Greater New York IREM launches upcoming courses

New York, NY There’s no time like the present to think about your future!

Jump start your career in real estate property management and become an Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) in just six days!

The ARM Certification is regarded as the most recognized credential for residential real estate managers, and the ARM Track experience will get you one step closer to earning it. The ARM Track explores key concepts related to ethical real estate management and reviews the following key competency areas related to effective residential site management: Human resources and relationship management, property financial management, maintenance and risk management, and marketing and leasing.

ARM Track Courses

Day 1: Ethics for the Real Estate Manager (ETH800) **

Days 2-5: Managing Residential Properties (RES201)

Day 6: ARM Certification Exam (ARMEXM)

Standard calculator required: Note that a standard calculator is required for this track.

November 7-9 and 14-16

• November 7: Ethics for the Real Estate Manager (ETH800), 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• November 8, 9, 14, 15: Managing Residential Properties (RES201),  8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• November 16: ARM Certification Exam (ARMEXM), 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Tuition:  $860 Member and $1,075 non-member.

Ethics for the

Real Estate Manager

The course will be held on Monday, November 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Addressing ethical dilemmas commonly faced by today’s real estate managers, this media-based course teaches strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas and adherence to the IREM Code of Professional Ethics, culminating in an exam to earn IREM credentialing credit.

What you will learn:

• IREM Code of Professional Ethics: Applications to real world situations, ethical duties to clients, tenants/residents, employers, and colleagues.

• Ethical decision making: Ethical vs. unethical business practices, tactics for resolving ethical dilemmas, scenarios with ethical implications.

• Conflict of interest: Fiduciary relationships, conflict of interest scenarios.

• Detailed case study: Enforcement of the IREM Code of Professional Ethics, the role of the IREM Ethics Committee, review of actual ethics cases and their implications.

How you will benefit:

• Conduct business using the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.

• Resolve conflicts efficiently and ethically.

Tuition:  $185  member and $230 non-member.

Managing

Residential Properties

The course will be held November 8, 9, 14, and 15 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Immerse yourself in this comprehensive course covering residential site management from A to Z.

What you will learn:

• Human resource and relationship management: Management styles, intergenerational dynamics, employee motivation, recruiting and hiring, employment laws, communication, performance evaluations, fostering productive relationships with owners.

• Property financial management: Accounting, budgeting, measuring cash flow, operating expenses, financial reports, capital expenses.

• Maintenance and risk management: Creating a maintenance and risk management plan, types of maintenance, property inspections, risk management, emergency and disaster planning, insurance, inventory and suppliers, working with contractors, maintenance systems, conservation and recycling, environmental issues.

• Marketing and leasing: Demographics, target markets, comparison grid analysis, marketing strategies and social media, leasing tactics, affordable housing wait list procedures, Fair Housing and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, landlord-tenant laws, lease-term provisions, resident retention strategies.

How you will benefit:

• Improve your property’s bottom line and receive recognition from your employer’s clients.

• Increase productivity and collaboration among your site management staff.

• Secure a reputation as a manager who knows what it takes to achieve the owners’ objectives.

Standard calculator required: Note that a standard calculator is required for this course.

Tuition: $615 member and $770 non-member.

All IREM courses take place at Knickerbocker Plaza - Lobby Level, 1751 Second Ave. (between 91^st & 92^nd St.)

To register or for more information please call (212) 944-9445 or visit iremnyc.org.