Submitted by Bruce Hecht
I was working with my buyers last week who were moving to Portland Oregon from out of
state because of the unique northwest way of life, cost of living in Portland Oregon, and because the schools are better.  As they put it - and as they continue to say - "Family Friendly and lots of dog parks!"
 
As we were driving around Beaverton, Tigard and Hillsboro, Oregon they kept noticing "look there is another park!  There is that school I looked up on the internet that had a great report card and good scores."
They were so excited to find a home that was priced $20,000 lower than they were ready to pay, in better condition, in a better location and had a bigger backyard than they were expecting to get!  Needless to say, we wrote an offer for a few thousand dollars below the asking price, asked for the appliances to stay, the seller accepted it, and it closes in 27 days.  Both the buyer and seller are very excited, I know they are going to love living in the Portland area!