Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor (CAPS) -SP2025 Philadelphia

Earning your CAPS takes you to the next level in property management. It fast-tracks your career advancement and your corresponding earning potential.   This program is recommended for property managers, regional managers and those with sights on corporate management who are interested in advancing their career by earning a nationally recognized certificate. NAAEI has developed the Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor training curriculum and the subsequent exam to help those in property management to build upon their knowledge, responsibilities and to prepare them to obtain the CAPS. You will learn about: Recruiting high-performing employees; Employee performance, engagement, and retention; Minimizing conflict through stakeholder communications; Ethical behavior and conflicts of interest; Annual operating budgets and owner performance objectives; Property and portfolio results; Due diligence process; Property takeover process; Capital improvement plans; Managing risk through inspections, follow-up procedures, and incident reporting compliance; Minimizing legal risk and liability; Regulatory agency oversight of assisted housing; Analyzing property performance data to inform action; Management agreements; and Evaluating and reporting property performance using key performance indicators.

INSTRUCTOR: Brian Paule

Brian Paule is the COO of Altman Co. He has accumulated significant real estate knowledge and experience over the past thirty years. Prior to Altman, Brian was at The Galman Group where he worked his way up from a Property Manager to the company President in under 25 years. As an active member of the National Apartment Association, Brian is a faculty member of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) as well as CAM certified.  Brian is a Past President (2012) of the Pennsylvania Apartment Association. Brian is on the Advisory Board of Operation Homefront. 

He has a B.S. in Business Management from Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science.

PROGRAM PRE-REQUISITE

To obtain the CAPS credential, candidates must complete the following:

• Minimum of 24 months employment as a multi-site supervisor or be either a CAM, ARM or RAM credential holder in good standing.
• Successful completion of all CAPS course work (totaling 40 hours)
• Pass the CAPS exam within six (6) months of declaring candidacy