By Lauren Hurley, October 13, 2020
While taking a mini vacation in Central Oregon to visit my folks I received a phone call, and on the other end of the line was an upbeat guy from Dublin named Marc. He explained that he and his wife, Jordyn, were looking for a home in Portland, and had recently spent the last six months in Ireland by way of Texas.
Curious about how Marc found me, I asked and he simply replied “by doing an internet search”. I didn’t ask many more questions, I just left it at that.
When we first met in person, Marc had quite a few questions and they weren’t about houses. He was mostly curious about where my family was from and about my family history.
As we chatted, Marc revealed that he chose me because I am a Hurley, and his mother was a Hurley! He explained that it’s really not that common of a name, and that it’s likely we are related, as both of our families are from County Cork, Ireland.
So thrilling is the prospect that I have put my dad on the case to dig in! We are still in the ancestry discovery phase and working on finding out more. Are we really related?! Time will tell.
Long story short, we all had an instant connection. Jordyn & Marc met in Portland during a tech conference and 3 months later they were married! Following their union and living together in Texas and Dublin, the two ultimately knew they wanted to return to Portland where they met to start a home and family.
They knew they loved an urban vibe and wanted to be in close-in Portland, thus we began our search. They appreciated the character and history of older homes, so it was not surprising that they fell in love with this one on NE Couch Street. It was everything they were looking for, having original wood features and plenty of room to grow a family. Spending nights in Airbnb’s is over for them, as they just got the keys, and are thrilled to start their new adventure in their big Portland Four Square!
Lauren Hurley
Broker | OR
She/Her
After spending a decade climbing the professional ladder of the Marketing industry, Lauren Hurley was in desperate need of vocational inspiration.
So she did what most find daunting, if not impossible. She hopped down, and hunted for change. Fortunately for Lauren, she wouldn’t be starting on the first rung of the ladder that lay ahead.
The daughter of a Broker, real estate had always been part of the conversation. The world of abandoned RMLS sheets, open house signs collected in the pouring rain and a fridge full of leftovers from Brokers Open Houses was all too familiar. So, while she didn’t always know it, Lauren was being trained by her Broker mom. By osmosis, she was learning how to negotiate, how to communicate and best, how to advocate for clients.
While her passion for Portland, homes, history, architecture, design, and working with people had remained constant throughout her life, it took returning to the world of buying and selling homes for Lauren to realize just how perfectly her personal strengths and professional skill set aligned with being a Broker.
Whether it’s negotiating and advocating on behalf of her clients, her vast knowledge of the city’s most idyllic neighborhoods, nooks and crannies, developing stunning and effective marketing campaigns, or consistently going above and beyond the call of duty, Lauren knows that superior client care is the result of perfecting every detail along the way.
The joy she finds in seamlessly and successfully guiding buyers and sellers through one of the most significant emotional and financial decisions of their lives, has Lauren wishing she listened to her mother years ago. (But please don’t tell her that.) When it comes down to it, taking exceptional care of her clients isn’t only what Lauren does best, it’s what she loves to do.
When she’s not meticulously critiquing the usage of serif vs. sans serif font, scarlet vs. crimson hues, or brightness vs. contrast and density, you’ll find Lauren taking Captain Salty the Wheaten Terrier on trails and along rivers around the city, collecting new vinyl records, tinkering with her ‘78 VW Bus, whipping up culinary treasures, or doing her best to imitate Serena on the court.
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