Portland Property Buyer Services
We will provide you with relevant market data to make sound purchasing decisions. Knowledge is easy to say, but not so easy to acquire. We will filter through all the…
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We provide a super enriched environment for owners and residents alike. We want each side to know the properties are cared for as if WE owned them. There is direct…
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The goal here is simple, maximizing your sale price any and every way possible. We certainly don’t make the market, but we’ll bring the market to you. We will provide…
Read MoreTennis update, VTC doubles and all that
October 8, 2014, Chris Johnson in Portland Tennis
It’s called the US Open, not that US Open, but our version of the US Open……well not “ours”, but locally, the VTC US Open doubles. We get lucky though because despite my email to the director bemoaning the lack of players………..and my email to the director, I figure, is for naught……..the director emails me back…
My new friend
October 6, 2014, Chris Johnson in Personal Realtor Stories
So somewhere between about 8am, and ’round 5pm today…..my new friend, Butch the Spider showed up. Gotta look carefully, as the photo is a little deceptive, but he’s in there, right in the middle of the screen. Lots of intriguing body markings up close, I think I even saw him smile when I said………wait for…
Real Estate Values-Eco, Green, whatever
October 4, 2014, Chris Johnson in Portland Oregon sustainable real estate
One of things that has always fascinated me is the concept of going green, eco whatever, LEED this and that. And for all the purported talk on why everyone should do, in reality, hardly anyone does it when it comes to their real estate, and more specifically, their house. I’ve always wondered why………until…………about two years…
Corvallis, my body, and lactic acid
October 2, 2014, Chris Johnson in Portland Tennis
Monday AM, roughly 630am that is……..I spring out of bed…..spring…….nobody at 48 years young springs out of anything for the most part…….but today, I spring. No pain, no lactic acid, nothing. I’m a bit tired, but I am amazed, I feel really good. Last weekend, VTC tourney, last Monday AM, every muscle in my body…
Tennis Universe
September 29, 2014, Chris Johnson in Portland Tennis
So here I sit writing my first blog……it’s sort of spiritual for me, a combination of writing and tennis too. Writing has always been something important to me, for the most part, the ability to write well and read well, in my opinion, is so very important in todays economy……but lets not get into this…
Do property taxes go up after a sale?
February 21, 2013, Chris Johnson in Oregon property tax, Portland Economics, Portland Seller Services
No. Taxes on each property are what they are, regardless of the sale price. Credit goes to Measure 50 (enacted back in the late 1990’s) and it’s locking down on taxed assessed values. Property taxes do go up by a fixed amount of increase each year and they can also go up by voter bonds,…
Are there any transfer taxes involved in property sales in Oregon?
February 21, 2013, Chris Johnson in Oregon property tax, Portland Economics, Portland Oregon sustainable real estate, Portland Property Management, Portland Seller Services
There is no city, county, or state property transfer tax in the state of Oregon with the exception of Washington County. Washington County assesses a tax of $1 per thousand. The standard practice is to split this tax 50/50 between the buyer and seller.
What is a 1031 Exchange?
February 21, 2013, Chris Johnson in Oregon property tax, Portland Economics, Portland Oregon sustainable real estate, Portland Property Management, Portland Seller Services
A 1031 Exchange is an investment tool that should be used when someone wants to buy and sell more property. Instead of selling, paying taxes, and then acquiring other properties, you can avoid the tax payments by exchanging properties. The basic rules are: Something must be given away, and something received The exchanged property must…
What do I get when I hire you?
February 21, 2013, Chris Johnson in Oregon property tax, Portland Economics, Portland Oregon sustainable real estate, Portland Property Management, Portland Seller Services
You get me front and center every step of the way. If selling, I prepare a full marketing package for your property. The data is then fully propagated throughout multiple websites via the RMLS and all other sister websites. If buying, you’ll get detailed market data on whatever property type we are looking for, so…
What’s the difference between you and other brokers?
February 21, 2013, Chris Johnson in Oregon property tax, Portland Economics, Portland Oregon sustainable real estate, Portland Property Management, Portland Seller Services
The honest answer is technology pretty much makes all brokers equal, at least in terms of getting information out to and in from whatever market is the target market. The difference is we will empower you with all the information up front, coming and going, so you can make an equally informed decision on our…