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Did you know there is a specialist organisation for elite property management professionals? If you’d like to be part of a group of like-minded business professionals who are dedicated to raising the standard of property management in Australia, then the LPMA is for you. Story by Bob Walters.

LPMA was conceived with a clear mission – to give the Australian property management industry annual forums to learn, share ideas and grow our own and our industry’s successes.

The Leading Property Managers of Australia (LPMA) is an elite group of specialist property managers and property management businesses across Australia who provide the highest level of service and professionalism to investment property owners and tenants.

Membership of LPMA is only available to Firms across Australia who are prepared to commit to LPMA’s strict Code of Practice, a Code defining benchmark levels of service and business practice over and above those required for statutory licensing.

Members gain a market edge over competitors by promoting their business as being part of an elite group of property managers through use of the LPMA logo.  They can also tap into a referral network across the country to better service their clients and maximise revenue opportunities.

LPMA is dedicated to keeping its members at the forefront of Australian property management practice through a comprehensive professional development program and the country’s only specialist property management credentialing scheme.

The LPMA 2010 Annual Forums will be held at the Dockside Convention Centre, Darling Harbours, Sydney from Friday 16 April – Saturday 17 April 2010 and are open to all industry practitioners across Australia and New Zealand.

The Forums will take the following format:
Agency Principals Forum – Friday 16 April 2010 (for business owners and department managers)
LPMA Property Managers Forum – Friday 16 April 2010 (for all property management staff)
LPMA Agency Principals and Property Managers Combined Forum – Saturday 17 April 2010 (for all property management practitioners).

There will be a great line up of Australasian property management expert practitioners and professional speakers to ensure unequalled take-home knowledge and an unbeatable opportunity to network with your peers.

Speakers and panelists for both Forums have been selected for their real world experience in property management, real estate, business leadership, information technology and communications. Every session will deliver practical take-back-to-the-office messages to improve business and individual performance. The networking and social opportunities will also assist to foster long term associations and trusting relationships. LPMA 2010 could be the best property management professional development event you will attend in 2010!

LPMA was conceived with a clear mission – to give the Australian property management industry annual forums to learn, share ideas and grow our own and our industry’s successes. It’s about real people who’ve developed real strategies for success in their businesses sharing them with their colleagues.

Speakers at the LPMA Forums include Chris Rolls, Brett Rutledge, Bob Walters, Rob Farmer, Chris Hanley, Amy Sanderson, Patrick Bright, Greg Watson, Darren Hunter and Emily Sim. Panellists include Hayley Mitchell, Norm Honey, Chris Hood, Rob MacDonald, Patrick McCarthy, Cheryle Rainey, Judith Magain-Mills, Kate Johnson, Katie Knight, Alex Scott, Joe Iemma.

The LPMA 2010 Forums will culminate with the LPMA Annual Awards Dinner on Friday 16 April where LPMA members will vie for the elite performance Awards on offer. For more information about the LPMA 2010 Forums, visit www.lpma.com.au or contact Dixie Walters at dixie@lpma.com.au

Bob Walters is the Managing Director of True Property Management, a specialist residential Property Management business that operates in both Sydney and Melbourne. Bob started the business only four years ago and has grown it to over 550 properties today. Bob can be contacted at bob@truepm.com.au