The SE shoulder of Downtown is an Opportunity Zone and is already experiencing rapid redevelopment.

Not for the style or finishes per se, but an area you'd be comfortable living in. 

Mainly so I can elect to be taxed as an s corp and reduce some of my SE taxes.

These really aren't "secrets" per se, they've been around for as long as I've been buying properties below value, some 25 years. but, here is what gets you started.First you have to believe that everything and I do mean everything, is negotiable.

These really aren't "secrets" per se, they've been around for as long as I've been buying properties in pre-foreclosure, some 25 years. but, here is what gets you started.There is a very big difference between pre-foreclosure and foreclosure.

I have a 3 ton unit in my house that's 2400 sf/2 story in the SE mountains about 200 miles north of you as the crow flies and it cools my house just fine. 

Most renters out there don't own a home per se.

The offers weren’t from homeless shelter organizations per se, but they were affiliated with low-income type of residents, rehab, assisted care, etc. and the city doesn’t think those organizations fit in the neighborhood.

According to the video clip, his office is in SE Portland, at MLK and Hawthorn.Maybe there is a safer part of town to put his office in?

@Mike Hern flips are generally ordinary income subject to SE tax.