anyone here from Portland?

mfc2006

unless some amazing job offer/upgrade comes along, we've decided that Portland is the city for us! we'll be leaving Texas in late July to start our NW trip with a stop in Kansas City to see my family along the way.

So, we've been to Portland a couple of times....as tourists. Love the city. Now we're looking for apartments/houses to rent. If you're from there or have a lot of knowledge about the city, please let me know of some nice places to look.

Thanks!!! Can't wait!!!

Matt

Black Diamond

Are you deliberately going to the opposite end of the country

RKCNDY

PM JMo...he's a cool dude from Portland.

mfc2006

Black Diamond wrote:

Are you deliberately going to the opposite end of the country

I'll miss you, Adam. :(

mfc2006

RKCNDY wrote:

PM JMo...he's a cool dude from Portland.

Thanks! Just sent him a pm.

Go Beavers

Give us some guidelines. How much space do you need? Yard, no yard? Noise level you're okay with? How close to the action do you like to be? Do you ride a bike? (best mode of transportation in PDX) Do you need garage parking?

Snakeduck

Go Beavers wrote:

Give us some guidelines. How much space do you need? Yard, no yard? Noise level you're okay with? How close to the action do you like to be? Do you ride a bike? (best mode of transportation in PDX) Do you need garage parking?

He's from Texas so the doorways wil have to accommodate his oversized cowboy hat, he'll need a shooting-range, and at least one spare room to raise some cattle.

mfc2006

Snakeduck wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

Give us some guidelines. How much space do you need? Yard, no yard? Noise level you're okay with? How close to the action do you like to be? Do you ride a bike? (best mode of transportation in PDX) Do you need garage parking?

He's from Texas so the doorways wil have to accommodate his oversized cowboy hat, he'll need a shooting-range, and at least one spare room to raise some cattle.

haha!!!

we'd prefer to rent a house. a small yard would be great & a basement for storage would be awesome. 2 BR is more than enough for our 1st place there (no kids yet). we have 2 cars, but we're ok not having a garage. we own bikes, but don't ride them here in Dallas b/c we'd be run off the road!

curlygirly9

Don't know a lot about housing in Portland, but I'm right across the bridge in Vancouver, so Welcome dude!!!!! You will love PDX, it is awesome.

Go Beavers

curlygirly9 wrote:

Don't know a lot about housing in Portland, but I'm right across the bridge in Vancouver, so Welcome dude!!!!! You will love PDX, it is awesome.

Then the first thing you should be telling him is to avoid Vancouver

Go Beavers

mfc2006 wrote:

Snakeduck wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

Give us some guidelines. How much space do you need? Yard, no yard? Noise level you're okay with? How close to the action do you like to be? Do you ride a bike? (best mode of transportation in PDX) Do you need garage parking?

He's from Texas so the doorways wil have to accommodate his oversized cowboy hat, he'll need a shooting-range, and at least one spare room to raise some cattle.

haha!!!

we'd prefer to rent a house. a small yard would be great & a basement for storage would be awesome. 2 BR is more than enough for our 1st place there (no kids yet). we have 2 cars, but we're ok not having a garage. we own bikes, but don't ride them here in Dallas b/c we'd be run off the road!

Price range? Basements can be hard to come by in Oregon=wet. Old houses are more likely to have them.

Jason P

Do you hackey sack? If not, start practicing.

Go Beavers

Jason P wrote:

Do you hackey sack? If not, start practicing.

Start growing a beard, too.

curlygirly9

Go Beavers wrote:

curlygirly9 wrote:

Don't know a lot about housing in Portland, but I'm right across the bridge in Vancouver, so Welcome dude!!!!! You will love PDX, it is awesome.

Then the first thing you should be telling him is to avoid Vancouver

I like Vancouver. That's why I live here.

Jason P

Go Beavers wrote:

Jason P wrote:

Do you hackey sack? If not, start practicing.

Start growing a beard, too.

Does Portland still have the public bike system set up?

Go Beavers

Jason P wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

Jason P wrote:

Do you hackey sack? If not, start practicing.

Start growing a beard, too.

Does Portland still have the public bike system set up?

Working on one with the same company that's doing the one in NYC.

They tried the randomly strewn about yellow bikes for free several years ago, but that didn't work.

Go Beavers

curlygirly9 wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

curlygirly9 wrote:

Don't know a lot about housing in Portland, but I'm right across the bridge in Vancouver, so Welcome dude!!!!! You will love PDX, it is awesome.

Then the first thing you should be telling him is to avoid Vancouver

I like Vancouver. That's why I live here.

Jason P

Go Beavers wrote:

They tried the randomly strewn about yellow bikes for free several years ago, but that didn't work.

Yeah, that's the one I remember.

mfc2006

late week bump! thanks for the help so far!

Snakeduck

I realize this doesn't answer any questions, but I just wanted to say, "Sushiland!"

Love that joint... oh, and Voodoo donuts, totally overrated.

JMo

Snakeduck wrote:

I realize this doesn't answer any questions, but I just wanted to say, "Sushiland!"

Love that joint... oh, and Voodoo donuts, totally overrated.

I disagree. Voodoo is only overrated if you wait in line for an hour. Get them hot and fresh from Voodoo Too, avoid the downtown location. They remolded/expanded and it's not the original setup anyway.

JMo

Matt, I'm looking for places. PM me your email address and I'll send you some links.

mfc2006

finally got a reasonable moving quote!!!! woohooooooo!!!!!

now we just need to find a place in Portland :?

Go Beavers

mfc2006 wrote:

finally got a reasonable moving quote!!!! woohooooooo!!!!!

now we just need to find a place in Portland :?

What's your dollar range for rent?

I'll plug the eastside, west of 60th or so. This way it's more bike friendly and you're more likely to ride, then eventually you can dump your second car!

mfc2006

still looking for a place....

we've been crazy busy here in Houston helping with the renovation. hope to line something up soon!

the good news is the movers will be arriving on the 29th...and then we're driving to Kansas City for a quick visit with my family before driving the rest of the way to Portland. we should arrive by 8/6! it's safe to say that we're really fucking excited!!

extra bonus....we're going to go see Brad play in Seattle on 8/10!

RFTC

good luck w/this move man!

when i lived in SAN, i had a job that took me up to PDX every 2 months and i loved every trip up there. the people, active lifestyle, and beers make it a top 10 city imo.

some very trippy stories about that town will come out of the wood work once you get there, no spoilers but you'll hear all about em. have fun, Texas will miss you and you will not miss Rick the prick perry :fp: :nono: