Posts tagged Oregon
4 Signs You Need to Hire an Oregon Property Manager

Managing your own rental properties in Oregon isn’t as easy as you think. Here are four signs that it’s time to hire a property management company for your Oregon properties.

Being a Oregon landlord is more than just collecting the rent check. You have to market your properties, screen tenants, conduct walkthroughs, handle repair calls, and sometimes evict tenants that do not pass muster. Still think you can handle it yourself? These four indicators are sure signs you need the help of a professional Oregon property manager.

Investors—and even reluctant landlords who rent out their home because they can’t sell it—often make the mistake of thinking they can save money by managing their own properties. After all, how hard can it really be? You just have to collect the rent and pay the mortgage, if you have one. It shouldn’t take more than a few minutes each month.

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Three Home Projects That Will Get You Top Dollar For Your Oregon Home

Looking to make some upgrades to your home in Oregon? Consider your projects carefully so that you choose ones that will make the most of your time and money down the line.

Selling your Oregon home can be stressful as well as exciting. You want your home to sell quickly and for the maximum amount the market will bear. The best way achieve this is to make sure your home is clean and updated, and to select DIY projects that will build equity and not take away from what you already have invested in your home.

If you are considering a home renovation project, it might not be realistic to take on your entire home, but even just a few upgrades can lead to a much higher selling price for your property. In a competitive market, standing out from the other homes in your neighborhood is paramount. Below are three important projects to focus on before selling your home that are guaranteed to add that added dose of special sauce buyers are looking for.

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Kitchen Photography Tips Perfect for Oregon

Kitchens are one of the most difficult areas of the home to photograph – and they are also one of the areas of your home that potential buyers will be most interested in. These tips will have you photographing your kitchen like a pro in no time, so that it looks its best in listing photos both online and in print.

Getting a home ready to be shown is a huge undertaking, but it will pay off big time by impressing each potential buyer who tours it. This same prep work should be applied for taking the best real estate photos, which will pull in more interested buyers in the first place. It's a little bit more complicated than just pointing a camera into each room and shooting one or two pictures – the tips below will take you from novice to photo-taking natural in no time.

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