The Eugene City Council has done the unthinkable. After multiple attempts over several years, they passed Ordinance No. 20670 on July 11th, 2022, and it was signed by the Mayor on July 13th, 2022. These new regulations, updates to […]
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Should I Allow Pets at My Property?
Most inquiries into available rentals consist of a few basic questions. Price, security deposit, and the most important of all, pets. As many as 72% of tenants currently own a pet of some kind. Most owners don’t like the […]
Market Update- Inflation, Rents, Gas: Everything Is Up
It’s no secret inflation is raging out of control this year. The price of everyday items, like milk, eggs, etc., has increased by staggering percentages. We’ve all seen it at the pump; the price of fuel has almost tripled […]
Only A Rich Man Can Afford Cheap Paint Revisited
Many of the older customers of Empire may recognize this title. It dates back to a time when our lead property manager and founder was a one-man show and wrote his own newsletter. That time was characterized by flamboyant […]
Property Management, Emergency Calls, and Renters Insurance
Property management is an unpredictable field. Months can drag by without incident, and suddenly you have two emergencies within the space of six hours. Mostly, they are fairly mundane; a tenant is locked out, the kitchen sink is leaking, […]
Giving Thanks
The Holidays are here! Of course, every year they seem to start a week earlier than the last, but with Thanksgiving not even a week away, they have officially begun. There are some parts of the Holiday season this […]
A Rollercoaster Year
2020 threw us a curveball. With a chaotic political field, fires raging, smoky skies, it is easy to get discouraged and feel that we are nearing the end of our tether. This month we want to use our newsletter […]
Market Update – July, 2020
2020 has been an interesting year. Between shutdowns and COVID, mask mandates, and the occasional visits of murder-hornets (where did those go?), we’ve barely had time to deal with one disaster before the next one hits. The legislature has […]