So it looks like I may be relocated to the Portland area with my company. I was wondering if anyone can help me out with good areas/ areas to watch out for when choosing a house/townhouse/condo.

Thanks

 

Vancouver is pretty nice. Its on the WA side of the river. I have a few friends that live down there. It's pretty nice. I am not exactly sure on the housing prices as I live a bit more north of there.

 

+1 vancouver

 

^ that is exactly where i am looking

 

They have some hotties there too.

 

portland has the better strip clubs though.

 

Only because you can drink in there and get drunk enough that you don't see the herpes on the strippers haha

 

mmmm, herpies, reminds me of Tito

 

I think everyone just likes saying the word "Tito".

Edit: First off, a big friggin +1 for Portland strip clubs. Second, their gun laws are pretty much the opposite of the draconian Washington laws. Want a suppressor? got the $200 BATF tax? No problemo! Tom Bowers (www.subguns.com) is based in Cornelius, about 40 minutes from Portland.

/guns

 

Does Portland have state income tax? I know they have higher prop taxes than WA.

 

good point...forgot about that.

 

-1 on Vancouver. Especially if you work in Oregon (OR income tax + WA sales tax FTMFL). House prices are cheaper in Vancouver and your neighbors will reflect that. West Portland (Beaverton/Lake Oswego) is nice but crowded. East Portland (Gresham) is mostly low income. Clackamas is growing (SE Portland) and nicer the further east you get. It all depends on how much you have to spend and what you're willing to put up with.

 

Let's get back on-topic here!


I've been to Portland numerous times, but never stopped by a strip club. Which ones do you recommend?

 

soo many to choose from...just go to any in portland. You won't be disappointed.

 

That sounds like terrible advice. They can't all be good.

 

buddy, you can drink...enough said.

 

Went to college in portland. What a great town. The whole city was pretty cheap compared to seattle. I lived in southwest by lake oswego which was OK, but really i'd want something closer to the city. I think a lot of it kind of depends on what type of person you are.

 

I went to three in two days of staying in Clackamas.

They were all good.

 

Jiggles and PDX are good ones to add to the list... Only thing I hate about oregon is you can't pump your own gas!

 

There are exceptions! I rode down there a couple of years ago. I pulled into a gas station and dead-eyed the guy holding the pump.

"You.. um.. you wanna do it yourself? You'll kill me if I spill gas on your bike."