Property Management Blog

Rental Management vs Tenant Placement for Portland Properties: A Guide

In April 2023, the vacancy rate of rental properties was 5.09%. As a landlord, your vacancy rate is a metric you use to measure your property's success. When it's low, you make more money.When you struggle to find tenants, you might need assistance with tenant placement. ...

Who Pays for Repairs: The Landlord or the Property Manager?

If you're in the Pacific Northwest, it's an area of quality living, trends, and some of the fastest-growing cities. This provides plenty of opportunity for real estate investors, particularly when you consider cities like Portland.On average, rental units in Portland gene...

2 Ways to Allow Pets in Your Rental Property

Did you know that 69 million households in the United States have a beloved pet? As a landlord, accommodating these pet owners can open up a vast market of potential tenants. While concerns about potential damage may arise, there are ways to create a pet-friendly environment in y...

Ten Holiday Activities to do in Portland

Portland, Oregon is full of so many different people from different cultures, religions, and backgrounds. The diversity of Portland is one of the many things that make the city so great. Because there is so much diversity here, there are lots of different fun events. With the hol...

5 Reasons Portland is Great for an Investment Property

When you are looking into getting into the investment property business, you need to look in cities, towns, and communities that people flock to. The more people coming to a city means a higher likelihood that your rental property business will be successful. Portland, Oregon is ...

Fall Maintenance Checklist for Single-Family Properties

Fall in the Pacific Northwest is right around the corner. Which means autumn leaves, apple cider, cozy blankets, and Halloween. All of the fun things are about to happen. Fall, however, also means it’s time to do some maintenance on your rental properties. Proper maintenance on...

How to Get Your Property Noticed

When you think of preparing an investment property for new tenants you usually think of the physical fixes that need to be done to make the building more appealing. While this is extremely important and needed, taking the steps to make sure that your unit is noticed by potential ...

5 Must Do Halloween Activities in the Portland Area

Halloween is right around the corner! Who is ready? The Pacific Northwest is one of the best places to celebrate the spooky season. Portland and the surrounding areas have some of the best activities to get you into the Halloween spirit. There is a great mix of family-friendly an...

How to Attract Renters to Your Home

If you found yourself here, you are most likely a rental homeowner, or maybe you are starting to look at investing in properties. Whichever category you are in, we are so glad you are here. Rental homes offer so many different opportunities for people like yourself to make extra ...

The Top 4 Christmas Activities to do in PDX

Portlanders love Christmas time. It is a time for everyone to get together with their loved ones and enjoy all the activities that Portland has to offer. On a normal non-COVID year there is a lot of wonderful Christmas activities that locals and tourists can participate in. Event...