Hood River Real Estate and Columbia Gorge Real Estate

In researching a title report for a client last month, I was shocked to learn that the property that we had just bargained for wasn’t buildable!

I read the deed, read it again, and finally made the call that I’m sure the Seller’s agent wasn’t happy to hear. His clients had thought they bought a buildable parcel, when in fact, they had not.

Just a few weeks ago, while doing some more title research, we discovered another adjustment to a deed that removed a couple of feet from our clients property, something that the current owner never even knew about!

These example illustrate our point. READ YOUR DEED AND TITLE DOCUMENTS. MAKE SURE YOUR REALTOR DOES TOO!

This includes, but isn’t limited to:

Any filed plats. Ask to see a copy of the plat, in the narrative there can often be restrictions to your ownership that you may not be aware of.

Review the local building codes and ask the City of County planner if there is anything extra that you should know about regarding your property, often times they’ll tell you important information! (Like stuff about White Salmon and Water meters, for example)

Ask to see exceptions that are listed on title! Often times there are exceptions to your title insurance report that don’t even relate to your property (especially in the case of subdivision) If you think an exception shouldn’t be on the title, ask your Realtor to inquire about removing that condition.

Make sure you are not the only eyes on the documents, Your Realtor should have the time and the attention to detail to inform you of potential. Often times, having an attorney on your team is also worth the investment!

Yikes. You knew, after the rain kept comming down, that it was going to be at least as bad as 96. The photos, however, were even a bit more sobering than we had all expected.

While shocking, the real issue other than the destruction is how the timing of this storm and the damage inflicted will impact Hood River. Right now, there is intense lobbying going on to determine which side of the mountain road will be repaired first. If Hood River is repaired first (most likely) expect a significant increase in winter traffic counts, and many new faces in town. These will most likely be people who have not discovered the excellent access Hood River has to the mountain, and Hood River’s value as a great staging point for a weekend at the mountain.

This will undoubtedly lead to more local interest in Hood River as a Winter destination………

HOWEVER……….If the repairs are delayed, and/or the other side of Highway 35 is repaired first, this could cut off the Hood River valley from one of its largest employers, and destroy and semblance of Winter commerce, from ski rentals all the way down to restaurant covers. Look out, that could mean a tough, long winter in this little town……

Stay tuned.

Fluidity is such a great thing! We’ve had some great new listings, some great clients come through, and over all, I think we’ve shaken off the doldrums of the late Summer.

Bill just listed a spectacular set of lots in Washington

Check These lots out!

Here’s a quick two photos of them………

Bill is also picking up a few of the Mosier Creek Townhomes project, an amazing property built in Mosier………

And he’s got another large commercial piece in The Dalles. Go Bill!

I’m picking up a couple of properties this week as well. A Lot, A Home and a very nice commercial site near the Hood River Hospital…….Looks like the end of the year will be pretty strong.