Patti Widget's "The Battle of Property Management: Putting out Fires Before They Start"

Patti Widgets “The Battle of Property Management:  Putting out Fires Before They Start”

Another Very Entertaining Presentation by Our Property Management Expert, Patti Widget

Date / Time: Thursday, July 23, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

Register Today: Sign-Up at https://web.aagla.org/events  

Cost: FREE to all AAGLA members

How to Attend: Please login to register. Register online at www.aagla.org/events.

Every one of us has found ourselves in life situations where we have been stuck making an important decision or just cannot respond quickly to a request because of uncertainty or reluctance to make a potentially irreversible decision without further contemplation.

When you don't know what to do, the best course of action is often to take a step back, reflect, gather information, and consider your options and seek advice from others. Sometimes, though, in the heat of the moment, pressured by renters, there are steps you can take to avoid confrontation and the need to decide or respond right then and there. Patti Widget will show you how to avoid the “sticky” situations we housing providers often find ourselves in before they turn into raging fires.

Putting out property management "fires" requires shifting from constant reacting to proactive, well-planned approaches. To stop reacting to emergencies, housing providers must optimize their portfolio by conducting annual unit inspections, transitioning strictly to a paper/email-trail communication style, and strictly vetting a localized, trusted vendor roster.

Managing rental properties today has become far too complicated, and if you say or do something incorrectly, or do not react and communicate in a timely manner, legal exposure can increase, and things might get costly.

Our leading multifamily industry expert, Patti Widget, AAGLA operational advisor and the founder of Widget’s Way, joins us for another amazing presentation that will help you to survive and overcome the current crisis and help you to successfully transition out of the current crisis. PLEASE, join us for what will most certainly be an informative online seminar via ZOOM.

During the webinar, we will also cover the following:

• Real-life situations Patti has encountered that you need to avoid and how you can steer clear of problems to avoid litigation.
• Fair housing questions you will get, and how to address them. Don’t get tripped up by a “mystery shopper.”
• Watch the tone and communication style between you and your tenants.
• Take a deep breath before responding...How to refrain from acting on your emotions, even if you know you are right.
• Learn Patti’s full proof “fogging” technique!  It will help you steer clear of the problems all the time.
• And wait…there’s always so much more. Your questions will help lead the discussion. ASK Patti anything – she will address your questions for one full hour!

This will be a live, interactive, online learning session. Live Q&A will take place throughout the online seminar. Please join us for what will surely be an extremely informative and entertaining presentation by Patti Widget. Please log in to register on our website at www.aagla.org. If you have any questions, please contact Events Manager, Diana Alcaraz, via email at diana@aagla.org. We look forward to seeing you. Please stay diligent and be healthy!

WARNING:  THE INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING THIS WEBINAR IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. ABSOLUTELY NO LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE IS BEING GIVEN DURING THIS WEBINAR. BEAR IN MIND THAT EVERY SITUATION IS UNIQUE, AND THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. SO, BEFORE ACTING, BE SURE TO OBTAIN TAX AND/OR LEGAL ADVICE FROM YOUR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL.

Seminar Leader: 

Patti Widget, Widget’s Way

Patti Widget, Property Management Expert, Widget’s Way. Patti “Widget” has nearly 25 years of experience as a regional property manager. Patti teaches a wide range of classes on property management topics; she is a keynote speaker on property management and housing issues and has published numerous articles for apartment associations. Patti is a repeat guest speaker at UCLA. She also holds various certifications in the industry related to her field, such as a CA licensed Real Estate Broker, CCRM, lead based paint certified renovator from the EPA, Fair Housing and more.

Moderator:

Daniel Yukelson, AAGLA Executive Director

Daniel Yukelson is the Chief Executive and Executive Director of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). As Certified Public Accountant, Yukelson began his career at Ernst & Young, the global accounting firm, and had served in senior financial roles principally as Chief Financial Officer for various public, private and start-up companies. Prior to joining AAGLA, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Oasis West Realty, the owner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills where he was involved in the planning, construction and opening of the Waldorf Astoria. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer for 15-years of Premiere Radio Networks, the largest U.S. radio network. Yukelson also served as a Planning Commissioner for 6-years in the City of Beverly Hills.

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