Moving to Portland, need help with rentals

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Permalink Reply by Angela on June 23, 2009 at 7:48pm

Hey there,

Have you checked Craigslist? This really does seem to be the best source of rentals. Belmont runs alongside Hawthorne as another option. Its a quick bike ride to get from one to the other as a point of reference.

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Permalink Reply by Kat Mahoney on June 24, 2009 at 9:33am

Hi Nicholas,

I'm trying to find a place to rent too - the best bet so far has been Craigslist... it looks like landlords don't deal via real estate agents often.

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Permalink Reply by Nicholas DiNatale on June 24, 2009 at 10:05am

thanks for the craigslist suggestions. I've been looking there but everything I find for rent is apartment complexes. I'm really trying to find a house for rent.

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Permalink Reply by David Mitchell on July 13, 2009 at 1:26pm

My experience with craigslist was not good, I'd be very careful. I was moving into one house where the "owner" was moving out for a job in another city. A friend checked the records online and found out the person who said he owned the house didn't at all, he was being evicted. Thank goodness for my friend checking and that this person didn't get any of my money!

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Permalink Reply by David Mitchell on July 14, 2009 at 5:18am

I'm stuck in for FL now but I want to get back to the Northwest so bad. I miss the more progressive vibe, mountains, douglas fir, and beaches with rocks, mountains, tide pools, and waves. There just isn't anything like Powell's Books here either!

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Permalink Reply by John K on July 13, 2009 at 2:21pm

There are some rental agencies here that I know people have used and I actually need to find out who they are, too, since we are going to try and sell our condo and rent a house in the school district we want our son to go to school in. I'll let you know once I find out who it is.

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