Our joint luncheon with IREM and IFMA is only a couple of weeks away, and we are excited to have Red McCombs lined up as the presenter. Please mark Wednesday, April 18 on your calendar for this meeting at Oak Hills Country Club. Reservation forms will be sent out this week.

IFMA is the host association this year, so all lunch payments will go to them.

Please note that the April meeting is not included in the prepaid luncheon package, so all members will need to make a separate payment to attend this month. Checks should be payable to IFMA.

Are you getting excited about our upcoming BOMA OPEN golf tournament? The planning committee sure is! We won't take golfer registrations for a couple more months, but sponsorship sales are in full swing. Putt on over to our website to check out the categories and availability.

Today's golf quote:
"I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose." (Gerald Ford)

Do you have a Texas BOMA Legal Handbook on your desk (aka The Bluebook)? This reference manual is a gold mine of a useful laws, regulations, rules & forms applicable to Texas commercial real estate owners and managers.

Need to lock out a tenant for nonpayment of rent? It tells you how.

Reviewing which real property services are subject to sales tax? All the info is there.

Want to bone up on towing regs? You need this book!

The latest copy is the 2006/2007 edition, and member price is $150 plus tax & postage. That's cheaper than an hour of attorney billing -- contact the SABOMA office to order yours.

Please remember our Political Action Committee (PAC) when you are writing your monthly checks!

A recurring contribution of $10 to $20 goes a long way toward refueling this vital tool in our lobbying efforts.

As our state legislature gears up for another session, every dollar counts.

you're a member of BOMA?

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

I'll put the answer in the next News Flash, and the first person who responds with the correct answer wins a drink ticket to our 5/24 trade show!