# Making an offer on a house tomorrow in Portland **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192 "2009-10-01T01:43:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/41 "2009-10-09T11:54:14Z")
I remember the first house I bought we got one of those sewer snake cameras done too. I actually labeled the tape the tech gave us afterwards “EvilTOJ’s colonoscopy” and put it on the shelf with the other movies. There weren’t any volunteers to watch it though. Don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/42 "2009-10-09T17:18:07Z")
Well, the estimate came in at $8,000 which isn’t too bad. Doesn’t include any sheathing replacement that may be needed, but it’s lower than I thought it would be. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/43 "2009-10-17T23:32:28Z")
We signed on the house yesterday and it will close on Monday. Got the roof price down to $4,000. Man, their realtor is a real piece of work. If it was my realtor, I’d be telling her that her commission was going to be a subject of negotiation. Anyway, household shipment arrives on Tuesday and we’re pretty excited about living in this great neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/44 "2009-10-17T23:45:45Z")
Very happy for you, **Chefguy**! Enjoy your new home and the settled existence. ---
**Author:** ![truthbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/45 "2009-10-19T22:21:03Z")
Good news, Chef! I hope you enjoy many happy years in your new abode. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/46 "2009-10-20T13:42:53Z")
Coolio! Ater a recent visit to the Seattle area, my wife regularly brings up the possibility of relocating to the great NW. Big fan of all things bungalowy here. If you get a chance to post a pic or 2 of the exterior, I’d love to envy you. Also woodwork, stairs, and fireplace - if any. Glad it all worked out for you. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/47 "2009-10-20T18:35:55Z")
Congratulations on your new home! I’ve just been to Portland once, but I would love to go back and at least see the Japanese Gardens again. And all that Willamette Valley pinot! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/48 "2009-10-20T18:40:02Z")
Congrats, neighbor! (Well, almost. I’m in Salem. Close enough.) Can’t believe I never saw this thread before. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/49 "2009-10-22T15:20:36Z")
Huge 'grats!!! I love the Sellwood area. PDX is one of the few cities I would ever even remotely contemplate moving to, and Sellwood is the part of Portland I like the best. Enjoy, and please send Powell’s my love! ---
**Author:** ![artemis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/50 "2009-10-22T15:31:06Z")
Congrats on the new digs! I’m glad you were able to negotiate the roof repair to something reasonable, and didn’t have to pass on the house because of a fixable problem. ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/51 "2009-10-24T01:33:03Z")
So… did you close already? My partner, son, and I were in Portland a couple of weekends ago to visit some friends. We’ve visited several times, and love the place. I would particularly love the climate where so many interesting plants grow. And it’s just a short, lovely drive to gorgeous hiking and the coast. Definitely on our short list of place to live, should we ever move. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192/52 "2009-10-24T01:55:28Z")
We closed on Monday, spent the night and received all our “stuff” on Tuesday. Shoehorns and bear grease were needed to get it all in, despite our dramatic downsizing in Anchorage. African baskets, cloth and masks anybody? Miscellaneous electronic equipment? A couple of chairs, an end table and a dropleaf table? Just send an email and we’ll talk! Got Comcast set up today, but it took the dude five hours to get it done. Something about the phone lines and how they were connected and blahblahblah. Anyway, we’ve got cable TV for Sunday’s Curb, so all is well. Gotta call the roof people next week and the deck person also. Security company is coming on Monday, washer & dryer on Tuesday. All this and I managed to bake a loaf of fresh herb-parmesan bread yesterday and lamb kofta with saffron rice tonight. I’m da man! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-an-offer-on-a-house-tomorrow-in-portland/512192.md?page=2)