Cynthia Lee's (pdxrealestate) Blog

  Now maybe the time to consider buying your dream vacation home Manzanita Oregon. For those of you that are familiar with the Manzanita area, you know it lies on the Northern Oregon Coast south of Cannon Beach and Arch Cape and North of Rockaway Beach. Manzanita a is sleepy little village remin...

Premiere Cooper Mtn. neighborhood, This home really brings the outdoors in. Light and bright 4 bedroom 3 bath home. Large island kitchen open to family room with french doors opening on to expansive patio for summer entertaining. Bonus room for movie nights or game room. Main floor office has bui...

This a follow-up to the blog dated 1/20/2008 Once you have found a unit that breaks even or actually has some cash flow there are some numbers you need to learn how to calculate. Most investors want to know the capitalization rate of a property. This is how to calculate the cap rate. Start with t...

Be aware this is not a late night TV ad. Before investing in real estate you need to have surplus money you are willing to invest into real estate holdings.The Portland Oregon market place has been so active the last few years it has been tough for small investors to get into the market.Prices ha...

The 3 F's  it still works! No, it is not - "find um, fool um, forget um"The 3 F's sales technique refers to: feel, felt, found. It works like this- you empathize with the buyer or sellers problem by relating a story to them using feel, felt, found. Heres a sample: The sellers can't decide if they...

I always say, I don't have a crystal ball. We don't know if interest rates will remain low or what will happen in the  long term financial market. Some sellers may choose to wait and sell later. Others may go ahead, sell and put their profits in other investments. This depends on your long financ...

As a principal  broker, agents getting into the business have started asking me "Is now even a good time to get in the market? I heard  the market is was bad."Real estate is and always has a been a business, where you get what you put into it. Some of our brokers count 2007 as one of their best y...

Sellers ask your Realtor to take you on a tour of the competing properties listed against you. Just looking at photos doesn't really give you an accurate picture of the feel and look of your competition. in this buyers market, this property tour can really help you with staging, pricing and getti...

Buyers shop by comparison shopping. Homes that don't have offer the same amenities and features as other properties in the same price range actually help to sell the competing properties because they make the competing properties shine. The lesser homes look over priced to the buyers (which they ...

Buyers If you are looking to get and out of Portland real estate as short term investment, now may not be the time to buy. Real estate as an investment is usually better as long term investment than as s short term holding.SelectionBuyers Looking to purchase a home for personal use, will find the...