Below are a few reminders to help you throughout your tenancy. Maintenance Requests Note: If you have a medical emergency, there is a fire, or you require the police, call 911. There are three options for submitting non-emergency maintenance requests: Through the tenant portal (preferred, because you can provide written detail…
Following is an overview of the application process. If you have any questions after reading the information below, please don’t hesitate to call us at (503) 777-0788. Find a place you’d like to call home. Sort of obvious, huh? But you would not believe how many people want to fill…
Mention the words “property manager” to someone who has been a tenant of one, and what will you see? All too often, it’s a furrowed brow, rolled eyes, and a grimace. More often than not, tenants have experienced property managers who are there only to collect rent—period. At Portland Homes…
This post, while brief, is just “garbage.” Yes, I had to fit that in there somehow. I have found that there is a very common misunderstanding regarding rental properties within the city of Portland when it comes to garbage collection. More specifically, people are misinformed regarding whether or not a tenant can…
When it comes to owning a rental property, there are certain universal laws—sort of like Newton’s Laws of Motion. (OK, not really.) Gilburne’s Laws of Rental Property Maintenance Rental Property Law #1: Stuff will break. Rental Property Law #2: Really expensive stuff tends to break in the middle of the…
Welcome to Portland Homes & Commercial Properties—and the inaugural blog posting. For those who know me, most will agree that I tend not to be at a loss for words. And when it comes to the things I’m passionate about…well, I can go on. But as I was sitting here…
