Bender Properties

The property types named on the site are single family homes, individual condominium units, apartment complexes and commercial properties. That combination means both residential and commercial property management are offered.

The site says team members will meet with an owner to walk through the property, discuss any needed maintenance, review current rents and share their knowledge. The company coordinates all property preparation for initial renting as well as during tenant turnovers. It also states that detailed financial reports are sent to owners monthly.

The phone number published for the company is (503) 233-4363 and the office address is 5939 SE Belmont Suite B, Portland, OR 97215. Anyone wanting to discuss services for a specific property should contact the office directly. The website does not publish management fees, percentages, rates, or any pricing information, so cost has to be requested from Bender Properties.

Rent amounts and deposits belong to individual rental listings and change, so any figure for a specific property must be confirmed with Bender Properties rather than assumed. Availability of rentals also changes; the site says photos and descriptions of available properties can be accessed on the website 24/7, but what is available at any moment is not something that can be stated in advance.

The site also publishes no real estate licence number, no broker or principal broker name, no brokerage licence, and no trade association memberships. Those details are not available from the website and should be requested from the company.

The office is in the Belmont area of southeast Portland. The website does not publish a detailed map, a list of neighborhoods, cities, counties or ZIP codes served, or a defined service radius, so the exact areas served beyond the Portland, Oregon area are not specified. One rental described on the site is in West Linn, Oregon, which indicates Bender Properties manages property outside Portland city limits, but the site does not present that as a boundary of the areas covered.

The site has no online contact form, no appointment booking tool, no live chat and no social media links. To contact the company, book a meeting about a property, schedule a showing or ask about an appointment, use the phone number or email address above.

On reporting the site states

"Detailed financial reports are sent to owners monthly. You can relax knowing your property is receiving the careful attention it deserves."

So the published scope covers an initial walk-through of the property, maintenance discussion and coordination, preparation of a property for renting and for tenant turnover, tenant screening and placement, showing properties, responding to tenant-reported maintenance problems, and monthly financial reporting to the owner.

The site gives no detail beyond this: there is no published list of what is included in versus excluded from a management agreement, no contract length, no cancellation terms, no trust accounting detail, no eviction handling policy, and no management fees, rates or percentages. Owners who need those answers should call the office at (503) 233-4363 or email benderproperties@benderproperties.com.

Two pieces of identification are required, one with a photograph. A recent pay stub is required, along with a current address, phone number and birth date for each adult applicant, and full name and birth date for each minor. Applicants must provide the last five years of rental history with landlord names and contact details.

Self-employed applicants must provide three years of Federal income tax returns and current year profit and loss statements. All income must be verifiable. The site states household combined net income must be three times the amount of the rent, and that household income in the City of Portland is 2.5 times the rent.

Credit reports, eviction reports and local and national criminal records are checked. Evictions, collections, judgements and bankruptcies are reviewed in light of overall credit worthiness, and the site states arrest and conviction records will not automatically eliminate applicants. A co-signer may be requested based on screening reports. The premises are for use as a dwelling unit only; the site states the unit is non-smoking, including vaping, cigar, cigarette, pipe and marijuana, and is a drug free rental.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.