These are smaller 650 Sq ft 1 bed and studio size apartments.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen, and you can search for other MEMBERS in your area or LOCAL MEETUPS.

These areas tend to offer slightly more flexibility, and depending on the size of the property you’re looking for, you might find larger units than in Portland.Also, as Scott mentioned, increasing rents in Portland can be a slow process, especially with the 10% cap or 7% + CPI limits, whichever is lower.

Got back to the tenant's apartment and turned out to be the wrong size.

And this new banker asked me How did I know Mike as it was not common for him to deal with guys our size.

This plus the fact that when the kids are gone her housing needs will change, lead me to recommend that she rents for next 3 years until kids go to college, then consider WHERE she wants to live; the size of the house, condo or apartment, etc.

The company helps with the rest of the stuff like rent collection, late payment follow up, advertising vacant units, showings, tenant screening, leasing, renewals, reports, and evictions (which is a corner case).

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Posting the property and finding/screening tenants?

Some people refi when the rate improves by at least 0.5%, but this is also dependent on the loan size.