Marketing and leasing
Honest photos, transparent listings with credit and income on the page, showings by Maren or Theo, and same-day responses to inquiries.
For property owners
A small Portland portfolio, looked after well.
About 25 homes across Sellwood, Mt. Tabor, Hawthorne, Alberta, and St. Johns. Flat 8% management. No vendor markups. Cap of 25 properties — we hold to it.
What we do
Full management, in plain English
Tenant screening
Credit pull, employment verification, a real call to your prior landlord, and an Oregon-compliant adverse-action letter if we decline.
Rent collection
ACH (free) or card. Owner draws on the 10th of each month, direct deposit, with a monthly statement you can actually read.
Maintenance, done by people we trust
Eight-year partnership with Rosewood Trades for plumbing, electric, and carpentry. Their invoice forwards to you at cost — no markup. 24/7 emergency line answered live.
Financial reporting
Monthly statements, year-end 1099s, IRS-ready tax packages each January, and a live owner portal with statements, leases, and work orders.
Older-home expertise
Most of what we manage was built before 1935. We know the common issues — knob-and-tube remnants, galvanized supply lines, original windows — and have vendors who do good work without overcharging.
How it works
From the first call to the first rent check
A free walkthrough
We walk the home with you, pull east-side comps within a half mile, and send a written rent estimate plus a short list of anything we'd recommend before listing — usually within two business days.
Sign and set up
Month-to-month management agreement. Owner portal access. We schedule any pre-listing prep we recommended (paint, deep clean, photo shoot).
List and find a resident
Listing live with full requirements on the page. Average time on market is 11 days. We screen every applicant by the same criteria.
Lease and look after it
Move-in walkthrough with photos, rent on auto, ongoing maintenance, monthly statements, annual inspections with written reports.
Honest pricing
Flat 8%. No leasing fee on renewals.
**8% of collected rent.** No setup fee. No vendor markup — Rosewood Trades invoices forward to you at cost. Leasing-only placement: flat $1,000. Month-to-month with 30 days' notice on either side.
See full pricingWhy owners choose Cedar
A 25-home cap. We mean it.
The cap is the product
We turn down management contracts that would push us past 25 homes or pull us outside our five neighborhoods. Past that, we wouldn't know each property well enough.
A real person picks up
Direct cell numbers for Maren and Theo. After-hours emergencies hit a line answered live by a person — not a tree, not a chatbot.
No vendor markup
Rosewood Trades invoices us at their actual rates. We forward them. You see what we paid. Same for the painters, locksmiths, and HVAC techs we use.
11-day average vacancy
Multnomah County average is 28 days for unfurnished rentals. Ours is 11 because requirements are on the listing and qualified applicants self-select.
Owner stories
Owners who have stayed
“I had a Sellwood duplex sitting half-vacant for four months under my previous manager. Cedar got the second unit rented in three weeks and my net cash flow is up substantially even after their fee. The monthly statements are also actually readable.”
“We inherited a four-square in Alberta and didn't know what we were doing. Cedar walked the property with us, gave us a list of what to do before listing, and rented it to a great couple at the price they predicted. Two years in, the residents just renewed.”
“I live in Boise and own a house in Mt. Tabor. Cedar sends me photo updates after every inspection without me asking. The maintenance reports are detailed enough that I can actually understand what was done and why.”
Want to talk?
Get a free rental analysis
We'll send a written rent estimate, comps within a half mile, and a short list of anything we'd recommend before listing — usually within two business days.