PDX Apartments

The 20

2009-10-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

Live the 20! You can get a 2bd for about $1400 or so. They have a fancy garage that stacks your car somewhere like in the future. I was fixing a faucet yesterday, and my tenant's Mom or Aunt or someone like that lives there and has supposedly been very late to work a few times because of said futuristic garage. Also, I saw a youtube video (can't seem to find it right now) in which someone touts the garage as "sustainable." Does that word even mean anything anymore? It seems to me that unless it runs on solar power and grows fresh ripe plum tuhmaters, then "sustainable" is just a fake marketing term. So, other than the crazy garage, it looks like a really pretty place.

Curry Court Studios

2009-10-14T08:05:00.000-07:00

Here's the craigslist ad.
Here's the video:

I've been having trouble getting these rented lately. It's in a neighborhood where every other rental is either an ugly 2bd or half a house. But it's so close to OHSU, NCNM, and PSU. You'd think these would be easier. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Creston Villa #6

2009-10-14T07:55:00.000-07:00

Hey, I don't have a video for it yet, but it looks a lot like this one:

I'm even offering a $75 gift card to New Seasons if you move in before the 1st. If it were me, I'd spend it all on this. I gotta say, Creston Villa is getting more and more awesome. I would've avoided that place three years ago, but nowadays it's the bee's knees. Or many bees' knees. Call me and rent it! 503.771.4040

Sellwood House

2009-08-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

Oh, vFlyer. I'm not sure if I like you or not.

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Description

This beautiful studio is located at the Sellwood House in the heart of the Brooklyn neighborhood. Originally a Catholic School, the 1906 Sellwood House is an award-winning eco-friendly remodel with bamboo floors and many other green features. Please call 503-349-8679 to schedule a viewing. Price includes all utilities.

Features

Bedrooms:	0
Bathrooms:	1
Located on Floor #:	1
Floors in Bldg:	2
Square Footage:	360
Parking Spaces:	1
Pets Allowed:	Cats
Year Built:	1906

vFlyer Id: 2461590

Yamhill Apartments

2009-08-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

I love it when an apartment building has its very own website. They have a one-bedroom for just $675 right now, but be sure to take your shoes off after stumbling home from the Speakeasy. You know, because it's carpeted.

Bagdad Basement?

2009-08-26T12:35:00.000-07:00

What? You can rent the basement of the Bagdad? How weird would that be?
Such a weird craigslist ad. No contact info, but they invite you to text them?
Out of curiosity, I called one of the managers of the Bagdad. She told me there is no apartment in the basement of the Theater. So your guess is as good as mine.

Curry Court #6

2009-08-26T11:34:00.000-07:00

Here's a studio we just finished up:

$665/mo on a 9-month lease includes water, sewer, and garbage. Lair Hill is kind of a weird neighborhood but it's about 18 blocks or so from PSU. Life will be a lot cooler there if this ever gets past the planning stages.
503/349.8679

Dangerous Phrases

2009-08-25T10:24:00.001-07:00

I've been searching craigslist to see if this is still for rent, but can't seem to find it. But I did find this ad which made me nervous:

Spacious 1898 Victorian now available for rent! This is a perfect home for a professional couple. It has 2 bedrooms (the downstairs bedroom could be used as office, the upstairs bedroom has sitting area in front), remodeled bath, hardwood floors, high ceilings, elegant molding in the living room and dining room. Excellent location, quiet neighborhood, and you can walk to the New Seasons Food Market, and Hawthorne stores. (bold is my doing)

That's so close to saying that this isn't a perfect home for a family, or a single person, or whatever else you can think of. I'd probably be fired immediately if I put that phrase in one of my ads. Or maybe I'm just being too picky because of that fair housing class I had to attend last month.
Anyway, it's a nice house if you can afford $1650 for a two-bedroom.

Sellwood House #4

2009-08-25T10:18:00.000-07:00

I'm still sitting on this one. $695/mo includes all utilities: Water, sewer, garbage, hot water, heat, gas, electricity, and cable. I originally had it for $750 but that did NOT work at all. Oh, also there's no monthly cat rent here. Please rent it? 503/349.8679

2102 SE 12th Ave.

2009-08-25T10:08:00.000-07:00

I never see apartments come up at the good ol' Virginia Lee, mostly because it's only a 12-plex. I've always really liked the front of the building, as it reminds me of the Enchanted Forest. $795/mo is pretty standard for a vintage one-bedroom in the neighborhood, but I'd be a little worried about paying for your own gas heat. I think the windows are the original wooden ones, so you could see a $100 NW Natural bill come winter. I could be wrong about that. Also, it's interesting how they work their cat policy. You have both a $150 one-time fee, and a $15/mo fee.
Pet rent is a relatively new concept to me. I personally think that it kind of encourages people with pets to move out sooner, whereas a one-time fee would encourage tenants to stay longer. For example, let's say you move into a place that has a $200 pet fee and you stay there for 20 months. You've basically paid $10/mo to have your pet. Compare that to, for example, a $20/mo pet fee and no one-time fee due upon move-in. That would be incentive for me to find a new place.
Of course, the Virginia Lee has both kinds of pet fees, so I'm not sure where the logic in that is. Maybe I just dislike cats.

UPDATE: Please see the comments about the heating bill! Also, see the comments about how I was totally wrong about the cat fee. It's OR not AND. I didn't read the ad carefully...
503/757.5201

804 SE 39th

2009-08-20T07:24:00.000-07:00

This one-bedroom apartment is only $610/mo! What's the catch?
Basement level?
Facing 39th?
Ugly carpet?
No, it's one of those income-restricted places that make you prove you make between $14,640 and $29,400 annually. Which, with our current economic situation, probably includes about 90% of Portland.

Creston Villa #30

2009-08-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Although this video is of #5, it looks exactly like #30. I'll have a video of #30 after I get it finished--which might be a little while. The girls that just moved out were YOUNG, 19 and 21. They were also artists. Or at least I'm assuming they were artists based on the amount of stray spray paint all over the walls, doors, deck, ceiling, etc.
Young girls and property management--like young girls and everything else--are kind of a mixed blessing. It's nice having them bake you cookies and pretend-flirt with you, but sooner or later they're going to move out and you'll have to scrape their glow-in-the-dark stars off the ceiling.
$785/mo on a 9-mo lease includes water, sewer, garbage.

3436 SW 1st

2009-04-10T06:20:00.000-07:00

Walking around the neighborhood of Curry Court yesterday when I saw this interesting place. Built in 1885, it's a one-bedroom in a triplex with 650 sq ft for only $695. Seems like a pretty good deal to me. No pets or smoking, of course. 971.237.2289

Creston Villa #41

2009-03-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

I also have an apartment for rent, shown here:

$775/mo includes water, sewer, parking, and garbage.
Pet friendly, quiet building next to the Safeway.
The address is 3640 SE 40th, and my phone # is 771.4040
Here's the CL ad.

Unicorn Burial Ground

2009-03-08T08:04:00.000-07:00

As usual, I am late to jump on the latest Portland meme: In this case, our response to that article about how Portland is the nation's most depressing city (I'm not going to bother to link to it) is to counter with the fact that Portland was built over an ancient unicorn burial ground. Explains a lot.

Ashley Court Apartments

2009-03-08T07:59:00.000-07:00

I see that other apartment managers are finally utilizing youtube. It's worked exceedingly well for me over the last 2 years or so, but now that the economy stinks and my job is getting harder (at least I have a job?) I'm not sure I like the competition.

Check out Ashley Court:

The classical music probably doesn't come with the apartment, but the color scheme is kind of a refreshing break from the Polar White standard in this town. 503-232-8200.

Stuff I have coming up

2009-02-13T08:32:00.000-08:00

Creston Villa #41 should be ready 3/10 or so for $775:

Creston Villa #30 should be ready on 3/8, and it looks a lot like 41 but with a better kitchen for $775.
Creston Villa #19 is a funky ground floor apartment that I don't have a video of, but it's only $720 and should be ready around 3/10.
Queen Marie #207 is $830 and it will be ready around 4/10:

At the Warnell, I have a one-bedroom coming up around 3/15 for a cool $700. It's not my favorite because it's on the ground floor, but it has hardwood floors and is pretty big. Sorry no video.
Available now, I have this, and this.

I'm giving out New Seasons Gift Cards for referrals these days. If you know someone that needs an apartment and they rent from me, I'll kick you back a $25 or $50 card depending on which property.

Live like Jerry Seinfeld?

2009-02-13T08:16:00.000-08:00

Wait. What?
You ever notice how when the economy's down apartment ads start getting weird? What's the deal with that? And airline food...

5625 se gladstone

2009-02-13T08:09:00.000-08:00

View Larger MapThis sounds interesting: Hardwood floors, energy trust package, tiled bath. Not the best neighborhood in the world but not horrible either. Bad news for people like me that have apartments coming up next month, but good news for you. Sounds like they have 15 pretty nice apartments coming up soon.

Frozen blue penis as social commentary?

2009-02-13T08:01:00.003-08:00

Okay, this post is a little blue, I know (!). But check out what awaited me when I pulled up to Creston Villa today. Yes, it's a gigantic frozen blue penis. The cell phone pic doesn't do it justice, but it's actually a very artistic frozen penis and whoever made it really put some work into it. Perhaps someone thinks I'm a dick. Of maybe, as Freud said, sometimes a frozen blue penis is just a frozen blue penis.

How to peak my interest and then immediately kill it.

2009-02-12T20:25:00.000-08:00

Mention Jackie O in the title of your craigslist ad so I'll click on it, and then mention Austin Powers in the first sentence so I click the back button.

And what's with the pictures of the full trash cans?
UPDATE: These guys are starting to grow on me.

2121 Belmont LOWERS their prices

2009-02-12T20:20:00.000-08:00

The proof is in the pudding.

That 707 sq ft 1-bedroom that faces a concrete wall has gone down from $1275/mo to $1230/mo. That's a savings of over 3.5%!!!one!

In all fairness, I haven't actually been inside. Maybe it's totally worth it.

Palisades Properties

2009-02-06T08:24:00.001-08:00

Anyone know about these guy s? First time I'd heard of them was today. I'm totally going to get on their "Vacancy Hotlist." Looks like they have quite a few neat things around town.

Sellwood House #2

2009-02-05T15:17:00.000-08:00

I'm renting this eco-friendly studio is on the first floor facing south. $775 includes ALMOST everything: Water, sewer, garbage, hot water, heat, gas, electric, and cable.
It's in a quiet neighborhood and includes storage, bike room, off-street parking, laundry room. It's on 3 bus lines: 70, 19, and 17.
503.349.8679

1905 se morrison

2009-02-05T15:14:00.001-08:00

This place keeps popping up on craigslist. Either no one wants a $550 studio anymore or this place is impossible to rent. Judging by the pictures in the ad, I'd guess the latter is true. Is that a stove in the living room?