Understanding Rental Analysis: Key Metrics and Best Practices
By David Cota Sunday, January 28, 2024
Much like numerous other large American cities, Portland rental prices have been skyrocketing for years now.If you're looking to make a real estate investment, higher rent prices present a lucrative opportunity. Portland is a complex real estate market, however, so it's i...
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Rental Property Inspections: Ensuring Tenant Safety and Compliance
By David Cota Sunday, January 21, 2024
1 in 25 Oregon rental homes deal with evictions.If you're a landlord, you always want to do everything possible to avoid evictions. One of the ways to do this is to take tenant screening very seriously, but even with quality tenant screening, you can never guarantee a tenant ...
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Nearly 47% of Portland's residents are renters.With so many other renters out there, it can be difficult to navigate Portland's rental market. Prices are going up all over the country and Oregon is no different. Affordability and homelessness are a major issue for Portlan...
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There are a lot of opportunities for real estate investors in the United States. Renters account for roughly 36% of households in the country.At the same time, home ownership has never been further out of reach. Buyers continue to deal with mortgage rates over 7% and record-high ...
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How Portland Landlords Should Withhold Rent Payments in Escrow
By David Cota Thursday, October 26, 2023
When we talk about holding rent payments in escrow, we could be discussing a few different things. From a landlord’s perspective, you might hold the last month’s rent in escrow. You collect it from the tenant before they move into your property, but you don’t ac...
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What Oregon Landlords Need to Know About Year-End Taxes
By David Cota Thursday, October 19, 2023
We are always talking about the many benefits that come with professional property management in Portland. One of those benefits, which is often overlooked, is the fact that you can count on expert accounting and bookkeeping for your investment, whether it’s a single proper...
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Top 5 Questions to Ask Potential Portland Tenants and What Not to Ask
By David Cota Thursday, October 12, 2023
One of the best reasons to work with a Portland property management company is that you can leave the tenant relationships and the tenant management to your property manager. We understand how to select tenants, screen them, and even retain them. It makes a big difference to our ...
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What Type of Single Family Home in Portland Makes the Best Investment?
By David Cota Friday, October 6, 2023
If you’re investing in Portland real estate, you’ll have two immediate questions to answer for yourself: What type of property are you going to buy?Where in Portland are you planning to buy that property? We can help you answer both those questions, as an ex...
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What Safety Equipment is Needed in a Portland Rental Home?
By David Cota Friday, September 29, 2023
As a landlord in Portland, ensuring the safety of your tenants should be a top priority. Providing your rental homes with essential safety equipment is a great way to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries. It also ensures that your property complies with tenant safety laws....
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Should My Tenants Be Responsible for Maintaining the Swimming Pool & The Yard? | Portland Property M...
By David Cota Friday, September 22, 2023
Have you thought much about the yard at your Portland rental property? If you have a pool, who is responsible for cleaning it? What happens if the chemical balance is off? When we think about rental properties in Portland, we have to think about the landscaping responsibilit...
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