I'm 52 and having an dilemma on whether I should buy in Portland or Seattle? Or just forget about buying and becoming an expat abroad in SE Asia? I'll contact you if I do decide to settle in Portland and buy. Thanks
@@LivinginOregonandWashingtonThanks for the response. Your the broker that I would like to work with if I decide to buy in Portland. I have attempted to move to there back in the 90's but regretfully chose Utah/Colorado instead. I agree with you that the PNW cities will rise again with a massive worldwide migration. And if I do buy in Portland or Seattle. There would be no turning back, so maybe I'll just visit? Thanks again.
As a former resident of the area, if you move to the area, if youre looking to live in the city proper, Seattle. If youre OK with being 20~ minutes outside of the city, then Vancouver, WA which is across the bridge from Portland (no state income tax).
Not to mention the 3 months of rioting and looting, the homeless encampments that have spread to the suburbs you can no longer afford to live in, the open air drug use, the graffiti, the insane taxes and a downtown area full of boarded up buildings and store fronts.
A lot of people openly say the f slur in public (including employees of businesses). Just something to keep in mind should one think this place so "liberal"
DO NOT MOVE TO PORTLAND. Full stop. If you want to "move to Portland" move to Vancouver, WA. No state income tax is a HUGE win if you make a good salary. Both WA and OR are following CA with their gun bans and magazine restrictions. Both are legal weed. The power move is to live in Vancouver but drive over into OR and buy there, because there is no sales tax in OR. But Portland itself is sketch. Wayyy too many homeless. Had to step over human excrement myself once by the courthouse plaza area. I moved more north by Olympia and prefer it up here, with the exception that it's slightly MORE rainy/cloudy than even Portland area -- (which I am now missing as winter sets in) - I think the Vancover/Portland area has one of the better mixes of temps compared to where I am now, but 20 acres there was 500k, and what I got was only 340k... so sometimes you go where the deals are. (Now to buy a winter place in Vegas...)
Some good points, my video last week gave 15 huge points about Vancouver and broke the tax savings down to a percentage. It’s actually pretty shocking when you see the numbers: ruclips.net/video/Pv6wHs-V6EM/видео.htmlsi=p-kvSfkxrRhXNPHo
@@kingsleyrobson3607 - If your humanity is the sort of "humanity" I had to step over when I was visiting Porland -- you can keep it. I'll keep my Constitutional rights.
Portland is NOT the headquarters of Nike, Intel, and others mentioned. No large company with a brain would have their headquarters in Portland. Also, a reduction in the number of people that think Portland is getting worse means nothing. If a city is already bad, a reduction in people thinking it is getting worse doesn't mean the city is good. Regarding roads, the I-5 highway goes from Canada all the way to Mexico. Portland is the only large city along that route that squeezes I-5 to two through lanes in each direction. Portland is also the only city along that route that will soon require tolls to travel on their inadequate road. On the plus side, Portland has a good airport and a lot of food options. That is about it. We now avoid Portland as much as we can.
@@whatwhome6914 Nike and Intel are both Headquartered in the greater Portland metro. Stats also state that those who come here least frequently are more likely to think it’s still as bad as it was, so seems it’s checking out here!
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I'm 52 and having an dilemma on whether I should buy in Portland or Seattle? Or just forget about buying and becoming an expat abroad in SE Asia? I'll contact you if I do decide to settle in Portland and buy. Thanks
@@condor5150 Thanks for watching. I know some who have a pad in the NW, and go to SE Asia for vacation. Totally down to your goals. Cheers 🤙🏼
@@LivinginOregonandWashingtonThanks for the response. Your the broker that I would like to work with if I decide to buy in Portland. I have attempted to move to there back in the 90's but regretfully chose Utah/Colorado instead. I agree with you that the PNW cities will rise again with a massive worldwide migration. And if I do buy in Portland or Seattle. There would be no turning back, so maybe I'll just visit? Thanks again.
As a former resident of the area, if you move to the area, if youre looking to live in the city proper, Seattle. If youre OK with being 20~ minutes outside of the city, then Vancouver, WA which is across the bridge from Portland (no state income tax).
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@@AtlanRau Agree for people on fixed income thats a good plan. Just got a retired gentleman a ranch in Vancouver, good neighborhood for $430,000.
Not to mention the 3 months of rioting and looting, the homeless encampments that have spread to the suburbs you can no longer afford to live in, the open air drug use, the graffiti, the insane taxes and a downtown area full of boarded up buildings and store fronts.
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my recent video addressing this:
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To Portland? More IPAs for the rest of us. Thanks for watching!
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A lot of people openly say the f slur in public (including employees of businesses). Just something to keep in mind should one think this place so "liberal"
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@@Alan_in_Portland love the thumbnail!
DO NOT MOVE TO PORTLAND. Full stop. If you want to "move to Portland" move to Vancouver, WA. No state income tax is a HUGE win if you make a good salary. Both WA and OR are following CA with their gun bans and magazine restrictions. Both are legal weed. The power move is to live in Vancouver but drive over into OR and buy there, because there is no sales tax in OR. But Portland itself is sketch. Wayyy too many homeless. Had to step over human excrement myself once by the courthouse plaza area. I moved more north by Olympia and prefer it up here, with the exception that it's slightly MORE rainy/cloudy than even Portland area -- (which I am now missing as winter sets in) - I think the Vancover/Portland area has one of the better mixes of temps compared to where I am now, but 20 acres there was 500k, and what I got was only 340k... so sometimes you go where the deals are. (Now to buy a winter place in Vegas...)
Some good points, my video last week gave 15 huge points about Vancouver and broke the tax savings down to a percentage. It’s actually pretty shocking when you see the numbers:
ruclips.net/video/Pv6wHs-V6EM/видео.htmlsi=p-kvSfkxrRhXNPHo
if gun mag capacity regs are your issue.... you've lost your humanity
@@kingsleyrobson3607 - If your humanity is the sort of "humanity" I had to step over when I was visiting Porland -- you can keep it. I'll keep my Constitutional rights.
Portland is NOT the headquarters of Nike, Intel, and others mentioned. No large company with a brain would have their headquarters in Portland. Also, a reduction in the number of people that think Portland is getting worse means nothing. If a city is already bad, a reduction in people thinking it is getting worse doesn't mean the city is good. Regarding roads, the I-5 highway goes from Canada all the way to Mexico. Portland is the only large city along that route that squeezes I-5 to two through lanes in each direction. Portland is also the only city along that route that will soon require tolls to travel on their inadequate road. On the plus side, Portland has a good airport and a lot of food options. That is about it. We now avoid Portland as much as we can.
@@whatwhome6914 Nike and Intel are both Headquartered in the greater Portland metro.
Stats also state that those who come here least frequently are more likely to think it’s still as bad as it was, so seems it’s checking out here!