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Property managers face a unique set of safety concerns that other real estate pros don’t often need to think about. For example, some of the most potentially fraught moments in a property manager's day-to-day activities include delivering eviction notices to tenants and how to collect rent securely. A strong rental market like today’s can present opportunities for bad actors and make these activities all the more difficult. Host Tracey Hawkins talks to two experts from the “Show-Me” state of Missouri to hear their experiences in the property management field and share actionable safety tips.
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Meet the Guests
Stacey Johnson-Cosby, GRI, is a real estate professional with ReeceNichols, a Berkshire Hathway Home Services company, in Kansas City, Mo. She serves in various volunteer leadership roles within the housing industry, including as a founding member of the Kansas City Regional Housing Alliance and the National Housing Provider Coalition. Johnson-Cosby will serve as the 2024 chair of NAR’s Property Management Forum.
Paul Dizmang, CRS, GRI, is the broker-owner of Dizmang Properties in Springfield, Mo., who helped create NAR’s Single-Family Investment Management Committee. He also is a past chair of the Property Management Forum. Dizmang serves as an NAR federal political coordinator, working with his congressional representative on real estate policy. He also has served as a speaker and trainer for the NAR, the National Certified Residential Specialists and the National Association of Property Managers.
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About the Host
Tracey Hawkins, also known as “Tracey, the Safety Lady,” is a former real estate agent who founded her own safety education program, Safety and Security Source, in 1995. Hawkins is a content creator who teaches 12 interactive safety classes that she wrote herself. She teaches agents to stay safe and build their businesses by protecting the consumer. She teaches brokerages how to reduce liability. Hawkins has written expert safety content for REALTOR® Magazine and other national real estate publications, including RISMedia, Inman and The Close.