicated commitment to professional education of youth. He is the Indiana State Police coordinator and educator of ISP’s Safe Schools / Active Shooter training program.
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD in Lafayette
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Leading from the Heart
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD in Lafayette
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
Instructor: Sue Anthony, Vice President, Regency Windsor Management, Inc.
Plumbing 101
Servicing common plumbing products is a key function of every multifamily property. This course will provide information on how to repair and install a toilet and show differences in toilet sizing. Faucet installation and repair will be explained, from the kitchen faucet to lavatory and tub/shower, and an overview of typical configurations and how to repair waterlines will be given. The final section of this course will be one of water heater service and repair.
Attend this sessions to learn about:
- Water closet (toilet) installation and service, including flush valves
- Drainage repairs, including P traps, S traps, and service drains
- Water piping repair
- Basic water heater repairs
About the Instructor:
John Heger is a Journeyman and Master Licensed Plumber with more than 30 years of experience. He has been Midwest Sales Manager with a plumbing fixture manufacturer as well as being National Sales Manager for a faucet manufacturer. Heger’s hands-on teaching style benefits attendees of all experience levels.
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD in Lafayette
Cost: FREE for members, $160 for non-members
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South Bend Local Government Contacts
Mayor
Pete Buttegieg: (574) 233-0311
City Council
Regular meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Check the agenda for start times.
View the City Council homepage.
Members
1st District – Tim Scott, President: (574) 538-1936
2nd District – Regina Williams-Preston: (574) 235-5983
3d District – Randy Kelly: (574) 235-5981
4th District- Jo Broden: (574) 235-5978
5th District – Dr. David Varner: (574) 291-1798
6th District – Oliver Davis: (574) 876-6938
At-Large – John Voorde: (574) 233-8933
At-Large – Gavin Ferlic: (574) 235-5979
At-Large – Karen White: (574) 520-4477
City Clerk
Kareemah Fowler: (574) 235-9221
Director of Code Enforcement
Randy Wilkerson: (574) 235-9486
*City offices are located at 227 West Jefferson Blvd. 46601
View the South Bend Government Website.
View the St. Joseph County Website.
Rental Registration
Annual registrations for rental properties are due by September 30 to avoid possible late fees. Registrations are handled by the Department of Code Enforcement. Visit here for additional information.
Local Government Proposals/Ordinances Currently Under Consideration
- South Bend considering amendment to disorderly house code: Ordinance 46-17
Find out more information about this ordinance here.
Local Associate Members in the South Bend Area
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I am proud to be an activate member of IAA. The courteous & professional service IAA provides along with the educational seminars and networking with my peers, helps me succeed as a property manager.
I have been in the apartment industry since 2008 and loved it the moment I started. The IAA is as strong as its members, so it is always great to recruit and meet new members. I am a firm believer in networking; getting to know, like, and trust others. On top of the networking opportunities, the IAA offers exceptional and important classes.
As a team, we felt like we were a little slow in terms of how long it took us to join IAA, but looking back are so glad we did. It was one of the best decisions we made not just because it put us in front of our target audience on a monthly basis, but because we have been able give back and be active members of the industry. Sitting on committees, attending events / meetings, and diving in to serve and make an impact where we can has been so rewarding for all of us.