Full property management
Day-to-day operation of your rental, from the first showing to the annual renewal conversation.
- Rent collection and monthly owner statements
- Tenant communication and renewals
- Move-in and move-out inspections with photos
Property management · Portland, OR
Your rental should not need your weekends.
Cooper Du Bois Portland manages single-family homes, duplexes and small apartment buildings across the city. We lease them, keep them maintained, keep the paperwork current, and send you one clear statement a month.
- Owner statements every month
- Licensed vendors only
- No markup on repairs
One point of contactThe person who answers is the person managing your property.
About the firm
A small office, on purpose.
Most owners come to us after the same experience: a big management company, a portfolio manager who changes every spring, and a repair bill nobody can explain. We built this practice to be the opposite of that. We keep the portfolio small enough that we know every roof, every furnace and every tenant by name.
That means we sometimes turn work down. If a property is outside our service area, or the numbers only work if we cut corners on maintenance, we will tell you and point you somewhere else. Owning a rental in Portland is a long game, and the buildings that hold their value are the ones that get looked after early.
If you are deciding whether to keep a property, sell it, or hand it over to someone else, come talk to us first. The first conversation costs nothing and usually saves you a season of guessing.
Cooper Du Bois
Principal · Portland, OregonServices
What we take off your plate
Full management for owners who want it handled, or single services if you only need help with one part.
Leasing and tenant placement
Getting the right tenant in at the right price, without leaving the unit sitting empty for weeks.
- Pricing based on current neighborhood comps
- Listing photos, showings and application handling
- Screening: income, rental history and references
Maintenance coordination
A vetted bench of local trades, dispatched fast, billed at cost with the invoice attached.
- Same-day response for water, heat and safety
- Seasonal checks: gutters, roof, furnace filters
- Written estimates before any work over your limit
Compliance and documentation
Leases, notices and city requirements kept current so a paperwork mistake never becomes a legal one.
- Lease drafting and renewals
- Notices served correctly and on time
- Records kept for your accountant at year end
Rent reviews and reporting
An annual look at what your property should be earning, and what is quietly costing you money.
- Comparable rents on your block, not city averages
- Vacancy and turnover cost breakdown
- Recommendations you can act on or ignore
Owner advisory
Hold, renovate or sell — a plain conversation about the numbers before you commit to any of them.
- Renovation payback estimates
- Turnover timing and seasonality
- Handover support if you decide to sell
Why choose us
Four things owners notice in the first month
You get a person, not a queue
Your calls and emails go to the same manager every time. No ticket numbers, no portal that answers with a template.
Repairs are billed at cost
We do not mark up vendor invoices or take a cut of the work. You see the original invoice attached to your statement.
We price the block, not the city
Rent recommendations come from listings within walking distance of your property, adjusted for condition and parking.
Tenants stay longer
Turnover is the biggest cost in a small portfolio. Responsive maintenance and fair renewals keep good tenants in place.
Portland
We work where we live.
Portland is not one rental market. A 1920s bungalow off Alberta rents on a different logic than a 1970s fourplex in Beaverton, and inner southeast turns over on the school calendar while the west side follows employers. Knowing that difference is most of the job.
We stay inside a radius we can drive. If a request comes in at four o'clock, someone can be at the property before dark — and that is only true because we do not manage buildings two hours away.
- Sellwood-Moreland
- Alberta Arts
- Hawthorne
- St. Johns
- Laurelhurst
- Multnomah Village
- Kenton
- Beaverton
- Milwaukie
- Service radius
- About 30 minutes from downtown
- Property types
- Houses, duplexes, buildings under 20 units
Testimonials
From owners we work with
We inherited a duplex and had no idea what we were doing. They walked us through the numbers, told us which repairs could wait, and had it leased inside a month.
The statements are readable. That sounds like a low bar, but after two other companies it was the first time I could tell where my money went.
A pipe let go on a Saturday. Someone answered, a plumber was there that afternoon, and I got photos before I had finished worrying about it.
Frequently asked
Questions owners ask first
What do you charge?
Management is a percentage of collected rent, and leasing is quoted separately. The rate depends on the property type and number of units. You will have it in writing before anything is signed, and it does not change mid-year.
How fast are maintenance requests handled?
Routine requests are dispatched the next business day. Anything involving water, heat, gas or personal safety is treated as urgent and handled the same day, including weekends.
How do you screen tenants?
We verify income, confirm rental history with prior landlords, and apply the same written criteria to every applicant in the order applications arrive, consistent with fair housing requirements.
Do you manage outside Portland?
We work within roughly a 30-minute drive of the city, which covers Beaverton, Milwaukie, Gresham and most of the close-in suburbs. If your property is farther out, we will refer you to someone closer.
Can I switch to you mid-lease?
Yes. We handle the notice to your current manager, collect the lease files and deposits, and introduce ourselves to the tenants. Most transfers take two to three weeks.
Contact
Start with a rent review
Send us the address and a few photos. We will come back with what the property should rent for today, what we would fix first, and what management would cost. No obligation, and no sales call afterward.
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Business information
- Office
- [Business Address], Portland, OR [ZIP]
- Phone
- [Phone Number]
- [Email Address]
- Emergency maintenance
- [After-hours Number]
- License
- [Oregon Property Manager License Number]
| Monday – Friday | 8:30 am – 5:30 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Emergencies | 24 hours, by phone |