Ballard Property Management for Rental Owners and HOAs

Ballard property management services for owners and boards

• Rental property management. For a single rented house, a condo unit or townhouse, a duplex or an apartment building. We handle tenants, maintenance, rent collection and monthly owner statements, and the owner portal shows your financial reports as they update. Our Seattle Landlord Resource Center covers rent pricing, lease compliance and seasonal maintenance.
• Tenant placement. For owners who want to keep managing day to day. We find and screen applicants, place a qualified tenant under a Washington-compliant lease and hand the lease to you. Our Seattle Tenant Placement Guide covers what placement includes and how long it takes.
• Condominium and HOA management. For condo associations and townhome communities. We provide financial management, including budgets and monthly reporting, along with local vendors, routine visits and board support. Boards can start with our Seattle Condo & HOA Management Guide.

Who rents and who owns in and around Ballard

Most households in central Ballard rent. The City of Seattle's Ballard planning area runs from NW 60th St south to Salmon Bay, between 8th Ave NW and 24th Ave NW. There, 74% of households rent, compared with 56% across Seattle.

Most households to the west and northwest own their homes. In the City's Sunset Hill and Loyal Heights planning area, which runs along Puget Sound from Salmon Bay north to NW 85th St, 36% of households rent.

Central Ballard has grown much faster than Seattle. State estimates in the City's Ballard snapshot put the Ballard planning area at 12,816 residents in 2025, nearly double its 6,740 in 2010. Over the same years, Seattle grew by about a third and the Sunset Hill and Loyal Heights area by about a fifth.

Housing figures on this page are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates for 2020 to 2024, from the City of Seattle's neighborhood snapshots (updated June 2026) and Census tables by ZIP code for 98107, 98117 and Seattle.

Getting around Ballard today. The RapidRide D Line runs along 15th Ave NW, connecting Crown Hill and Ballard with Interbay, Lower Queen Anne and downtown. Sound Transit's Ballard Link Extension has service from SODO to Seattle Center scheduled to open in 2042. The agency says building from Seattle Center to Ballard is currently unaffordable, and that this section could proceed if it further reduces costs, increases its financial capacity and secures the remaining construction funding.

Questions from condo owners, townhome boards and first-time landlords

I own one condo unit in a central Ballard building. Can Quorum rent it out?

Yes. Condominium units are one of the property types our rental property management covers. Larger buildings are common in the 98107 ZIP code, where more than half of occupied homes are in buildings with five or more units. If you would rather handle the tenancy yourself, tenant placement is the lighter option. Your association may have its own leasing rules, so have your building's documents handy when you contact us.

Our townhome association has always managed itself. What would change if we hired a Ballard property manager?

In the 98107 ZIP code, about four in ten homes that owners live in themselves are townhouses or other attached houses, or are in buildings with five or more units. Across Seattle, the share is about one in four. With a manager, your board still leads and makes the decisions. We take on the operating work: budgets and monthly financial reporting, dues collection oversight, local vendors, routine visits and meeting preparation. Financial-only management is another option. Our guide to self-managed vs. professional HOA management sets the two approaches side by side.

I'm renting out my north Ballard house for the first time. Where do I start?

In ZIP code 98117, which includes Loyal Heights, nearly three in four occupied homes are detached houses. Start by deciding how much you want a Ballard property manager to take on: full management, or tenant placement only. Our guides on when to hire a property manager and tenant placement vs. property management explain the choice, and a consultation with our team can help you decide.

Nearby areas we serve

• Fremont
• Greenwood
• Magnolia
• Queen Anne

Buying or selling in Ballard

Our licensed agents also work with buyers and sellers in Ballard, including owners who decide to sell a rental home. See selling your property, buying real estate and our Seattle Real Estate Market Guide.

Ask us about Ballard property management for your condo, house or building

Tell us about the property and what you need: full management, a new tenant or support for your board. Call (206) 283-6000, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact us online.

Since 1985, Quorum has served the Greater Seattle area as a locally owned Seattle firm, and it holds memberships in the Community Associations Institute, the Rental Housing Association of Washington and the Washington Landlord Association.