Property Association Divided By Mississippi

The Illinois/Iowa based Quad Cities Rental Property Association, Inc. (QCRPA) describes itself as "the Voice of Professional Landlords within and around the Quad Cities, USA."

Quad Cities is comprised of four cities in Iowa and Illinois divided by the Mississippi River. They include Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.

The Quad Cities Rental Property Association, Inc. represents investment property owners and managers living and working in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas.

Quad Cities Rental Property Association membership benefits include:

• Substantial advertising discount (25% or more depending on size and run length of ad) with The Moline Dispatch/R.I. Argus and Quad City Times
• A monthly newsletter with information important to landlords
• Membership Roster upon request
• State Lobbyist in Iowa to protect Landlord interests
• Access to Credit Reporting Agencies
• Sample documents to assist in the rental property business
• Optional online listing of tenants that have been "legally filed upon" for eviction (FED)
• Access to Member's Only area of the QCRPA website to post classifieds, download forms.
• A significant benefit of the QCRPA is considered to be the fellowship realized from networking with others in the rental property business.

All QCRPA meetings are held at The Lodge Hotel in Bettendorf, IA. Board meetings are held the first Tuesday at 7:00pm and are open to the members. General meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month with buffet dinner at 5:45pm, business meeting at 6:30pm, and a guest speaker at 7:00pm.

The informational part of our evening includes guest speakers informing us about topics of interest to those involved in the rental property business. Various topics include: suggested solutions to recurring problems, municipal and state issues related to the industry, and cost saving measures. In recent meetings we have presented panel discussions, city, state, and federal officials, bankers, lawyers, accountants, local experts, and national speakers. An informative presentation by a magistrate and step-by-step descriptions of the process involved in court house eviction has also been presented. The presentations generally last two hours and are designed to be interesting and informative.

Quad Cities Rental Property Association members have found the social period and dinner a valuable part of the monthly meeting, through the interchange of ideas and networking with other QCRPA members.