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Simple Strategy to Enhance Your Property Value

by Jerry A Jones | Jan 19, 2021 | Uncategorized

Imagine a strategy that could, for every $1,000/month saved in expense, potentially increase the value of your property by $200,000 at a 6% cap rate. Interested? Who wouldn’t be, right? It’s nothing sexy or too exciting for sure. In fact, it’s something many of us get...

The Unassuming That Can Negatively Affect Your Property Values

by Jerry A Jones | Dec 23, 2020 | Uncategorized

What’s your first reaction when someone tries to explain something to you that you can’t quite grasp? First, you’re confused. Then, if you just can’t figure out what they are saying or trying to convey, you bristle and push back. Doubt creeps in. And, finally you...

The 4 Things You Must Know About Your Commercial Property

by Jerry A Jones | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorized

Commercial property ownership, like most things we own for investment or pleasure, can be incredibly rewarding or challenging. It can even be all that in one day! However, it’s not necessarily like owning a boat – and if you know what that means, you’re either a...

Know What You’re Buying

by Jerry A Jones | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

Salem, Oregon, USA town skyline at dusk. We’re property managers; it’s what we do and we like it. We help people whether it’s property owners, tenants, contractors, or vendors. We keep the wheels greased and fix the stuff that breaks and try to catch things before...

The 3 Biggest Mistakes Commercial Property Buyers Make…From an Attorney’s Perspective

by Jerry A Jones | Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

NOTE: This is the first in a series of three articles. Pay Attention to your Neighbors! In buying commercial or residential properties, a lot can go wrong. Over the last three decades, great strides have been made for real estate professionals to utilize...

Pikes Northwest is Moving!

by Jerry A Jones | Oct 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Effective December 1, 2020, Pikes Northwest will be relocating our offices to 3550 Liberty Road South, Suite 200, in Salem, Oregon. Our Commercial Property Management services for Salem, Oregon property owners and investors will continue uninterrupted during our move....

Do You Need a Property Management License?

by Jerry A Jones | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

The Oregon Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that may impact property management professionals. In December 2019, the Oregon Court of Appeals in Berrey v. Real Estate Agency, 301 Or App 613 (2019), held that Berrey engaged in unlicensed professional real...

If Frogs Had Wings

by Jerry A Jones | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Everybody has heard that one. It usually follows someone lamenting repeatedly “only if,” or “what if,” repeatedly. Going through annual budget forecasts really is a game of “what if.” Usually the challenges are minor and the variations don’t amount to a great deal....

Property Management as Investment

by Jerry A Jones | Sep 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

As an investor seeking the best returns with the least hassle, be careful. Be very careful. The old adage rarely fails: If it sounds too good to be true, it more than likely is. The enticement of low property management fees are no different. Buffet said it best:...

Attracting and Keeping Tenants

by Jerry A Jones | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

The name of the game in commercial real estate is attracting and keeping tenants. If a building has few (a lot of vacancies) or no tenants, there often is little to no value to an investor. And, rare as a hen’s tooth (my wife’s favorite store in Sisters, OR) is it...

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