I live out in Newberg and naturally would like to meet closer to home, it looks like Chace you're in Portland and Mathew you're all the way out in Hood River. 

That is the nature of the beast.

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In Ohio, looking for some help. I've seen a couple of properties in Springfield especially with a sign from the county, something along the lines of "this property is an environmental hazard due to lead, unsafe for hu...

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Local investors will naturally not like this. 

Would ideally be a place that feels secluded, has a cabin like feel, surrounded by nature, and is not part of a community with fees.I've looked at previous discussions around this topic, but I still have many questions:- Does anybody have direct experience with short-term vacation rentals in the Poconos?

Make sure to take LOTS of good photos in good natural light. 

It isn't fair, it isn't logical but it is human nature.

Lawyers as a profession are conservative by nature in their practice, and it even took me a few years before I spent the time to learn the TX series LLC statutes and offering them as a service.