My foster son and I are so grateful to live in one of the properties that Tara manages. I had to…read moremove after 23 years in one location when the landlord retired and sold the property. I looked far and wide for a safe home for myself and my senior pets. Even with a great rental record of 23 years, it's very hard to find a place for geriatric, large dogs. The first property didn't have a fence, but Tara did not give up! She found our current home where we have wonderful neighbors (dogs included) and the safest environment I could have hoped for. She also had no problem when I was given emergency placement of a foster child and welcomed him with open arms. My senior dogs are safe and happy in a home where no one minds an occasional bark here and there. My senior kitties are also so happy to have a wonderful home with lots of windows to watch the country birds flying by. My foster son has a beautiful yard and a room of his own in which to grow up. He can't wait until it snows! He's from the city and this country place is what he needed. We are close to the most amazing country school where he is thriving. Our neighbors are beyond kind and helpful. It's a beautiful little community in the woods. Tara touches base often and makes sure that everything is working well and that we are happy. When we had a heating issue, she made sure that the repairmen came immediately and that everything was taken care of in a jiffy. But the house and property is in such great shape that this was a one and only need. I've never had such an amazing rental experience. I hope that if you are looking for a home that you will contact Tara and see for yourself how she can change your life for the better. Because of her my little family has the best life we could imagine. You won't regret your choice in property management. Tara is truly an angel in disguise!

Tara Drongesen was the worst business experience I've ever endured. I hired her to manage my…read moreproperty in Lincoln City from Feb 2022-May 2025. At first the experience was OK. But within a year of hiring her the issues started... almost impossible to contact or get replies from, mismanaged property, irate tenants calling ME, etc. Once I realized that my tenants were paying rent and I was not receiving my portion, I terminated them. She still owes me $9000!!! DO NOT USE WILLAMETTE VALLEY RENTALS OR DO ANY BUSINESS WITH TARA DRONGESEN.

Great apartment complex, responsive management and staff. I would definitely recommend. I lived…read morehere for about 2 yrs until moved from area. Location: Can't be beat. Safe. Walk to bald hill for hiking and trail running. Nice bike path to town and OSU. Bus stop out front. Assigned parking that never was an issue. Green space, massive jungle gym, and basketball court right around corner. Noise: I had crazy loud neighbors and the mngt handled them well. It took a little time (about 4 weeks) and notifying them of each occurrence. It finally stopped. Not sure what they did exactly, as they did not have black eyes nor broken bones, but things improved dramatically. Tenants: Grad students and some undergrads. But also working professionals, families, and some retired folks. Management: Friendly, accommodating, and attentive. Loved them! Maintenance: I had a few minor things that were handled fast within 24 hrs. Amenities: The little work out room is great and under used. Great pool and nice club house too. Apt quality: okay, here's where I think there is the greatest room for improvement. I do think that the units could use updating. They are tired although they try to keep them up. But, that said, having seen several of the other Corvallis apt complexes, Grand Oaks is the nicest with more mature residents. I think Corvallis generally has a supply-demand issue that makes it so that apt complexes don't have to compete as much for tenants. This looks to be changing. Slowly. Deposits: I got my full security and pet deposit back, no hassles and fast. Value: it does seem a bit more expensive but so glad I lived here based on some of the nightmares and annoyances a few of my friends and workmates have dealt with elsewhere.

First thing I will say is MOLD! They paint right over the…read moremold problems, we were forced to throw out half of our stuff due to this and they moved us to another unit, moving new people into the moldy one. Second thing I will say is that it is very poorly managed. There are 2 service guys that are expected to do all of the work including mold control, pest control, etc. these are jobs that should have been left to professionals considering the extent of the issues there. We had multiple water leakage issues (both very minor) and it was merely painted over both times, it always ended up coming back through. I would personally choose another place for this price point, there are nicer apartments down the road and closer to the university for the same price, and the staff here (besides the service guys) tend to seem annoyed whenever one calls about a service request. Another issue presented to us when we had first moved in was break ins. We were broken into 2x by somebody that had the key (because they never changed the locks) and I constantly feared for my safety. We got the locks changed after, but the attempted break ins continued for about a week. The pool was closed all year, not because of COVID but because Benton county health shut it down. Cars would be parked in spots for Months and management never did anything about it. Mind you there is little to no parking here as is. The place was so smoke damaged when we moved in we could wipe tar off of our windows. This place was a nightmare at times, but sometimes bearable- that being said, there are better places for this price point.

My apartment is directly behind this church. After almost a year of living near it, thinking it was…read moreactually abandoned, suddenly at 9 am on Sunday in June, a live band starts to play extremely loud, Christian rock outside of the church with a crowd of people during the GLOBAL PANDEMIC. Um. Inconsiderate? How about unsafe? It's not just that. But they played Christian rock on a loud speaker all day until the live band came back at 6 pm. So, extremely loud and inconsiderate to the apartment complexes behind the church, and endangering others by not social distancing at a gathering. "Love thy neighbor" I guess. By annoying them and risking their health.

No matter what you do to leave the place in great condition Paragon will make sure they take as…read moremuch money as the y can from your deposit! Forget your deposit at all!!!

they kept half my deposit after 14 years of living in the house. I spent my own money for…read morelandscaping, new blinds, all new lightbulbs that all matched and spent an entire week detailing the house! it looked amazing but they brought in new appliances and new carpet and charged me to have house cleaners clean up behind their own repair people. I couldn't believe it! 14 years never late on rent, never any problems and they chose to make me pay for the mess they made! the dirt they shook out of the carpet, the paint they left in the kitchen sink,, and they sent me pictures of their mess. there's no talking to that lady. Mary was nice to me but the short haired lady was not telling the truth. I guess it doesn't pay to be a good tenant with this agency. very disappointing after so many years. I wish it could have been resolved but they were not willing.

So, haven't actually rented from here but currently looking. Went in to their office to find out…read morewhat they had and was welcomed with a nice atmosphere and free pastries. The lady I was talking to was very helpful, even when I kept going up to her every 5 minutes with new questions. She knew about the properties and even helped me eliminate some. She also even called the properties for me to see if they allowed pets when it wasn't listed. So wonderful service to at least find potential rentals.

Avoid doing business with these people at all costs. Screwed us out of a downtown property so they…read morecould use it for their own office. Undoubtedly screwed the owner of the property as well. My friend says they raised everyone's rent in the middle of Covid pandemic. Just a bunch of used car salesmen pretending to represent real estate.

To give you an idea, it took them 3-4 months before I was able to sign the lease. All that time I…read morewas staying in the house. When the time came to sign the lease, it wasn't even official! There were names of people who no longer live in the house. So I'm not even sure if the lease I signed was official. I had to write my name on the rental agreement. I never got a copy of that agreement. During the duration of my stay not once was there a house inspection. At one point a rat infestation happened. My roommate brought it up to them. They basically shrugged off.. saying something like "well you know, it's the time of the year they (the rats) come out" What the actual fk?! So no, don't bother with this PM. They're called Advantage Property Management because they gonna take advantage of YOU!

My husband and I had a horrible experience with this agency. They tried to rent us an apartment…read morethat was filthy (I will spare you the disgusting details), had mold and a bug infestation. When we tried to resolve these problems they became defensive and rude. We will be seeking legal action. There are more photos of the filth but I am not going to post them as they are too disgusting. Never have we had such poor treatment.

I gave this property management a call to try and find out more information about a listed home for…read morerent in Corvallis. The representative I spoke was mildly rude - an attitude that she had better things to do then to answer my questions or provide me with more information. Aside from that, it's kind of silly (I'm thinking of a different word) that a potential renter can't apply for a house if they haven't viewed it yet. I live 2 hours away and the likelihood I'll get to see the place before several other potential renters get the opportunity is Zero. It's a seller's/leaser's market in Corvallis. They have the luxury of being quick to get off the phone, rude, and having restrictive policy over the application process because it doesn't take any time to find another renter either way. If you have the choice between this company and another, consider this review an indication of how they might respect their tenants. That said they have some coveted listings, on paper.

Harasses neighbors as well as tenants. Do not rent from them. Hire someone else to manage your…read morebiggest asset.