Portland Rental Market Update – August 2025
August 2025 Portland Rental Market Update July brought a noticeable shift in the pace of the Portland rental market—at least within our corner of it. These numbers reflect Living Room’s rental portfolio, which is made up of single-family homes, individually owned condominiums, ADUs, and small 2–6 plex buildings across the Portland metro area. After a […]
DIY Landlord’s Step-By-Step Guide to Leasing Your Portland Rental Without A Property Manager
Leasing a rental property yourself can absolutely be done—but like anything you take on only every few years, it comes with a learning curve. This guide walks you through the DIY steps of leasing a home successfully in the City of Portland in 2025. It’s a solid starting point, but not an exhaustive manual—there are […]
Selling a Tenant-Occupied Rental? Here’s Why Your Property Manager May Step Away
Why Most Property Managers Won’t Manage a Home During a Sale You’ve decided to sell your rental property—but your tenants still live there, and you want to keep your property manager on board through the process. After all, this is when you need the most help…right? Not necessarily. More and more seasoned property managers are […]
Right People, Right Roles: How Living Room Built a Better Team Structure to Love Our Work Again
Behind the Scenes: How We Staff Our Property Management Company for Excellence We knew something had to give.Living Room Property Management had grown to the size where every team member was busting at the seams—tiptoeing on the edge of burnout. But we weren’t quite big enough to justify hiring two of everyone. We’d reached that […]
Portland Metro Rental Market Update – April 2025
First up—are rents going up? Yes. Zillow’s March 2025 report shows national rents are up 3.5% from last year, averaging just over two-thousand dollars ($2005). At Living Room, our portfolio average is two thousand four hundred and thirty five dollars($2,435), and homes leased in the first three months of the year rented for 4.6% more […]
Can I Just Hire a Property Manager to Find a Tenant, Without Full-Service Management?
Yes—you can. A small number of full-service Property Managers also offer tenant placement-only services. These services are designed for homeowners who want to stay hands-on with their rental but know that finding the right tenant is too important (and too time-consuming) to DIY. If you’re someone who lives nearby, knows your home well, can manage […]
