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What To Do If Your Washington Tenant Didn't Pay the Rent

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. Please contact an attorney for legal advice before taking any action.Did your Washington tenant fail to pay the rent on time? If so, this article is for you.Non-payment of rent is a serious violation of your rental...

New - Portland Relocation Ordinance Update March 8, 2018

How Landlord's Benefit from Portland's Relocation Assistance Ordinance

December's Episode Portland Real Estate Market - November 2017 Stats

September 2017 Portland Real Estate Market Update

What does an eviction look like

This is the first installment in a blog series looking at different types of evictions and what an owner can expect while going through the process. NOTE: We are not giving legal advice and only expressing what we believe to be a best practice. We strongly recommend you speak to ...

What You Need to Know About Portland's Relocation Ordinance Amendments

The City Council and Portland Housing Bureau and the direction of Chloe Eudaly and at the advice of the Relocation Task Force have suggested the following changes to Portland's relocation ordinance.Tenants have 45 days to ask for funds from landlord.Landlord must pay relocati...

Should I Partially Furnish My Home?

Should I partially furnish my home? This is a question that gets asked about every other time I meet with an owner.The short answer is noThe long answer is are you prepared for what that entails?Leaving a home partially furnished generally comes down to an owner's desire to l...

The Economics of Quality

This blog post is a quick look into the importance of quality in relation to property management as an industry. Your home simply put is an investment, and like any investment it is subject to certain intangibles that may need to be addressed and repaired when they occur, but can...

What You Need to Know About Portland's Renter Relocation Fee

On February 2, 2017 the city council met to discuss Chloe Eudaly's proposed ordinance that would require landlords to pay a relocation fee to tenants if they asked the resident to move or if the rent was increased 10% or more and the resident decided to move due to the increa...