Property Management Learning Center
Property Management Resources
Portola Property Management is here to be your local resource for Santa Cruz rental properties.
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Property Management Coaching
If you’re a property manager or a landlord struggling to keep your business running, we understand.
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Classes and Seminars
We offer landlord classes every summer and fall. If you’re a landlord or thinking about buying rental real estate, come to one of these classes.
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Staying Up-to-Date on Market Trends: How It Benefits Property Investors
Does your property manager do a good job of staying up to date on market trends? We hope so. Things change quickly in the real estate market and the rental market, and you don’t want to be blindsided by a trend or a law or a new best practice that you didn’t see...
Tax Benefits Of Owning Rental Properties
Purchasing a rental property is one of the promising strategies for protecting and diversifying your wealth. It can help you achieve a valuable, recurring cash flow from a steady passive income and open up a treasure chest of tax advantages more than any other...
Tips for Saving Money During Tenant Turnover
Turnover is best avoided when you’re renting out a property, but every landlord knows that they’re not going to keep their tenants forever. Eventually, your residents will move on, and you need to be prepared for how you’ll move through the turnover process. This is...
7 Things to Check before Renting Your Santa Cruz Home
If you’ve decided to rent out your Santa Cruz home, you’ll need to stop thinking about it as your own home and start thinking about it as a business. That’s not always as easy as it sounds. Make the process easier by preparing for the challenges and complexities that...
5 Tips to Grow Your Santa Cruz Real Estate Portfolio
A smart real estate investor will constantly be thinking about long term and short term financial goals. If you don’t have established investment goals and a clear strategy for achieving those goals, your growth will likely be stalled. You won’t know how to look for...
A Guide on Improving Tenant Retention in Santa Cruz
You own Santa Cruz rental property, so you know that turnover is expensive. A vacant property is not earning any rent, and that means you’re losing income even while you have to pay for wear and tear, maintenance, cleaning, and landscaping. There are also security...
Just wanted to check in, as we just got the deposit, which looks all fine and clear. So, we want to say goodbye and thank you guys for the friendly and professional service! It was a pleasure working with all of you and we want to wish you a great New Year ahead!
Areas We Serve
We serve all of Santa Cruz County including:
✓ Santa Cruz
✓ Capitola
✓ Aptos
✓ La Selva Beach
✓ Scotts Valley
✓ Watsonville
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Community Affiliations
Portola Property Management has had the opportunity to make charitable donations and/or partner with the following organizations:
We Do Business in Accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Law which states it is illegal to Discriminate Against Any Person Because of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Handicap, Familial Status, National Origin, or Sexual Orientation.
Portola Property Management
555 Soquel Ave Ste 220
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 475-1355 | (831) 475-1428
rentals@portolarentals.com
After-Hours Emergency: 855-420-7873
CA DRE #02124826
