NW Portland: Series Wrap-Up
Over the last two weeks we've covered four very different corners of Northwest Portland, and if there's one thing I hope came through, it's that NW Portland isn't one neighborhood. It's a handful of them, each with its own personality, stitched together by geography more than by any shared vibe. The
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Tips: Earnest Money, Explained
If you've made an offer on a house, you've run into the term earnest money, and if nobody's fully explained it to you, it can feel like a strangely large chunk of cash to hand over before you actually own anything. So let's talk about what it is and why it exists. Earnest money is a deposit you put
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