Kathryn is a phenomenal resource when it comes to selling or buying a home. She has some amazing connections she can recommend to get your house ready for anything. She's clear, transparent and honest and always looks out for her clients. She has a great team of people to support too. Absolutely recommend her and her company for selling/buying or property management. read more

KJK Properties took over management of one of our rentals that had been mismanaged by another PM company. When KJK came onboard, the house, both inside and out, was being destroyed by the tenants and their high energy dogs in a multitude of ways. Before hiring KJK we interviewed a number of property management companies. By the end, there was no question that KJK's owner, Kathryn King and staff stood out from the rest as exceptionally professional and highly informed about the most recent City of Portland landlord tenant laws. A win-win for everyone as long as everyone involved is acting in a responsible manner. Unfortunately the tenancy that KJK took over left the house a complete and total disaster. I've attached a few of the pictures below. These tenants, ELISHA M. and MEGAN W, unfairly left scathing reviews of KJK on both Google and Yelp when they got the 'Move Out Inspection' report that documented the filthy state they left the house in. The house (that had been fully painted with all new appliances and updates after the 10 year tenancy prior to this tenancy) was left a complete mess - trash /junk everywhere, pet excrement all over the basement are just a couple of the many examples I could give. Just to remove the junk and trash they left all over the property cost us $1200; $1600 to clean the filth and gunk they lived in and left for us to clean; Thousands of $ to restore the yard and irrigation system the dogs destroyed and the tenants left in piles. Unfortunately for us, I could go on and on. Sadly, as in this case, the Review system is flawed - there's no way to stop people from weaponizing or writing fraudulent reviews. For example, these tenants allege that KJK 'unfairly' mailed them a bill for the cost of damages. However, KJK did what we hired them to do - manage the end of the tenancy. The law very clearly dictates the guidelines property managers must follow. To do the 'Move-Out Accounting,' KJK simply followed the steps dictated by law: Compare the 'Move-In Accounting' and the dozens of associated pictures required as documentation, with the condition the tenants left the house in, also with the dozens of required pictures for documentation. Some of which I've attached to this review. If these tenants had simply picked up/ cleaned up after themselves and taken care of the property as any self responsible adult would, there would have been no bill to send. These tenants also allege that I the owner 'peek over the fence' and 'make unannounced visits.' First of all, it's illegal for anyone, including an owner, to come unannounced to a property under tenancy. That most certainly never happened. And why they think I the owner with 3 young school aged kids and a small business to run have nothing better to do in my day than spy on one of my rentals is beyond me. Perhaps there is an addiction problem in the mix with these former tenants? If so, that would actually explain some of the unfortunate things that happened under their tenancy. This group will soon find out when I take them to court for their damages to our property, that allegations must be supported with proof of some kind. Otherwise in the end it all comes across as what it truly is.... A group of irresponsible, immature tenants and their lies about being done to. When what really happened, is that these people didn't care one bit about how they treated our property or about their mess that they left for us to clean up. read more

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Horrific company... they took over our contract the last couple months we lived on the property... they and the predator landlords that own the house lied on a bunch of "damages" they claimed we're on the property... It is very obvious that the company/landlords look to take advantage of renters to upgrade the property on the renters dime and not their own... maybe they are better with other properties and maybe our situation is Landlord driven... But do NOT rent the property on 5035 N. Minnesota Ave. in Portland... not unless you like invasive Landlord's driving around the property peeking over the fence... Making unannounced visits... Because that happened too. Their Maintenance Guy, who would stop by on occasion... Even told us that they make cheap repairs that don't last to save money despite multiple attempts at suggesting they do better repair work.... Nightmare property. read more

Unprofessional, uncommunicative and passive aggressive. Do not rent from this company! They will try to scam you big time just to put more money in landlords pockets. read more

tl;dr Allison Grice is the gold standard of realtors! Allison took my sow's ear Mt. Tabor home and made it into a silk purse, staging it herself blending selected pieces of my furniture with her stash of beddings, tchotchkes, small furniture. No A/C in August? No problem, she loaned me a freestanding portable for the attic bedroom. She is producer, director, wardrobe mistress and no detail escapes her analytical eye, and she is a master of market strategy. I did exactly what she recommended and by the end of the 3 -day weekend the low-ish list had generated a bidding war with multiple great offers well over list. When the buyers decided at the last minute before I moved out that they didn't want the half-cord of firewood in the garage, Allison hooked me up with a family that came immediately and hauled it away. There were so many other things she did that were outside the scope of a realtor's responsibilities. Her wonderful sense of humor and can-do personality made this selling experience an extremely positive one. She remained closely in touch every step of the way. read more

Sherry with KJK properties management was superb to work with. She managed my rental with expertise, navigating a difficult situation with a tenant with skill. She was excellent with communicating any issues that did arise and provided me with options to consider which allowed me to make informed decisions. I feel very fortunate to have had Sherry in my corner, and would highly recommend her. She is a thoughtful, knowledgeable, and highly competent property manager. read more

Exceptional service from KJK Properties Management! Donna Sherry, Kathryn, and the team truly shine! Professional, communicative, and caring. Highly recommend! read more

We have been renting from KJK Properties PC for over seven years now and found them to be caring and responsive to our housing needs. I recommend them as a property management company and believe you will be happy with one of their rentals. Maintenance requests are responded to timely and repairs well done. read more

Kathryn and the team at KJK were a pleasure to work with. Super responsive and professional throughout the whole process. We will definitely be working with them again! Highly recommended! read more

Epic review alert! Kathryn King and her real estate team at KJK Property have provided us with the best real estate experiences we've ever had in several transactions. In 2009, she was there for the purchase of our first home in Portland. Fourteen years later, her and her team quickly got our house sold. Early in 2024, we hired her company for rental property management - she also assisted us in selling one of our investment properties. She has a priceless depth of real estate knowledge, is very trustworthy and highly professional. We continue to use her and highly recommend her and her team. read more

this is for property management. Gotta make sure other people don't get screwed Over As hard as I did This is AFTER a criminal was put into my property with "excessive smoking" they are evicted I was charged a huge cleaning fee. okay they lived there for three months. I decide to give them another chance and they fail to fill my condo for months in a time where people are moving here heavily. so three months of nothing and over a thousand dollars charged. read more

The most negligent landlord I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. Does not respond to tenant needs or urgent repairs such as our back door being unable to lock properly. Attempted to charge us for repairs due to improper installation that we submitted work orders for, which they ignored for months. Damaged our fridge when we needed it repaired. Unprofessional and inconsistent in their communication both with each other and with us. Should be required to read up on tenant rights in Oregon before continuing to operate their business. See Susan's review from a few years ago- nothing has changed. read more

Kathryn has been nothing but great in helping find a place to live! Her guidance is comprehensive and comforting as she is very knowledgeable when it comes to the real estate market around the Portland area. From start to finish, she provided insight that made the search much more manageable. I continue to be impressed by her care and will be happy to work with her on any future real estate wants and needs! read more

One of the worst experiences we've ever had working with a company . We kept paying for repairs and cleaning fees and monthly services and got absolutely nothing in return. They didn't rent our apartment for four consecutive months after putting criminals in it. They take zero responsibility, offer no compensation and make no effort. read more

Just an informational advise for people. I hadn't lived in an apartment for 21 yrs. During your search for places, beware of exorbitant move-in fees. You will get nickled and dimed on getting less than half back. It doesn't help to do any repairs or maintenance on your own, if you are able to, because it doesn't matter to them. Just call them for anything and everything. Document and get promises in writing on any future maintenance during walk-through. KJK also said they would clean outside windows once springtime came, never did. Said something about working on the decks, never did. Ignored our maintenance request for our heater not working properly. The heater inspector even looked at it and said it needed to be worked on. The heat never worked on the third floor. They chose a horrible, jacked up priced carpet cleaning co. Almost $600.00 to do 1 1/2 floors. Made up lies about carpet condition. They would not produce any photos of condition. Also, I will be reporting them with the BBB. "Mr Color of Portland inc. " What did the housekeeping have to clean? Wish they would have taken photos. Not to mention out of many things I had to clean when I moved in. Example: Had to vacuum 100's of dead beetles out from all the window sills. TRUST ME... I am a very clean person. Some of the cost were fine, but over priced. Apartment business has come a long way. 99% shysters. Also, they give you gift cards to post reviews just after you move in. Of course they'll all probably be good. read more

Omg!!! Ashley is a saint! Sailing right now on her shoulders and high!! Thanks again!! She let me into my new place to move in a the way from sandy!! That's another 1.5 hour drive to her day job and she doesn't stop!i was so happy to know the company is good fun!! I love them taking care of me and my life here!!! Struggle ends here with this group of awesome workers!!!!!!!!! Thank you hard working people!! These ladies will work hard as you do bea read more

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I highly recommend Allison Grice as a THE real estate broker to help you with your real estate needs. Working with Allison was superb; she helped us decide upon which of the wonderful, but different, neighborhoods in and around Portland/Vancouver we would move to. She was a great guide as we swerved with infatuation from one neighborhood to another. We felt as if we were Allison's only clients, even though she had many clients at the same time. A consummate professional in all matters of selling or buying a home, she is generous with her knowledge and time, and works hard to get you what you want. She has a wide ranging network of professionals that can help with any part of the buying - selling - repairing process. Allison found the answers to my nitpicking questions, and had friends who could answer in more depth if needed. You won't go wrong with Allison as your broker read more

I can't say enough about the integrity of working with Kathryn at KJK Properties, to sell my mother's house. Quite honestly, it was a very stressful situation for our family because we were needing to move my mother into an assisted living facility rather quickly. Kathryn helped us every step of the way. She knows the laws and the best way to handle the situation that respected all parties. She was very kind and patient as we work through several layers of the process. She knows the market and how to price accordingly. She was able to also give us references for people to help and getting the house ready to sell. That was priceless. I found working with her to be easy and she was often available immediately or would respond within a few hours. She was able to answer every question and to help us with the ones that we hadn't thought of yet. I would highly recommend her in selling or buying a home. It's not often you find somebody with such knowledge, integrity and patience. Our deepest gratitude, the LaCourse family. read more

I can't recommend Allison Grice enough! She is thorough, communicative, reliable, helpful, and more. She walked me through every step of the way, continuously communicated with my lender along with potential seller/realtors to help me put in the best offer in a chaotic housing market. I was uncertain where I wanted to live and Allison was willing to help me search and look at homes in neighborhoods all across town so that I can find my perfect home. She provided helpful insights on the market as well as future resell potential, and locals schools/dog parks that might meet my needs. I am a single first time home buyer and I could not be more grateful for her support! read more

KJK Properties has made been very professional, responsive and easy to work with. We recently had an issue that needed attention and they sent someone out pronto and were able to fix quickly. I really appreciate their willingness to keep operations moving in a busy household. read more

I have to say that when a company continues to go above and beyond. They deserve a commendation. Every thing hasn't been perfect, but the things that aren't perfect they've gone out of their way to fix it in a timely manner. That's all a person can ask. KJK Properties you guys have a happy tenant, and I'm happy to refer my friends. read more

The best people one can ask for! From purchasing to property management, they go above and beyond. Kathryn made buying real estate a breeze. And Christy is absolutely fantastic, seemingly never stops working. No matter how insurmountable the issue, there is nothing she can't do! Without her taking care of our property we would be lost, and are eternally grateful for everything she does. read more

Very timely response to all my concerns. Very straight forward in terms of information for the property. Very responsive to all communication. read more

If you're looking to rent from someone and want a responsive and respectful relationship with your property manager I recommend you look somewhere other than KJK. I've been living in a unit with friends for the past few months and KJK has been nothing but dismissive. Our internet hasn't worked for days and KJK has refused to even call the cable company even though it is included in our rent. Also watch this review get taken down because the last time someone from our unit gave KJK a bad review they bullied him to take it down. read more

As a business owner, KJK lost us a lot of money when they managed our multi-family properties. Staff failed to renew CL (craigslist) listings on vacant units. I had to remind them to keep the CL active. There were months of vacancies, which forced us to borrow to make the mortgage for one month owing to all the lost income. They hired a maintenance company that was unable to do the repairs and we were still charged, then charged again when a licensed plumber or electrician had to come back in to fix what maintenance couldn't. Despite repeated emails, staff failed to really carry out what we asked for directly with renting vacant units and managing turn-over costs. All of our units were rent ready and code compliant and they really ran up the turnover expenses. Our experience is that since KJK does both real estate and management--they are real estate brokers and then they turn around and manage the property for you--it's not beneficial to the client. We switched to a company that does, beginning, middle, end, property management. read more

This place is horrible! Several reasons-They let their tenants smoke cigarettes in non smoking buildings. They literally told me to take photos of the tenants smoking when I reported it. Why was this my responsibility? They don't do anything to help you out if you have a problem-we had roofers at our particular apartment building and I was sexually harassed by them daily for the 3 months they were there. I reported it and I was told that management spoke to them. And that was it. They had no qualms about putting me through being sexually harassed daily by the roofers. They should have fired them. The roofers used the word pu##y when talking to me and they commented on what I was wearing daily for 3 months. Kjk did not care. The roofers actually used another persons bathroom in their apartment and when the tenant found out and complained-kjk gave him $200 gift cards to make up for it. I got nothing. Then at the end of my lease I was called on the day my lease was up and they told me my boyfriend had to be on my lease and they were raising my rent. So I decided not to renew my lease. When I got my security deposit letter they took everything from me saying I was still responsible for 30 days even though my lease was up! They took me $700 from me! Never rent from these people they are awful! read more

Very responsive to all concerns. Communicative and friendly. Highly recommend! Move in was easy and house is cozy. Love the neighborhood.

Can't get hold of help for maintenance in a timely way. Had no hot water for a week and still no answer to my messages and requests for maintenance! read more

IN RESPONSE TO TROY D. These tenants are slandering an incredibly wonderful business that simply enforced the existing terms of the rental agreement they were assigned. I am the property manager who originally approved and placed these tenants in their rental home, and managed their tenancy up until late 2017, when those duties were transferred to KJK Properties. I can state with absolute accuracy, that at NO time, was indoor smoking permitted. EVERY rental agreement these tenants signed, stated in no unclear terms that indoor smoking was expressly prohibited. These documents also stated in plain terms that tenants would be responsible for ALL costs to restore the property back to its original smoke free condition. These tenants chose to break the rules that they agreed to, then slandered a very professional business simply enforcing the terms all parties agreed to. This is yet one more case of tenants failing to take any accountability for their actions, and maliciously slandering a business operating in excellent faith. read more

We hired KJK Properties initially to watch over a property we'd purchased in Portland, but that we couldn't move into for about 9 months. Finding a tenant was a secondary priority. During that time Jamie, our contact there, found us great tenants to help offset our costs, took care of all the property's needs including getting a great landscaper, dealing with an emergency water issue, and overseeing contracting work we wanted done before we moved in. We were 1,000 miles away the whole time and never even had the opportunity to meet in person until close to our move date! We got lots of updates, pictures, and excellent service. I can't recommend them highly enough. read more

If I could give 10 stars I would. We just bought our first house and I feel so lucky Kathryn was our real estate agent. She was with us every step of the way. Incredibly organized, knowledgable and dedicated. We knew she would be honest with us and we completely trusted her judgement. Kathryn was pregnant at the time and was still calling and texting us as she went into labor to make sure we had our keys!! I would recommended KJK Properties to anyone who wants a personable agent who truly loves her job. read more

Professional service with a cordial attitude. Have really appreciated their help. Would recommend their services.

Very friendly people to work with. Great customer service from everyone I've been in contact with. Would definitely recommend.

Kathryn King was our real estate agent for buying a house in Portland (April 2015). This market is extremely competitive for buyers. It took us 7 offers and 8 months to finally close. Kathryn was consistently supportive throughout the process. She is also one of the more knowledgeable and experienced agents which is key! We highly recommend Kathryn and will use her again if we decide to buy/sell in the Portland area again. read more

My partner and I just moved into a unit from KJK Properties, and the experience was overall really pleasant. We were moving from 1,000 miles away, and we found the place online. Moving into a new home from out of state can be stressful enough, but KJK was very accommodating of our inability to be there in person until the move-in date. We were able to have a local friend do a walk-through for us, with us on facetime, before we committed despite us not being there; additionally, KJK adjusted their policies so that we could pay our deposits and sign our lease from another state. Our home is definitely older, but you could tell the property management had done some recent work to upgrade the place, such as fresh paint and a new ceiling fan in the master bedroom, and we are very pleased with our new home. Christy met with us shortly after we moved in, and she was friendly and made us feel welcome. Most of the significant issues we had when we moved in (such as two doors being too swollen to open properly) were fixed within 24 hours. My only complaint is that there were some things that should have been taken care of before we moved in (such as mold all around the bathroom window, and moldy shower grips left in the bathtub which the maintenance person said we had to remove ourselves), and that there is not enough trash service for the number of people in our unit, which is becoming a problem. Overall though, they seem like a good company and I would recommend them to a friend. read more

We have had the pleasure of working with Kathryn three times: she was with us every step of the way while buying an investment property and then helped us with the process of buying a new home. Then we decided to sell our home and she gave us all the advice you can think of. It is a blessing to have know her and to trust her. I highly recommend Kathy and her staff to anyone wanting to buy or sell property. She is the best!!! read more

I am reviewing their property management. I contacted them because I was interested in a townhouse they managed. After looking at several rentals, I was used to people being very helpful and willing to show the properties. I was told there wouldn't be an open house for 11 days. What? Oh..and I should put an application in if I was interested. What? I would really like to see the townhouse, because as we all know, pictures can be deceiving. So, I sent an email 2 days before the Saturday open house. Surprise! It was changed to between 12 and 1:30 PM on a Friday. Very annoying as I work 30 - 45 minutes away due to traffic. Fine...I told them I'd be there between 12:30 and 1:30 on Friday. I gave them my phone number, they had my email. I checked before I left work to ensure I didn't have any messages from them. Showed up at the townhouse exactly at 12:30 PM. Rang the doorbell, knocked on the door...and it was answered by the very nice lady who had put a deposit on the townhouse the night before. AWKWARD! She was extremely nice and we commiserated on the poor service from the property management. She also let me look through the townhouse and as I was worried about, the pictures did not show the complete story of the townhouse. I would highly recommend NOT using this property management. read more