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Oh My God, We Bought The Farm! ~ Chickens & Goats & Horses Oh My!

By Martin Cross, January 27, 2021

Oh my God we bought the farm!  Chickens & goats & horses oh my!

 

When Kelly first approached me about looking for some property in the country she had several items on her “needs and wants” list. I don’t think she ever thought she would get it all AND MORE!!

She wanted a place in the country with at least an acre, preferably two or three, it needed to be move in ready-ish and preferably have a barn or outbuilding and space for a garden, chicken coop and possibly a greenhouse.

So off we went, over the hills, up the valleys and along the rivers. We went north, we went south, we went northeast and Southwest. Finally, she sent me a cute, tight looking 50s house on 6 acres north of Longview.

Not only was it more acreage then she dreamed of, it was already set up for horses, came with a barn, small greenhouse AND chicken coop, complete with chickens!

This was it! It felt like we had to act fast! The seller already had two offers in and more showings scheduled the next day. But, have no fear I said! We can do this!

Through careful discussion with the seller’s agent I was able to find out the list of terms and conditions that were important to the seller and we were able to negotiate a fantastic offer with a super fast closing date if the seller agreed to pull the house from the market and cancel any upcoming showings.

Even in this insane sellers market, through my knowledge of the market, great communication with the other agent, and the use of some clever terms and conditions I was able to get their offer accepted and Kelly and her family were able to say, oh my God we bought the farm!

 

Martin Cross

Broker | OR & WA

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I have lived in Portland my entire life and spent the last 20 years in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood of SE Portland. As such, I know inner SE like the back of my hand and I am very familiar with most neighborhoods in the Portland metro area...
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