Anything not listed or a grey area you need principal broker approval first or their designated BIC ( broker in charge ). 

Yes, you are correct that you need a designated "on island" agent which can be either a licensed PM or your favorite aunty or uncle that lives here. 

Keeping construction costs down and design are two very important factors to making $ in the Portland market.

:) My 7 years to 7 figure wealth book is designed to help people understand the concept of "Hybrid Real Estate Investing" - the idea of trading up every few years.

And I'm kind of tired of reading books and browsing web sites with that impression of going nowhere.

If not, the ad may be considered misleading.If an individual (personal) telephone number or web address is included in the advertisement, the office telephone number must be listed as well.

As luck would have it, my Architectural practice has specialized in energy efficiency for over 30 years...and I have designed quite a bit using the materials mentioned in the house.  

We have found the best way to keep things running smoothly is to have a designated "Den Mother" in the house - in our case, my sister-n-law.4) You will be carrying all the utilities; as such, it is in your best interest to invest in programmable thermostats (with a lock-out limits on max and min temperature settings); low-flow fixtures and LED lighting.  

Paint it with a floor paint and then home depot sells a flake that you throw up and let land in the paint while the paint is still wet to give it some design and dimension.

I have had luck using CL to find wholesale opportunities, but only when I used a branded ad (company name and logo) that included a graphic and a link to my web site.