Property Management Blog

Freezing weather is quickly coming to our area. Here are some things you can do to make you and your family more comfortable and safe through the winter monthsPrevent pipes from freezingFaucet covers are an easy and economical way of protecting your outdoor faucets. Uptown Properties will credit your tenant portal for up to two faucet cov...

All right, so I'm going to talk about how to rehab a building or unit. The first thing you want to look at in rehabbing is for one, how much money you have, and then what needs to be done for safety, necessity and cosmetics. So, when you're looking at that, first things first, you absolutely have to get things done for safety r...

What is preventative home maintenance? This refers to the regular and routine maintenance required to manage property or any other equipment and ensure they are running at full capacity while also acting as a preventive measure from any unexpected costs and downtime experienced from failure. Preventative maintenance requires careful sche...

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, your typical PSL from your favorite coffee shop....how could we resist! This tasty treat is sure to cheer you up on that rainy fall day!Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche FrostingTOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: 7 dozen.Ingredients1 cup butter, softened1/2 cup sugar1/2 c...

It's getting spooky around here! Don't forget to come by Uptown Properties for our Monster Mash on Halloween! We will be having tricks and treats for the whole family including:Music and Dancing!Food and Drinks!Costume Contests for Kids and Adults! and more! Let us know if you will be stopping by! 

Thank you guys for meeting with me today. Very excited to get into this material. This book, Never Split the Difference, written by Chris Voss, who is the ex FBI lead hostage negotiator. His first case was a New York bank robbery, in which he used some skills that he refers to as "tactical empathy" to increase his ability to wi...

Unfortunately, no one can predict how or why a tenant will end their lease. In the unfortunate event that your property is occupied by a tenant that passes away, there are a few things that you should do to protect yourself and your property. Change the locks and secure the property. Let no one in the property without appropriat...

Buying a house in the next 90 days may seem difficult, but it is DEFINITELY possible, and may not be as difficult as you think. If this is your first house purchase you can take advantage of first-time homebuyer programs to make this goal more achievable. In Oregon, there are first-time homebuyer savings accounts that you can deposit mone...

The application is the window into your tenant’s life. It is important that you ask the right questions – and don’t ask the wrong ones (see Fair Housing, above.) The following is a list of must-have sections to include and ask on your application: 1. Name, address, phone number, driver’s license number. 2...

In the 20th century, the American Dream included: going to college, getting a well-paying job, and buying a house. By doing this, people were on the right track to retiring. With real estate becoming more expensive every day, this task now seems like more of a nightmare than a dream for some people. Needing to put thousands of dollars dow...