Cindy's Blog about Portland Real Estate & Stuff

Just Sold Fabulous Contemporary Home|720 NE 34th Pl. Canby OR 97013 No "cookie cutter" home here with this one of a kind contemporary in Canby, Oregon. Minutes from the Willamette Valley Country Club and the Willamette River. The new owners will enjoy walking trails along the river just down the ...

Pending Floating Home On The Columbia River|173 NE Bridgeton Rd. #21 Portland OR 97211   173 NE Bridgeton Rd., Slip 21, Portland OR 97211   Thisbeautiful and updated Portland floating home is located in one of the prime outside slips in the the Bridgeton area at Columbia Way West Moorage. Taken d...

Accidents Happen On The Job- Do You Have A Plan Of Action? Accidents happen. They aren't planned and since we are "on the job" most days, they can and will happen while we are working..or worse yet with clients. Today I was fairly lucky. I was showing a home out in the Portland area and while com...

For Pet Housecalls In Portland Call Dr. Laura Chang DVM With Vet To Pet I wrote a blog post back in 2011 when I first came upon Dr. Laura Chang with Vet to Pet, a mobile Vet that comes to you. I can't tell you how happy I was that I didn't have to put my Shadow through the trauma of getting her t...

What Does Short Sale Pending Mean When Buying A Home In Tualatin And The Portland Metro Area? I often get inquiries on property that is in short sale pending status on homes for sale in Tualatin and the Portland Metro area.Why? Well, even though it has the word "pending" in the status, it will st...

One Level Homes in Lake Oswego, Oregon  If you're looking for a one or single level home in Lake Oswego Oregon, you might just have a harder time than you thought. According to the RMLS (Regional Multiple Listing Service), there are only 35 active and 18 short sale pending one level homes for sal...

Today I Was Given The Honor Of Being A Mentor To A Newbie Agent Today a newer agent gave me a wonderful complement by asking if I would be a mentor to her. I sat there thinking to myself could I be a good mentor? Am I experienced enough? I thought about that for a bit and realized that although I...

Speechless Sunday Sorta- Think Snow! I was too young to remember this snow storm, but I do believe there was another when I was perhaps six or so as I do remember the volkswagons my parent's had being covered and the neighbor boys pulling us around on our sleds. Oh the young days of building snow...

I have a friend that was denied any loan modification several years ago and was forclosed on. To this day the home is sitting vacant. Here is someone that has done everything in her power to work with the bank and yet they are declining her modification. If this is allowed to happen, will her hom...

How Can Asking For Personal Property When Buying Your Portland Metro Home Create Problems? You've finally found the Portland Metro home you love and you see that the dining room table looks just perfect in that space and hey, perhaps the seller won't want to move the big screen TV in the den. So ...