Property Management Blog

   Some of the landlord horror stories that you hear are pretty dramatic. Today, we’re sharing a selection of those stories and explaining how you can protect your Portland rentals from these situations.  A Tenant Can’t Pay Rent While there may be a legitimate reason for your tenant to be unable t...

When you are looking to hire a Portland property management company or a Beaverton property management company, there are a few specific questions that you need to ask to ensure you’re going to receive the best possible service. Today, we are discussing four of those most important questions. Are You Licensed?  Oregon does re...

August 1-5, 2016 was our Tenant Appreciation Week! All of our tenants are valued and appreciated!   Congratulations to the following tenants who won the following prizes in this year's raffle!  And a special thank you to our vendors who donated gifts as well!   Lori M., Beaverton - $500 Rent Credit Andrew W., ...

Even if you haven’t considered renting out your property in the past, there are a few good reasons to consider it now. Maybe you are currently having trouble selling your home, or you need to relocate out of the Portland area, or you want to pass the property onto your heirs. In these situations, converting your home to a rental is...

Alpine Property Management & Maintenance is a professional Beaverton property management company, serving the Portland area. There are a lot of reasons to work with us, and today we are focusing on four of the best reasons to have Alpine manage your Portland rentals.   Experience with Property Management Portland I have be...

There are some important changes to the Oregon Landlord Tenant Law that are effective January 1, 2016.  Some of the changes were simply a clarification of the current law.  Below is a summary of some of the most important changes.  To download a copy of the changes - click here  Clarification regarding mailing not...

Portland's New Rent Increase and Termination Notice Ordinance   To download a .pdf of this Article - click here On October 15, 2015 the Portland City Council unanimously passed a measure amending Portland's Affordable Housing Preservation Code (Code Chapter 30.01).  The amendment changes the title of Code Chapter 30.01 from "Aff...

Repairs – can’t the tenant just fix it?  Well, you should not let a tenant make their own repairs. As you know, normal wear and tear in a unit is normal. Leaky faucet, toilets, jammed garbage disposals, plugged bathtub drains are all normal in everyday life. However, sometimes tenant will try to assure us that they can fi...

The Importance of Timely Repairs  Everyone pretty much knows that maintenance and repairs are a necessary evil of owning real estate; whether it should be your own home or a rental investment. We would like to think that there will never be no “tenant caused” repairs and only minimal maintenance. But we live in the real w...