relocating: The Friendliest City - Grants Pass, Oregon - 11/09/09 04:14 AM
The Friendliest City - Grants Pass, Oregon

 The Friendliest City I know, and the The Friendliest City you'll ever find.  Finally realizing my goal to settle in Grants Pass was the culmination of a forty year journey.

Not having any knowledge of the area other than the climate and the scenery that had drawn us here, my wife and I were in for a very pleasant surprise.
We received a bonus!  The bonus was people!  The people who live here make it the The Friendliest City I've ever seen.
When we first moved to Grants Pass last year, we experienced such friendliness.  Not … (3 comments)

relocating: Relocate to Southern Oregon - 10/22/09 02:17 PM
Relocate to Southern Oregon
WE DON'T WANT YOU IN OUR STATE!
That was the message from Oregons' governor, Tom McCall.  If I remember correctly, it was about 1970 at the national governors' conference.  He shocked the nation!  Governor McCall made national news, when he said to the world, "We welcome you to visit our state, but please don't plan to move here."

A disturbing message to me as I sat watching that speech from my home in Arlington Heights, IL, since I had already decided to Relocate to Oregon.  A few months later I entered the state along the Lewis … (0 comments)

relocating: Has Real Estate Hit Bottom in Grants Pass, Oregon? - 09/19/09 01:16 PM
Has Real Estate Hit Bottom in Grants Pass, Oregon?
So when do we know if we've hit the bottom in Real Estate pricing?  I see indicators all the time that encourage me that things are about to get a whole lot better!
What may be a normal indicator for Southern Oregon has a new twist.  We quite naturally do a brisk business when California real estate is booming.  People sell there and buy for a lot less money here.
Now, even though California real estate is not "booming" I am getting more and more calls from people selling anyway and still … (0 comments)