Cindy's Blog about Portland Real Estate & Stuff

Downsizing Is Like Trying To Squeeze A Hefty Butt Into Size Zero Jeans Thankfully this is online, so you won't actually see me trying to tempt that amazing feat, but yes, I've taken this on..well, not the squeezing into the jeans part anyway. When my hubby and I bought our current home, we just f...

Things Real Estate Agents Do When You're Not Looking I recently met with a couple that is thinking about moving and needing to sell their home. Knowing up front that they weren't going to do this for at least six months, I still wanted to go meet them and see their home. As we chatted, one of the...

I Was Asked To Show A Sold Home Today So I was out showing some floating homes on the river today..not a bad gig on a gorgeous sunny summer day and was heading home when I got the call that went something like this: Buyer: "Hi, this is Mr. Buyer (not his real name) and we were wondering if we co...

Booty Shakin' Time At West Linn's 6th Annual Street Dance July 13 2013 One of the fun things about living in West Linn is being able to enjoy all the wonderful local events during the year. Living here, you get this wonderful small town feel, but yet you have all the ammenities of living close to...

REDRUM! We Didn't SeeThat On the Door! No, we didn't have any signs like the scene in Stephen King's "The Shining". No REDRUM written on the door to give the buyer a hint that a murder took place just a year earlier. MURDER. Finding out from a neighbor kid that the wonderful home you just purchas...

Maybe The Reason Your Home Isn't Selling Quickly Is The Nasty Cigarette Smell Having to hold my nose through a showing never bodes well for the sale. Yesterday, while showing a home in Beaverton, it was clear that the owner smokes heavily in the bedroom as well as the computer room..or second be...