It's a novel idea, I just see it as another tax on land lords and developers.

@Brad HammondI am also looking for good areas to invest in Portland and I just did some research on St.

@Marc Winter Amazing how fragile our rights are and how easily a governor can completely invade a business contract and so selectively take revenue away.........gas companies and grocery stores don't lose-yet land lords do.

You might look at Brad Sumrock's group and Lifestyles Unlimited.   

With the high cost, high taxes, strict land lord restrictions, and older structures the number just don't add up.

People who ignore that the Fed has printed $10 Trillion dollars lately, think they are simply great investors and don't have a rabbits hope in a dog kennel of getting out of this one and will lose everything.And if you don't understand # 11, "Lord have mercy".

@Brad Jones If you refinanced, would the amount you could get back be enough to buy out your friend?

Here is a link to a fantastic article written by Brad Dornish, an attorney in Pennsylvania whose main practice is in real estate, titled “Seven Rules on Screening, Hiring and Working With Lawyers”:https://www.dornish.net/blog/2010/05/seven-rules-on-screening-hiring-and-working-with-lawyers/

I have noticed a lot of land-lords include their email as well. 

@Matthew Champion Definitely check out Investor Lab & the Newberg / McMinnville area as @Brad Hammond and @Tyler Combs have suggested.