Rentals in outer NE Portland?

[Tara Ballenger]

Hello all. Do any of you have rentals, of any type, in outer NE Portland, east of I-205, west of 162nd? Gateway, Hazelwood, Glendoveer, Parkrose, Argay, etc.? I'd love to hear your experiences with the tenant pool - both in numbers (how many people are interested in the rental) and quality of the applicants. 

[Zach Davis]

I have some in Centennial and a few in Rockwood. It can take time to find a decent tenant out there but it is doable. I certainly wouldn't call those neighborhoods desirable but there are good tenants to be had. If you want to go out that far, you might think about straying into Gresham. There you can still use a no cause without paying them to move, at least for the time being. The properties I have in Gresham are very comparable to the ones I hold in Portland, but the Gresham ones tend to be easier to manage for that reason.