In Portland you'll want to have a handle on Senate Bill 608 (Oregon's Statewide Rent Control), HB 4401 (the current evictions moratorium regulation), Portland Rental Relocation Assistance (city-wide rent control and mandatory renter assistance for no-cause evictions), and the FAIR Ordinances.I'm teaching a class via Investor Lab in May on this regulation so DM me if you want info.Thanks,Kurt Lane | Chroma Property Management

This is kind of a duplicate, but I was thinking about the issue from another angle today.Since Zillow started charging there are FAR fewer rental listings (at least in this market). 

Just want you to have eyes wide open. 

(they don’t want it back and to move it themselves, they want you to sell it and come back for more business) Now considering the number of properties funded at any given moment and the ROI these HML’s are getting, it would be quite an extraordinary thing to go through this entire process and not having them work with you on this (because the amount of money stood to be lost in these proceedings eats back into the amount derived from things such as an extension on the loan and simply charging you points for doing so) Again, the ‘worse case scenario’ here I’m describing.Having said ALL of this and hopping over to PMI- this really depends on your PMI source- it could be easily assumed that for some people, working with the 'Frist Bank of Mom and Dad' as your PMI would be less complicated and seem less cumbersome (not in all cases and 'mom & dad; could be anyone) Odds are if they aren't related to you the ROI they expect could be much higher than a relative (on avg it seems maybe around 10%+, whereas a family member may ask for prime alone or something like .5%-1% above prime) My best advice would be to speak with possible PMIs you may already know as well as HMLs and simply become educated on what their requirements are- knowing what you qualify for, or alternatively don't (if you can take HMLs off the table right away knowing before you apply you don't qualify, it's going to save time in working your PMI angle faster) The single MOST important thing to keep in mind above all else is this; no matter who you work with PMI or HML- keeping lines of communication open is virial to not only the deal, but any future deals you will have with them (as they are financing) - IF anything looks like it's going to go wrong (say missing a payment) let them know so they can work with you and NEVER against you Hope this helps!

However, you'll probably still find if they don't pay the bill themselves they will run the unit while simultaneously leaving other windows wide open.

I am happy with City Wide Rentals & Property Management but if I didn't use them, I'd use Mike at PMI or Ed/Matt at Welcome Home Milwaukee.

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I was able to accomplish 4 deals like this before I started working my own angle. 

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I think you have to come up with a unique angle or make it more of a focus on networking and building relationships, rather than having a "better monthly topic".