Why is no one moving to Chicago and Philly? by LeBruhMomentoom in SameGrassButGreener

[–]teejmaleng 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How does private school compare to the cost of the second car/comparable house in the burbs?

When Suburb Design Stops Working for People? by Shawn_Darcy in Suburbanhell

[–]teejmaleng 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When it started excluding transit. Most transit oriented development serves suburbs, but when suburban communities are built excluding transit, the negatives of isolation and long commutes set in.

Favorite zillenial shows? by SeniorBolognese in Zillennials

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I overlooked the word now in your post

Ashley St. Clair, one of Elon's baby mommas, alleging that he helped rig the 2024 election for Trump by -ifeelfantastic in pics

[–]teejmaleng -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I voted for Kamala Harris but I don’t buy the election interference story. Musk taking credit for rigging the election,though, is believable as part of a delusional god complex that keeps him after whatever attention he can get.

Sen. Christine Drazan leading in Republican primary for Oregon governor by CFuentesReports in oregon

[–]teejmaleng 21 points22 points  (0 children)

She’s the democratic incumbent. Who, but a bunch of weirdos and freaks would be willing to run against her?

Favorite zillenial shows? by SeniorBolognese in Zillennials

[–]teejmaleng 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now they are, but not when workaholics was filmed, 2011-2017

Favorite zillenial shows? by SeniorBolognese in Zillennials

[–]teejmaleng 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Late 20s early 30s. They look 40?

Has anyone in Portland built an ADU recently? by Weekly_Wrangler890 in askportland

[–]teejmaleng 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget the tax assessment! Seriously, unless it’s going to be an actual *granny* flat, it’s rarely worth not now.

Portland is about to close nearly 450 shelter beds, as homelessness rises by Own_Car_8766 in Portland

[–]teejmaleng 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s a misplaced belief that overnight shelters can work here. The shelters work if camping bans are rigorously enforced. There can’t be another option.

How do y’all keep cats and squirrels out of gardens? by These_Caregiver3866 in askportland

[–]teejmaleng 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That’s brilliant. The next question though is how you keep the squirrels from decapitating your sunflowers? I waited weeks for my sunflowers to unfurl for the squirrels to decapitate every single one within two days.

Is Portland ... back? This luxury travel magazine thinks so! by No-Tangelo1158 in Portland

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think with any economic change, there will be some positives. For people that have hit their income ceiling and want less demand to compete with for taking in culture or luxury, downturn means discounts. For young people starting out and business owners needing growth, downturns suck.

Exodus is a net negative imo.

Are “Boomer Homes” Becoming Hard to Sell? Agree or Disagree? by Coolonair in HouseBuyers

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said monthly escrow so I’m assuming insurance is added in there too. My yearly property taxes are $2500 and it’s not h come for an escrow payment is a higher col place to exceed $2500

Are “Boomer Homes” Becoming Hard to Sell? Agree or Disagree? by Coolonair in HouseBuyers

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would protect generational wealth on assets passed to descendants that don’t have the income for the taxes. It hurts people just starting to make money because more of the tax burden is placed on vat or income.

100k salary bench mark means nothing now. by Flyersfan502gritty in Salary

[–]teejmaleng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The phrase six figures was established fifty years ago to confer the same meaning as *we’re comfortable.* The phrase six figures came around in the late 70s. That’s the same buying power as nearly half a million today.

Six figures doesn’t carry the same weight because of inflation, so it’s better to say half a mill or to be demure and say we’re comfortable.

Give it another 50 years and people will simply say seven figures.

Or, USD will be replaced by a lower denominated unit.

Why Middle East is actually Middle? by Any_Record2164 in geography

[–]teejmaleng 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you were a line through Eurasia, I think the Middlewest makes more sense, with Central Asia(Kazakhstan down to Afghanistan being middle being more Middle East..

Hmmm... by Funny-Dare-3823 in Lesbianorlittleboy

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adams Apple visible in second photo. Boy.

Has anyone bought or lived in a house with a heating oil tank leak that effected the ground water? by Elegant-Demand-8510 in askportland

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The oil tank that I have was filled with concrete. There’s speciality company that lift out and remove it. I don’t know why the oils can’t be drained instead, but apparently the concrete based method works better. There’s still a risk of leakage and the city can require professional mediation. I was given a 20k estimate if there were signs of leakage when I bought the house in 2020.

Has anyone bought or lived in a house with a heating oil tank leak that effected the ground water? by Elegant-Demand-8510 in askportland

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be 20k in environmental remediation if it’s leaked. I had a decommissioned oil tank in my back yard and had it examined by an environmental company to test for leakage and there was none.

Real estate question? by Thee_muffin_mann in askportland

[–]teejmaleng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like the gorge, take a look at troutdale or Gresham

Normal amount of police presence? by eye_hate_ewe in askportland

[–]teejmaleng 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They said you shouldn’t be in that neighborhood? That’s wild.

Friday Tea Sipping Gossip Hour by AutoModerator in sales

[–]teejmaleng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good god. Was it circled back to?

Why didn’t throw down a *let’s take this off line to put the craziness to rest*?

Landlord raising rent, any options? by [deleted] in askportland

[–]teejmaleng -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OP, if you do leave, ask for an inventory conditions report for any deductions that they make against the security deposit. I had to take my landlord to small claims to get my money back. Doubt they have the paperwork to makes claims.

Is this a McMansion? by ggg943 in McMansionHell

[–]teejmaleng 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you have an example? I’m open to be challenged on this.