What is the usual term of leases in Portland?
The larger apartment buildings/complexes tend to want 9-12 month leases. But it is very common to get month-to-month leases with some of the older places and smaller landlords, and there are many of these (especially closer-in to Portland). I lived for 2.5 years in a duplex on a month-month lease the entire time. Truly, look on Craigslist for places and skip For Rent Magazine (unless you are content with a big apartment complex, probably suburbs). Look for ads in Willamette Week and the Oregonian too. Call or email people and ask about the leases, but I think finding a month-month shouldn’t be too hard.
