The advantage of staying local or within driving distance is being able to see and check on the property. 

yes @Cody Rigby make sure you check out the licensing requirements for short-term rentals in the city of Portland.

I opened up a business checking account for the LLC. 

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Where I worked (in California) it was a $30k fine to do it yourself....Make sure you guys check with your local regulations.

For example, I'm assuming that I don't need to notify the tenant before we come in to the common areas for maintenance.2) As far as I can see, the previous landlord was not paying the tenants simple interest on their security deposit when they checked out.

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Feel free to DM me the # or address and I'll check it out.These things can also be out of date or inaccurate, however, so as a disclaimer I suggest you call the county and city both to ask them upfront and candidly about what is required and what they expect of you.

Check out Stonecrest out of the bay area.