Carolyn Shaw

Carolyn Shaw has been a Southern Oregon resident and has owned and managed property here for over 40 years. She started Southern Oregon Property Management, LLC at the request of property owners who were looking for competent, reliable, professional management for their commercial and residential properties that would provide a solid return on investment and protect their real-estate assets – to manage their properties the way she manages her own rentals. Her practice is to charge lower management fees than other companies and to bill owners exactly the invoice price for any repairs, maintenance and supplies instead of marking them up, as many other property managers do. She has developed excellent relationships with contractors (handymen and women, painters, landscapers, electricians, roofers, plumbers and HVAC) who respond quickly to her requests for service. She oversees all work and sees to it that the bids she accepts are the lowest for the best quality work. Owners can be confident that their properties are being well maintained for very reasonable costs, and the fact that she does not mark up these services provides a better return on investment. Lower management costs often translate to the ability to charge a bit less for rent for comparable properties, ensuring a high degree of tenancy. She treats all properties she manages the way she does her own rentals: she personally inspects every property at least monthly and she is available 24/7 for any emergencies. She meets prospective tenants face-to-face at the properties (instead of just from a computer screen). Tenants appreciate the quality of the properties and that any issues are dealt with immediately, ensuring very little turnover. In fact, her tenants often refer others to her properties with confidence.