Property Management Blog

As you know, breaking your lease will cost you money. When you signed your lease agreement, you agreed to pay your rent for the full term. We understand that sometimes good tenants have to leave their homes. Maybe you’re moving out of state for a job or school. Perhaps you’ve bought a home. Or, maybe you’ve fallen on dif...

When you have to break your lease, you might have someone in mind to take over the lease and move into your property.This can be beneficial to both landlords and tenants, and under the right circumstances, it can work out very well. Not only will you save some money on lease break fees and other penalties, you’ll also save us time o...

Breaking a lease is difficult and in many cases, expensive. When you enter into a lease agreement, you’re promising to pay the rent for the entirety of the lease period. That means if you move out of your home in month seven of a one-year lease, you’re technically still responsible for the rental payments during months eight t...

Breaking a lease is unfortunate, and many tenants worry about what that will mean for their contractual obligations. While we don’t encourage lease breaks, we don’t want you to be afraid of them, either.We always expect our residents to fulfill the term and the requirements laid out in the lease agreement, but we’re also...

Owning Portland rental property means preparing for Portland winters. In our part of the country, winter weather can be expected to arrive around the middle of November, and it sticks around until the middle of March. While we don’t have extreme periods of cold, snow, and ice, we do have to be ready for those things. Typically, our ...

Every rental property is different, and so is every rental property owner. This means that what works for one landlord might not work for you. That’s okay. The path to a successful real estate investment requires you to try different things in different ways, and then settle on the system that makes the most sense (and the most mone...

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You and your tenants should understand exactly what each party is responsible for when it comes to maintaining your Portland rental property. This can often be tricky for owners, especially if you have a lot of different properties scattered throughout the Portland metropolitan area and you have different expectations for different homes....

Rental property owners know that maintaining your investment is important. It leads to a lot of important benefits, such as tenant retention, higher rental values, and better ROI in general. This is easy to forget, however, when you’re paying the bills for preventative maintenance.Today, we want to talk to you about owner maintenanc...

Any type of Pet that roams around inside of the property, 5lbs or more.Additional Security Deposit:  $500Pet Rent $40/monthAny type of Pet which roams around inside the property, under 5lbsAdditional Security Deposit:  $250Pet Rent $30/monthAny type of Pet that stays inside a cage and is never let out.Additional Security Deposit...