It has been profitable for us but competition has risen in recent years so we continually work to refresh our places and marketing approaches.

My issues with RentRedi have not risen to the level requiring immediate action. 

Steadily wrote a policy for me with these features on a Builders Risk policy. 

Plus our population is growing steadily which helps maintain property values and rental demand.

Plus, the city’s been growing steadily, so there’s room for appreciation too.

The agent says that conservatively I could bump it up to $1600-1800, with it being at $1400 would you say I should try to increase it to $1500 for next year and steadily increase it from there or make the bigger jump straight to $1600+ and risk losing the tenant?

And so the cycle continues, and the standard of living in capitalist societies steadily improves... at least in markets where new construction is allowed.

Rents and property values rise pretty steadily in our market at a rate about 2-3X the national average.

Other areas are good but prices are slowly and steadily coming down and inventory is building.

Economic Timing.According to data compiled by Marcus & Millichap[2], the Portland area has experienced three very important trends since 2010:The average price per unit for apartments has nearly doubledThe rate of employment growth rose from 2010 to 2015 but has since declined steadily, projected to be up 1% for 2020 (estimated before COVID-19)Roughly 30,000 apartments have been built since 2010, with another 5,600 units slated for construction in 2020Most RHA members have enjoyed a solid decade of price growth, rent growth and steady occupancy.