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Portland was ranked the nations "Dog-Friendliest City" by Dog Fancy Magazine in 2006 and it's no wonder why. Today was Portland's annual Doggie Dash. The route took dogs and their people along the Waterfront Park, over a bridge, down the eastside Esplanade, over another bridge and back down to ...
10/08/2007
This is what Not to write to an appraiser... especially upon initial contact. The following note was sent to me today. Appraiser's please feel free to elaborate on as many violations as possible that an appraiser could break should they choose to accept this without wording their answers VERY ca...
10/08/2007
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When measuring Do you: Deduct 6 inches for brick facades or use measurements from the interior or exterior?Round to the nearest inch, 1/4 foot, 1/2 foot, foot? Eliminate one level of the stairway and open spaces?It all adds up (or down) and when it comes down to it, it's all about how the county ...
10/08/2007
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I have lived in the Portland Metropolitan area all my life. It could be told that I know my way around and that I even impress some folks with my knowledge of shortcuts. But as it turns out, at times I get lost. I get lost a lot. I reach an unfamiliar neighborhood toward the end of a sunless ...
10/08/2007
"[Appraiser's] don't calculate energy improvements made to homes because standards don't exist to accurately measure the increased value from energy upgrades."Reference: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2001/07/30/focus7.htmlI was reading this old article on bizjournals.com about app...
10/08/2007
At first we had Hippo Hardware, and then Rejuvenation... now the mothership of all rebuilding stores lives here in Portland... The Rebuilding Center. Why is it so popular? Well, unlike the first two (still incredibly addicting) rebuilding stores, The Rebuilding Center is ‘interactive' and so r...
10/08/2007
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It must be Earth Day as one of our local papers committed much of this week's issue to Being Green. One of the articles that I am personally interested in (so much so that I'm inquiring with the company featured for more information) is this one on Earthern Floors by Sukita. (My big question no...
10/08/2007
Sarah Eubanks invited me to write a meme. She did not ‘know me from Adam' as she put it when she sent me the invitation, but through some correspondence, we found that we had several things in common. Isn't Active Rain cool? •1) I have a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) degree majoring in Photo...
10/06/2007
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Sara Goodwin
Portland, Oregon Appraiser