Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services

UPDATED 28-OCT-2011

Community Association Management recently added Columbia Ridge Houseboat Owners’ Association to their portfolio. Located on the bank of Columbia river, this 50 unit community is a unique addition to the Community Association Management portfolio as this is the first association of its kind that we will manage…[...]

UPDATED: 06-APR-2009

As a real estate investor setting aside a reserve fund is always a good practice. Not only is the economy unpredictable, so are the weather and your tenants. How do we evaluate how much to set aside? Let’s review some of our risks.[...]

UPDATED: 01-NOV-2005

George was the owner of the 30,000 square foot Mercury Office Building. When he bought the building, he established that there was extra land for him to build an expansion of 5000 sq.feet. His key tenant, Mercury Running Shoes, was growing and if he did not expand the building, they were not going to renew their lease. [...]

UPDATED: 01-OCT-2005

Patrice is a property manager who is responsible for a portfolio of 400 apartment units at 9 locations. Every year as she gets ready to draft the budgets for her clients, she completes an exterior and interior inspection report for each property. [...]

UPDATED: 01-APR-2009

The purchasing craze of the baby boomers is on. They are buying every stick of real estate in sight. As corporate pensions vanish, social security evaporates/extends to age 70, and the stock market delivers inconsistent returns, baby boomers have increasingly turned to real estate as their retirement vehicle. Real estate investment brokers cannot currently get their hands on sufficient inventory to satisfy them, and competition has reduced returns for investors. [...]

UPDATED: 01-MAR-2003

It was just this fall when the rain storms hit that I was again reminded how important it is to keep your roofing maintained. As a matter of course we inspect all roofs at least twice a year, but recently we ran into a major leaking problem with a new commercial tenant. [...]

UPDATED: 01-NOV-2001

Josie is the proud owner of the Springfield Square Shopping Center, a 30,000 square foot retail center located adjacent to the main mall in the city of Springfield, Oregon. She has ten tenants, the largest being a 15,000 square foot drug store tenant. [...]

UPDATED: 01-SEPT-1999

As president of a real estate sales and property management company, I am often amazed at what we discover when we inspect a property with a client. Even though few people would think of signing a contract without first reading it carefully, many prospective landlords seem to have no hesitation in buying a property with little more than a cursory glance. What follows is a list of the [...]