• Selling a Parent's Home: What to Do Before You List,Amanda Hagen

    Selling a Parent's Home: What to Do Before You List

    Getting a home market-ready under normal circumstances takes time and energy. When the move is to a care facility or retirement community, that process happens alongside medical decisions, legal paperwork, and a lot of emotion. The practical checklist doesn't change much, but the timeline and priori

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  • Estate Planning: What Heirs Wish They'd Known Before Listing the Family Home,Amanda Hagen

    Estate Planning: What Heirs Wish They'd Known Before Listing the Family Home

    Most heirs selling an Oregon family home discover too late that probate adds at minimum four months, and typically six to nine, before the property can even be sold, plus several thousand dollars in legal fees. The single biggest regret is consistent: parents who held the home in their own names, ra

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  • House Hunting Burnout Is Real: How to Stay Grounded in a Competitive Market,Amanda Hagen

    House Hunting Burnout Is Real: How to Stay Grounded in a Competitive Market

    At first, house hunting feels exciting. Scrolling listings. Touring homes. Imagining your future. But after a few weeks—or months—it can start to feel… exhausting. If you’re searching for a home in Portland right now, you’re not alone in feeling this way. House hunting burnout is real. And it’s more

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