December 2019

December 2019

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break last week! I also hope you were able to take advantage of the great weather we had in November to carry out year-end maintenance projects in preparation for the coming cold weather. It isn’t yet too late to schedule gutter...
November 2019

November 2019

Last month I used this column to raise my voice a bit more than usual with respect to the regulatory environment in which we, as landlords, find ourselves. There are few places in the country where it is more challenging to comply with the myriad regulations of...
October 2019

October 2019

Dramatic Changes When we lived in Tennessee, the arrival of fall was accompanied by a much more dramatic change in thelandscape than we experience here in Oregon. The transition of the deciduous forests from a carpet ofgreen to the warm orange, deep reds, and...
September 2019

September 2019

Back to School Ah – September. The days are not quite as long, our mailboxes (or inboxes) are full of Labor Day sales ads, and millions are gearing up to go back to school. When my wife and I first became landlords, we both worked full-time jobs at Vanderbilt...

August 2019

Winter is coming. I love this time of year here in the Pacific Northwest. The sun is shining, it isn’t too hot, and it isn’t humid. Fresh-from-the-garden fruits and vegetables are ubiquitous. It is easy to get a full day’s work in by 3 PM and still have plenty of...