About Us
Blue Mountain Rentals provides effective online rental vacancy listing services for the Walla Walla area with a human touch.
RENTERS:
* Browse the promoted listings 24/7.
* Rental leads & tips on request - FREE.
LANDLORDS:
* Free Rental Market Analysis Report - helps you price your rental
* Low cost ad packages - Weekly or discounted monthly option
* Tenant Placement Services - One time placement
* Full Property Management
BOTH:
* Suggested links that are of interest to both renters & landlords.
* State of WA & OR Residential Landlord Tenant Act
* Contact numbers for utilities
* Free Annual Credit report
* Links to tenant screening services
* Various links to Housing News articles
* FAQ page for the most commonly asked questions.
Our goal is to provide local landlords maximum exposure for their rental listing with a human touch. Offering individualized services and a more professional feel than what you would receive on a "free" listing site.
How We Got Started
When my husband and I relocated from Gig Harbor, WA, we could not find many rentals online. It took two lengthy road trips to locate and secure housing for our family of 5 (including our 6 month old baby). After 6 months here, the idea for Blue Mtn Rentals was born. Read more on the About Us page on our website. www.bluemtnrentals.com
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (11)
"Compassionate and empathetic to her consumers needs and circumstances. "
"Lori is a housing guru and an angel in our book. She offers hope to those who never thought they..."
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"Lori is a housing guru and an angel in our book. She offers hope to those who never thought they would have a home to call their own ."
Products & Services
Many DIY landlords are not aware of the current rental market. I have the tools and resources to help them price their rental for the best ROI for ...
Effective 3/21/18 Blue Mtn Rentals, LLC jumped on board with Kelly Right Real Estate and now offering full property management! Lori Sharp obtained...
Perfect for the D-I-Y landlord that needs a hand with marketing and finding that ideal tenant. Includes photo, tour, signs, market analysis, market...
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"Nikki is compassionate and caring. She goes above and beyond to help others. "
"Very knowledgeable and efficient in their area of expertise. Highly recommend anyone in their..."
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"Very knowledgeable and efficient in their area of expertise. Highly recommend anyone in their office if you're looking for a local attorney."
Recent Activity
First off remember that without a tenant - you won't make money so you want to have great communication and customer service skills. Secondly - keep up to date on all of the changing housing laws. Research, research, research. It will help with your market analysis and pricing, it will help with...
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First off remember that without a tenant - you won't make money so you want to have great communication and customer service skills. Secondly - keep up to date on all of the changing housing laws. Research, research, research. It will help with your market analysis and pricing, it will help with your knowledge of what renters are looking for and it will help you stay up to date on laws. Good luck!
Comps of like properties (sq. footage, bedrooms, baths, location, features, amenities, etc.). Utilize 3rd party apps, newspaper, listing sites to find comps. Also use HUD FMR for the year and have our county utility averages from the Housing Authority.
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Comps of like properties (sq. footage, bedrooms, baths, location, features, amenities, etc.). Utilize 3rd party apps, newspaper, listing sites to find comps. Also use HUD FMR for the year and have our county utility averages from the Housing Authority.
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I do not manage VRBO. We are a pretty small population locale with 2 other realtors already offering those services. Recently our city council put limitations on VRBO so it's not really a growing market. In addition, some manage their own through homeaway or vrbo themselves. I'd say in our...
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I do not manage VRBO. We are a pretty small population locale with 2 other realtors already offering those services. Recently our city council put limitations on VRBO so it's not really a growing market. In addition, some manage their own through homeaway or vrbo themselves. I'd say in our community at least 1/2 of the VRBO are pet friendly. In the monthly and leased rentals I manage, I prefer to have them as pet friendly with a 2 pet maximum. We charge an additional fee and pet rent.
So far, Facebook has been the most beneficial for the company I have. I admin on a housing group and there are renters and landlords posting on there all the time. With the services my company provides, it helps me to network with both sides and it gets my name out there. The biggest key no...
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So far, Facebook has been the most beneficial for the company I have. I admin on a housing group and there are renters and landlords posting on there all the time. With the services my company provides, it helps me to network with both sides and it gets my name out there. The biggest key no matter which platform you choose - stay consistent. Find and provide a helpful service and your name will get passed around.
Often times if I need a reply, I'll send a read receipt request. I don't always get them back but, it does help to get a response when I need one. Most email apps have a spot you can select to receive a read receipt.
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Often times if I need a reply, I'll send a read receipt request. I don't always get them back but, it does help to get a response when I need one. Most email apps have a spot you can select to receive a read receipt.
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Busy does not equal being successful. There are some very successful people who are able to laze the days away and still make money. It's a matter of working your business, whatever it may be. If you're in a sales role, it means networking and reaching out to people. Statistics show that...
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Busy does not equal being successful. There are some very successful people who are able to laze the days away and still make money. It's a matter of working your business, whatever it may be. If you're in a sales role, it means networking and reaching out to people. Statistics show that continued reach outs grow that type of business. I read an article at one time that said you need to follow up 8 times before someone will make a committment. So, you can be busy - reading, researching, talking with people, and still not be connecting the dots to success. You need to figure out the process that works best for you and what your goals are.
My business has many ways that I reach out to market, the return is mostly word of mouth. However, I mail out postcards as my cold call method and I seem to have a fairly good response rate from them. It's a way to get the word out without a big overhead cost. Plus, I hate cold calling on the...
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My business has many ways that I reach out to market, the return is mostly word of mouth. However, I mail out postcards as my cold call method and I seem to have a fairly good response rate from them. It's a way to get the word out without a big overhead cost. Plus, I hate cold calling on the phone. The ways that I reach out include - marketing ads with my business name included, social media activity, my classified ads once a month, I have done paid social media posts and google ads in the past (not much ROI). Using a social media post app like IFTTT helps to spread my single post to other applications like facebook & twitter from my wordpress blog and it saves me time. Basically, it's being creative and trying different methods to see what your target audience responds to.
Breaking a lease will not necessarily affect their credit, unless the community holds them to the full lease. However, if the community is able to secure another renter for that unit prior to the 13 months is up, they would only be responsible for the time from when they moved out until a new...
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Breaking a lease will not necessarily affect their credit, unless the community holds them to the full lease. However, if the community is able to secure another renter for that unit prior to the 13 months is up, they would only be responsible for the time from when they moved out until a new renter was secured. Several communities offer an option to terminate early for a fee. It will really depend on what the verbiage in the lease agreement states and what they can work out with the community. Most likely they will have to forfeit the deposit if they break the lease terms.
