Cindy's Blog about Portland Real Estate & Stuff

Why I Wouldn't Use You For My Purchase, My Car Shopping Experience Since the lease of my car was up next month, my hubby an I spent the afternoon out looking at car dealerships to see what's new out there. I've loved driving my Lexus ES 350...the drive is nice and the car is nice and roomy, but I...

Tualatin Fox Hill Neighborhood Weekly Real Estate Report 2/20/12-2/26/12           How much is my home worth today? Take a video tour of the Property Investment Profile     This report will only reflect the happenings though from 2/20-2/26 2012, so the changes after this will be reflected in next...

How to Hold an Open House, Newbie Agent Tip As a new real estate agent, one of the great ways to put yourself in front of potential buyers that are actively out there looking is to hold an open house. There are lots of coaches that will give you a long list of things to do, but there are really o...

An ActiveRain Meetup With the Man Behind the Red Corvette..AKA Mr. List It If you've been blogging since 2009, you've might have noticed a red corvette show up as the picture when he makes a comment or posts a blog. When I received the call from Rob Shepherd saying he was coming up to Portland f...

Progress Ridge Town Square, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Beaverton, OR 2/22/12   Congrats to Kat Palmiotti for correctly guessing last week's Where is it Wednesday. Head over and check out her blog if you haven't to find out what's going in in Monroe, NY. Stafford Hills Club, an...

Tualatin Fox Hill Neighborhood Weekly Real Estate Report 2/13/12-2/19/12         How much is my home worth today? Take a video tour of the Property Investment Profile     This report will only reflect the happenings though from 2/13-2/19 2012, so the changes after this will be reflected in next w...

Hillsboro Home For Sale $245,000 5033 NE Farmcrest St., Hillsboro OR 97124 Location, Location, Location...if you're looking for a home that is close to all wonderful amenities, this is it! Located in the desirable Dawson Creek Village neighborhood, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath Tri-level home was recent...

When Seller's List High and Buyer's Lowball How often have you heard "Let's add $10,000 to your suggested list price for negotiating room..cuz you know the buyer is going to come in lower" from your Seller? Then when working with buyers you hear "Let's see, they're asking $250,000..let's come in ...

I just had to re-blog Jill Sackler's post about a wonderful opportunity to blog for a local newspaper. Since Jill brought to my attention how Portland Oregon is one of the top destinations for retirees, "The Silver Lining Chronicles" are worth reading. We all know that us  boomers (yeah, I'm at t...

Tualatin Fox Hill Neighborhood Weekly Real Estate Report 2/6/12-2/12/12         How much is my home worth today? Take a video tour of the Property Investment Profile     This report will only reflect the happenings though from 2/6-2/12 2012, so the changes after this will be reflected in next wee...