2021 WI-CARH'S Fall Training and

Informational Sessions

Please join us for a scheduled series of training and information sessions to be held on four consecutive Thursdays starting on October 28, November 4, November 11, and November 18.  This format will limit our sessions to one hour, once per week, you choose whether the subject matter is relevant to you and your staff. Each session will be offered from 2:00-3:00 pm.  All sessions are free of charge.

October 28^th will feature Karissa Stiers, Midwest Regional Director, Midwest Region Field Operations Division.  In the Rural Development realignment, Karissa oversees a 12-state region which includes Wisconsin.  She will bring us the latest news on the realignment and functions of each team and division. 

November 4^th will feature a session on the lease.  WI-CARH contracts with Kevin Martin, Partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, to review the WI-CARH lease each year to ensure that the lease and addendums meet not only Rural Development requirements, but also the State of Wisconsin requirements.  These leases are available for purchase from WI-CARH at a reasonable cost.  This service allows you, as an owner, management company or housing authority to have the confidence that your lease will stand up in the event of judicial action and not have to source and pay your own attorney for the same service.  Questions for Kevin will be encouraged, and we hope you will send your topics and issues to WI-CARH prior to the session in the event Kevin needs to research the issue.  We will cover the effects of the moratorium which everyone has had to deal with.

November 11^th will feature Larry Anderson of Get RD Done Right.  Since retiring in 2010 after 31 years with Rural Development, including Director of the Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Direct Loan Division, Larry has consulted with owners, managers as well as Fannie Mae, Duty to Serve program, NeighborWorks, and many other organizations looking for rural housing expertise.  He will offer his perspective on the changes with Rural Development and how to navigate the current realignment, preservation opportunities within the RD portfolio and how to make the critical decisions of staying in or leaving the program (prepayment). 

November 18^th will be case studies of actual transactions using resources available in the State of Wisconsin to recapitalize and rehab your properties.  Staff from Wisconsin Management will walk through the highlights and headaches of making an older property new again.