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Hey all, My brother and I own and operate a small property management and construction company in Portland, Oregon. We've been in business about 5 years. We are also a licensed plumbing company and a licensed contra...
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Just like the title says. New one to me. I knew she would be trouble when I met her at inspection but didn’t think she’d show her cards so early. Evictions take 8-10 months around here. Her unit is not in great shape ...
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We have billed our tenants through Quick Books for several years. In August I unwittingly took on a "Professional Tenant" who is making my life a nightmare.His September rent was 21 days late. He insisted his paymen...
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Sorry for the lengthy post, but I've run into something I haven't had to deal with in the past. Not sure if there's much else I can do, but wanted to post what's going on here to see if I'm missing anything.About a mo...
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A week or so ago our tenant reported that the basement smelled of gas and they were worried there was a leak. We instructed them to call the emergency line for the gas company and have them come out. They did and the ...
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Just heard some "official" of the Tea Party bunch saying that they were responsible for the cleaning of the house and that the Republicans will need go along with them!
She was saying there would be no compromise to ...
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The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlord, violating the Fourth Am...
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Has anyone found a creative way to either avoid having to put down the EMD or a source who might supply such when dealing with a bank? :idea:
I have a potentially AWESOME deal and need a creative way to get around ...