Property Management Blog

What are Tenant Placement Services? Tenant placement services are wonderful for self managers who want to make sure they get the best tenants in their property that they can but do not have the time or resources available for marketing and screening.  Uptown Properties offers Tenant Placement Services that include:Marketing the prope...

Many people that are new to real estate investing think that saving money during the rehab of a property will help increase their profit. Whether the property is a flip or you plan on holding it as a rental property, investing in quality products for your rehab will increase the life of your asset. However, you do not want to put marble f...

How many times have you been talking real estate and had no clue what your lender or Realtor is saying? You may know what some of the lingo means, but we are going over all of the main phrases and terminology today.PITI: Stands for Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance and makes up the monthly payment for your loan. MI:  Stands ...

Should I Work With a REALTOR?Before we get started, I am going to say that I am a REALTOR in the state of Oregon and have an active Oregon Real Estate License.Should I work with a REALTOR?My answer is going to be “yes” every time I get asked, but here is why:A REALTOR has experience buying and selling real estate. Buying ...

Is The Portland Real Estate Market Cooling Off?I have had many people ask me, “How is the real estate market right now?” My answer is dependent on which side of the market you are interested in. For Buyers, the market is very competitive, especially in the $100,000- $400,000 price range. For Sellers, the market data shows...

Vacation Rentals and the Tax Laws That Implicate ThemAs an individual looking to venture into real estate, investing in a vacation home has several benefits that one stands to reap. While one gets an opportunity to gift his or her family with a place where they can relax and rest at a relatively lower cost compared to other rental package...

Here at Uptown Property Management we hold ourselves to the standards of both equality and quality when it comes to our tenant screening and acceptance process. We do this by setting a consistent standard of criteria that all tenants must fall within and maintain and then we make sure hold all tenants to this without exception. To create ...

Come Celebrate Our Grand Opening With Us!We have moved into our new space in Multnomah Village and want to share it with you! Come join us, Thursday, July 11th from 4-6:30 to officially welcome Uptown Properties to Multnomah Village. The ribbon cutting will be done at 5:30- let us know if you plan on stopping by and we look forward t...

The Uptown Properties team believes in the value of homeownership. I understand that purchasing a home in the Portland metro area can seem very intimidating. With an average sale price of $453,600 it can seem impossible to purchase your first home. Have no fear though! With over 6,500 active listings there are many more affordable h...

GET RICH SLOW PROGRAMAll we see on TV is people making tens of thousands of dollars in what seems to be a week. Flipping houses can be very lucrative, but it is also risky and lots of hard work. Accumulating rental properties is not as glamorous, but it can build passive income for life. “It is better to make a slow dime than a quic...