How to Move Within the Same School District Without the Stress – Portland Real Estate Tips

Thinking about upgrading your home without leaving your child’s school district? Here’s how to make the move stress-free and successful.

Episode Summary

Moving to a bigger home while staying in the same school district can feel overwhelming—especially when you need to juggle selling your current home and buying the next one at the same time. In this episode of Off the Record, Joe Reitzug and Makayla Mast pull back the curtain on the exact strategies families are using right now to pull it off. From preparing your home for market to writing contingent offers, managing inspections, and keeping showings smooth with kids in the house, they share the playbook to make your transition seamless.

You’ll also hear Joe and Makayla’s “off the record” moments (including spiders and creepy basements 🕷️) plus a few insider tips on how Portland brokers get creative to find hidden opportunities in tight neighborhoods. If a bigger home is on your horizon but you don’t want to uproot your family, this episode is a must-listen.

Episode Highlights

• 00:01:00 – The Challenge of Moving Within a School District: Why families want to stay put but still need more space.
• 00:05:25 – The Keys to Success: Planning ahead and preparing your home the right way.
• 00:09:40 – Pre-Marketing Strategies: How LivPortland quietly generates interest before your home even hits the market.
• 00:12:05 – Creative Marketing: Letters, targeted ads, and other tactics to uncover off-market opportunities.
• 00:15:25 – Making Strong Contingent Offers: What sellers look for and how to position your offer for success.
• 00:17:10 – Double Inspections Made Easy: Why pre-listing inspections can save you stress and money.
• 00:19:19 – Coordinating Closings & Moves: Tips for lining up timelines, rent-backs, and avoiding last-minute snags.

Resources Mentioned

• LivPortland.com
  – Home search and resources

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Transcript

00:00:08:18 - 00:00:30:15
Joe Reitzug
Welcome to Off the Record talking real estate with Joe and Makayla. If you're interested in the Portland, Oregon real estate market and want the unvarnished inside scoop, you've come to the right place. Thanks for giving us a listen. Okay, welcome, everyone to the show. Thanks for joining us. We really appreciate you being here. Hi, Makayla.

00:00:30:17 - 00:00:33:08
Makayla Mast
Hello. How are you?

00:00:33:10 - 00:00:36:00
Joe Reitzug
I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty rummy right now.

00:00:36:00 - 00:00:36:11
Makayla Mast
Yes you.

00:00:36:11 - 00:00:53:17
Joe Reitzug
Are. I broke one of my cardinal rules and had coffee past 3:00. I actually had it at 830 last night. Needless to say, I accumulated all of about four hours sleep. So this may be. This may be a spicy pot for me because I'm like, having an out-of-body experience. I'm so tired right now.

00:00:53:18 - 00:00:56:13
Makayla Mast
Oh, I'm so sorry. Well, let's make it quick.

00:00:56:19 - 00:01:17:18
Joe Reitzug
No, no, no, we've got great information. We've got a great show for everyone today. Yeah. Making a move within the same school district. We love our kids school and the community, but we've outgrown our house. We need to make a change, get something bigger, or whatever the case might be. How do you make that happen? Because we're hearing that a lot lately.

00:01:17:18 - 00:01:21:12
Joe Reitzug
It can be tricky, but we have got the playbook for you, don't we?

00:01:21:13 - 00:01:32:22
Makayla Mast
Yeah, you sure do. We know how busy life gets and how crazy it is to make a move, especially when you need and want to be so specific. So we wanted to map out a plan for you.

00:01:33:04 - 00:01:45:04
Joe Reitzug
Yeah. Before we do that though, we have to do the off the record moment.

00:01:45:06 - 00:01:46:04
Makayla Mast
Yes yes, yes.

00:01:46:05 - 00:01:50:09
Joe Reitzug
I've got a good one for you. And I know you will love, but I'd like you to go first.

00:01:50:11 - 00:02:14:16
Makayla Mast
My off the record moment is going to be a confession. And it is that I am a big scaredy cat when it comes to basements. So sometimes when I show a home, you know, we get there early, we open it up. Sometimes I'm a little spooked to go down there, so I'll flick on a light. And sometimes I'll even wait until the clients get there, which I know isn't great.

00:02:14:17 - 00:02:19:18
Joe Reitzug
Act like you're being, you know, good manners and stuff. Oh, no. You go first.

00:02:19:18 - 00:02:27:18
Makayla Mast
And for you, I'm not even exaggerating. But if it's a woman, then I'm like, okay, I'll go first. But if there's ever a man or I know I'm an ass.

00:02:27:18 - 00:02:29:05
Joe Reitzug
And go first, that's nice.

00:02:29:05 - 00:02:32:09
Makayla Mast
Yeah, but if there's a man, he definitely goes first.

00:02:32:11 - 00:02:33:07
Joe Reitzug
Wow.

00:02:33:08 - 00:02:43:00
Makayla Mast
And I actually had an understanding with a client who. It's a repeat client. We love them. And we look at flippers, and so they're nasty homes.

00:02:43:00 - 00:02:44:06
Joe Reitzug
And you're talking about.

00:02:44:06 - 00:02:50:18
Makayla Mast
That's nice. He knows that he has to crawl in the basement first. I'll go. But he's got to get the scary monsters and spiders out of the way first.

00:02:50:18 - 00:02:54:18
Joe Reitzug
So which leads into my off the record. And from this morning.

00:02:54:18 - 00:02:56:04
Makayla Mast
Okay. Okay.

00:02:56:06 - 00:03:16:12
Joe Reitzug
So I was with a new client of ours who. Absolutely wonderful young man. Really, really good guy. And we were, you know, hitting it off and, boy, I was just nailing the rapport. And we were having a good time and looking through the house. We were in the garage and there was this door to the back of the house off the garage.

00:03:16:12 - 00:03:35:22
Joe Reitzug
And I was like, interesting. And so we're talking and I walk over there and I unlock the door and open the door, and I look back at it and I'm just like, yeah, we're talking about something and it's all good. And then I walk right through that door, through the biggest spider web you have ever seen. And guess what?

00:03:36:00 - 00:03:38:16
Joe Reitzug
Spidey was home. You. Yeah.

00:03:38:17 - 00:03:39:18
Makayla Mast
I was so scared.

00:03:39:21 - 00:03:46:20
Joe Reitzug
I had to flick him off my shoulder like that. Oh, you just jumped on my foot that tragic night.

00:03:46:22 - 00:03:49:06
Makayla Mast
I. Or you did give me the.

00:03:49:08 - 00:03:49:16
Joe Reitzug
One.

00:03:49:18 - 00:03:51:02
Makayla Mast
That's brutal.

00:03:51:04 - 00:03:58:17
Joe Reitzug
Yeah. It was not a good moment where you're rifling your hands through your hair and off your shoulders and everything, and it's all just fresh, Webby.

00:03:58:19 - 00:04:03:11
Makayla Mast
Yeah. That's gross. Did you let out a little squeal?

00:04:03:13 - 00:04:04:17
Joe Reitzug
No, no, no, no.

00:04:04:17 - 00:04:05:00
Makayla Mast
You just.

00:04:05:04 - 00:04:15:11
Joe Reitzug
Manly moment. I played it cool. My guy was cool though, and he goes, that spider's on your shoulder. And I was like, oh yeah, he is. Flicked him on the wall.

00:04:15:13 - 00:04:20:11
Makayla Mast
Yeah. Do you want to have heard my scream across town? It was very, very brave of you.

00:04:20:14 - 00:04:22:18
Joe Reitzug
I just saw you jump and I flicked.

00:04:22:22 - 00:04:26:21
Makayla Mast
He flicked in my motion or in my direction? It was an.

00:04:26:21 - 00:04:28:04
Joe Reitzug
Imaginary spider.

00:04:28:04 - 00:04:29:21
Makayla Mast
I now see. I'm really afraid.

00:04:30:01 - 00:04:40:14
Joe Reitzug
Boy you are. That is something. So those are off the record moments, you know, day in the life of, professional real estate broker here in Portland Metro.

00:04:40:15 - 00:04:43:11
Makayla Mast
And you really never know what you're going to see when you walk into our showing.

00:04:43:14 - 00:04:48:07
Joe Reitzug
It's like, that's always shocked with this great.

00:04:48:09 - 00:04:54:11
Makayla Mast
It's quite a journey. That's a family saying of yours. And so I always giggle and he said.

00:04:54:13 - 00:05:16:02
Joe Reitzug
Yeah, we do say that quite a bit because our life and our family is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going again. So let's, let's talk about this, Mac. And this is a scenario that, many people know right now. You know, you want to stay in the same school district or the same community, but it's tough because your house isn't on the market.

00:05:16:03 - 00:05:20:19
Joe Reitzug
There are some homes that would be cool, and it just seems like such a daunting task.

00:05:20:21 - 00:05:22:19
Makayla Mast
Right? You don't even know where to start, right?

00:05:22:19 - 00:05:25:07
Joe Reitzug
What are the keys to success with this?

00:05:25:09 - 00:05:44:00
Makayla Mast
Definitely planning ahead. So there's we're going to walk you through two different routes here. You're either going to buy first and sell your home later. Of course, assuming that you own a home or you're going to buy contingent upon the sale of your current home. And either way, having a strategy in place is going to help this process.

00:05:44:00 - 00:06:01:01
Makayla Mast
But purchasing contingent, which is really what we're going to walk through in great detail here, is it takes a lot of planning and strategy and so planning ahead more than a month, preferably two months. Yeah. The longer the better is going to be the key to success here.

00:06:01:03 - 00:06:24:21
Joe Reitzug
Yeah. And a lot of people have their sights set on the spring. And if you're thinking about a spring move doing this strategy January February is the time to get Ahold of your professional broker and definitely start having that conversation, get the walk through all that sort of stuff, but I don't want to spoil it. Tell me about the things that they need to do to to make this happen.

00:06:24:21 - 00:06:26:00
Joe Reitzug
What does that look like?

00:06:26:00 - 00:06:45:16
Makayla Mast
Sure. So let's walk through buying contingent upon the sale of your home. So you own a home. You have some equity in that home. But in order to purchase a new home, you need to sell your current home first and use that equity cash to buy the next one. So number one is preparing your home for the market.

00:06:45:17 - 00:07:06:00
Makayla Mast
We always suggest starting with a walk through with your, professional broker. That way we can talk about any deferred maintenance. There's always deferred maintenance, and every single home doesn't matter if it was built last year, there's always a little something. So taking the time to walk through with us, we can help you identify what's worth fixing and what's not.

00:07:06:02 - 00:07:20:09
Joe Reitzug
And you know, it's funny, is nine times out of ten we do these walkthroughs with our clients who are getting ready to get their home on the market. At some point, people think that they have to do more than they need to. Yeah, and they have to spend more money than they need to. And that's just not the case.

00:07:20:09 - 00:07:28:09
Joe Reitzug
There are a ton of things that we see where people are like, should I cut out this wall here and make it more open? It's like.

00:07:28:11 - 00:07:38:18
Makayla Mast
No, no, it's almost all the projects that they wanted to do, you know, that they dreamt of doing. And they're like, should I squeeze this in in the last two months? And usually, yeah, always answer is no.

00:07:38:18 - 00:08:01:02
Joe Reitzug
So yeah, the biggest thing is obviously the declutter and deep clean. Yes. I mean you just that's the big one. You just got to get everything out of the house. And for so many people especially like I've got my three boys. And if we were going to declutter and deep clean our house, I can't even imagine how many months it would take us to do it.

00:08:01:02 - 00:08:16:16
Joe Reitzug
Right? Right. And but even if they don't have kids, if you live in a house for even just 3 to 5 years, you're going to accumulate stuff. Yeah. And unless you are Makayla Mast and have zero things that don't need to be there.

00:08:16:18 - 00:08:18:08
Makayla Mast
It's just not true. But thank you.

00:08:18:09 - 00:08:22:04
Joe Reitzug
I love it. I'm a huge fan of how you organize your your.

00:08:22:04 - 00:08:23:08
Makayla Mast
House and.

00:08:23:08 - 00:08:25:02
Joe Reitzug
Your living space, you and your husband.

00:08:25:02 - 00:08:26:02
Makayla Mast
So flattering.

00:08:26:02 - 00:08:36:00
Joe Reitzug
I'm so jealous because there's not one thing out of place. There's nothing stacked in the corner that will get, you know, taken care of later.

00:08:36:02 - 00:08:36:19
Makayla Mast
Well, thank.

00:08:36:19 - 00:08:38:18
Joe Reitzug
You. If my wife is listening.

00:08:38:18 - 00:08:39:11
Makayla Mast
Because I'm nervous.

00:08:39:11 - 00:08:41:21
Joe Reitzug
It's a bad thing. We need to have that taken.

00:08:41:21 - 00:09:06:08
Makayla Mast
Care of it. It's fine. Just wait till I have children. For sure. It'll be a very different picture. True. But yes, decluttering takes some time, so I suggest starting room by room. Don't try to tackle everything at once, which seems obvious, but you know, don't start with the main living space. Maybe start in the back bedroom and work your way down and work your way up or whatever it is.

00:09:06:10 - 00:09:17:18
Makayla Mast
And feel free to hack things in the garage, pack things in closets. You don't need to have those spaces pristine. No way to care. So I just want to know that that space exists.

00:09:17:20 - 00:09:40:14
Joe Reitzug
You know, once you get to that point where you have those things done, then we can come in, take photography, get some marketing put together and get you ready for the time when you do hit the market and having that all in the can. So to speak, and ready to go is critically important. Because then when you, you know, when you find the home that you want, you're ready.

00:09:40:14 - 00:09:55:19
Makayla Mast
Right? And as soon as we get photography, that's when we can start pre marketing for you. So even if we're not listed and active on the market, we can be putting feelers out. To brokers in our brokerage. We can be sending out postcards whatever it.

00:09:55:19 - 00:10:00:05
Joe Reitzug
Is to our database and to all sorts of different people. So lots goes into that.

00:10:00:05 - 00:10:01:03
Makayla Mast
Yes.

00:10:01:05 - 00:10:28:07
Joe Reitzug
But from there they will probably of most people have already begun their search, even when they're working on their home. You know, you get excited and you're like, oh, we're preparing. Yeah, we're getting ready. And look at all these cool homes that are out there. And should we go look at them? And you're still three months away from from being ready to go, which is a let's wait until you got everything in place with what you're trying to get done with your house.

00:10:28:07 - 00:10:31:06
Joe Reitzug
But once you're there, it's an exciting time, isn't it?

00:10:31:06 - 00:10:35:15
Makayla Mast
Right, right, right. That's when you become Zillow addicted. As I like to say, I feel.

00:10:35:15 - 00:10:46:14
Joe Reitzug
Like people here in Washington County and western Portland and Portland in general, I feel like Redfin's kind of taken over Zillow a little bit. As far as the search.

00:10:46:16 - 00:10:52:14
Makayla Mast
Yeah, I feel like you're right. I think it's about 5050 when people send me listings, whether it's Zillow or Redfin.

00:10:52:17 - 00:11:04:10
Joe Reitzug
And it's it's crazy. There's this third website that's really creeping up that is getting a lot of people what's called LivPortland.com LivPortland.com. You guys are probably already here, but I'm sure.

00:11:04:12 - 00:11:18:05
Makayla Mast
Please, please, please use our website to search for homes. It helps us out a lot and it makes us feel really good when you send us a listing and it's on our website because we work so hard on it. Yeah, well, Rick, I work so hard on it. Yeah, we work hard on.

00:11:18:07 - 00:11:20:21
Joe Reitzug
Yeah, it's a good experience. It's a good user experience.

00:11:21:03 - 00:11:50:16
Makayla Mast
So it is okay anyways. Wow. Way off track here. So narrowing in on your search. It's like Joe said it's kind of a two step process. You're likely already looking. We're already looking for you. But maybe that's the time that we start to actually go see some homes in person. And since we're school district specific here, if there's not enough inventory for you to look at, we can definitely do extra marketing efforts to see if there's anything we can stir up.

00:11:50:16 - 00:11:59:11
Makayla Mast
So we've sent letters to the neighborhoods before. We've done targeted ads, lots of different things that we won't bore you with.

00:11:59:11 - 00:12:05:11
Joe Reitzug
But decades ago, I had a client who was looking at a specific neighborhood in Bower Crest.

00:12:05:13 - 00:12:05:16
Makayla Mast
Not.

00:12:05:16 - 00:12:24:16
Joe Reitzug
Far from here. Yeah. And they knew it was like a 50 home area. And I sent out a letter. Very nice personal letter to everyone just explaining my client situation. I had three people respond and they ended up buying one of the homes. That's amazing. It was awesome. Yeah. So it does work.

00:12:24:16 - 00:12:34:14
Makayla Mast
That type of situation would be so much easier to do a contingent purchase, right, because their home isn't on the market. When we get to listing your current home.

00:12:34:16 - 00:12:46:05
Joe Reitzug
There's a couple of different ways of doing it, but you know, your sale can be subject to you finding a suitable replacement property. If you want to get your home on the market before you find that perfect home.

00:12:46:05 - 00:12:54:00
Makayla Mast
That's the verbiage we put on the private remarks on the MLS. So brokers know, oh, they have to find a home before we can close.

00:12:54:02 - 00:13:15:16
Joe Reitzug
Right. And a lot of times, you know, if you've got a a top 10% home or top 20% home, people will give you time to go find your next home. Right? So they'll say, yep, here's our offer. And if you need an extra 30 days, great. And after that, if you still don't have it done, you know, we can talk.

00:13:15:18 - 00:13:32:14
Joe Reitzug
We've had that situation here recently and that just makes it a much easier transition for people to say, okay, I want to put my home on the market. I don't have to worry about being homeless. You know, before I find another home and these buyers that I have are willing to give us some time to make that happen.

00:13:32:18 - 00:13:52:22
Makayla Mast
That was a really smooth transition for those folks. I'm glad that worked out so well. Yeah. When people when our clients have kids, they get so nervous about showings, which we totally understand. Getting your home ready for a showing is a lot because you want it to look presentable and perfect, and when you have kids, that just adds to the clutter and the chaos.

00:13:53:02 - 00:14:15:23
Makayla Mast
So, we are always really careful to work with you to coordinate showings at a time that you know works best for you and your family, so we can give two hours notice, or as much as like 24 hours notice. If that's what you prefer. And then we can also try to block showings together, group them together. That way you can just clean the house and then be out of the house for a couple hours.

00:14:15:23 - 00:14:21:23
Makayla Mast
And it gets shown multiple times. So that's always a big anxiety point. Yeah. So I wanted to talk with that.

00:14:22:03 - 00:14:23:23
Joe Reitzug
What about making offers?

00:14:24:01 - 00:14:47:11
Makayla Mast
Sure. So you know we're hunting for homes. They are going to be contingent offers until we accept. Are you accept an offer on your current home once you accept an offer on your current home, your offers are just going to be subject to the closing of current home. So ideally, we wait until your home is under contract before we start writing offers for you.

00:14:47:11 - 00:15:02:11
Makayla Mast
But if you find the perfect home, we write a contingent offer and we just strategize a little bit on, terms in that offer. Right? We want to try and sweeten the deal for the seller to accept your offer, considering that they have to wait for you to get a buyer.

00:15:02:11 - 00:15:25:09
Joe Reitzug
And the other side of it is that's why being prepared and having your house completely ready, having photography, having all the marketing in place, having the listing ready to go, and a push of a button. Because if as a listing broker, if you come to me with a contingent offer and you're like, oh, it's going to take me two weeks to get my home on the market, that's a hard no.

00:15:25:11 - 00:15:45:07
Joe Reitzug
Right? Right. My clients are not going to go for that. But if if I'm the listing broker and you're coming to me, Makayla, and you say my clients love your home, here's the offer. We're we're putting a stronger, earnest money. We've got some flexible timelines, and we're ready to put their home on the market tomorrow morning at 9 a.m..

00:15:45:10 - 00:15:46:08
Makayla Mast


00:15:46:08 - 00:16:10:02
Joe Reitzug
That makes it a lot more palatable for me to accept a contingent offer. Yeah. That being said, not every seller is going to be open to a contingent offer. Yeah. If they've only been on the market 2 or 3 days it's probably a long shot. Right. If they've been on the market a little while or it's a very strong offer, maybe even over asking then you got a better shot.

00:16:10:04 - 00:16:31:09
Joe Reitzug
Price term conditions. All those things line up for the seller. Yeah. They're at least going to listen to it. And us as brokers. The things that we do that probably set us apart more than most is that we have those conversations with the broker on the other side to find out what's the most important for that seller, what's going on with them in their life.

00:16:31:11 - 00:16:44:06
Joe Reitzug
How do we make this a win win for them so that you, as our client buying the home can get into that, home and get into first position and, and make this a successful transaction.

00:16:44:08 - 00:17:10:14
Makayla Mast
Love it. Couldn't agree more. So getting into navigating inspections. So this is typically overwhelming to people when they're doing just one transaction. But when there's two and they're likely happening at similar timeframes, it can be really overwhelming. We are very, very hands on with inspection periods regardless. But with, you know, having two, it's even more important to have a team.

00:17:10:14 - 00:17:32:05
Makayla Mast
We are super organized with timelines and getting quotes for you and making sure the work is done on time and by a good contractors for good prices. Yeah, all of the things we're showing up, meaning contractors and then also negotiating the other side. So you're not hopefully doing too much of a laundry list of repairs on the selling side.

00:17:32:06 - 00:18:04:05
Joe Reitzug
One of the things that I love that you do, and I've heard you say this a bunch of times in our meetings of the conversations, is suggesting if you're selling your home, looking to buy another home, having a pre listing inspection done for your home can be a lifesaver. It can be amazing because a you get to see maybe some of the deferred maintenance items that you didn't know about and can address right away, and maybe for a better price than when you're under the gun during an inspection contingency time period.

00:18:04:06 - 00:18:20:00
Joe Reitzug
Yeah, but then also a lot of times a buyer for your home, if you've just got an inspection done and it's a licensed contracted professional inspector, I'm seeing more and more buyers just say, yeah, let me see the inspection. We might just go with that.

00:18:20:00 - 00:18:20:20
Makayla Mast
Why wouldn't they?

00:18:21:00 - 00:18:22:22
Joe Reitzug
Because it's, you know, 6 or.

00:18:22:22 - 00:18:24:05
Makayla Mast
$700, right? Right.

00:18:24:10 - 00:18:38:01
Joe Reitzug
So. And if it's a good inspector, we just had. This happened not too long ago where our buyer was like, do we take the inspection? We said, okay, let's take a look at it. They sent it over and it was from an inspector that we knew. And it was like, this guy's good.

00:18:38:07 - 00:18:54:20
Makayla Mast
Yeah, right. And then you can always call them and ask them questions too. You were like, well, how bad was this problem? Then? He can tell you. And then at that point we can get second opinions from other contractors. If there's anything that you're really worried about. So big fan of the pre home inspections.

00:18:55:02 - 00:19:19:06
Joe Reitzug
Totally. So closings and coordinating the move. That's a big one because making all the timelines happen. Yeah the right way can be very tricky. Yeah. And you got to be on the same page. You got to have a strategy. You might consider a rent back or you know, you just want to have all those ducks in a row and we can lay the whole thing out for you.

00:19:19:08 - 00:19:39:03
Joe Reitzug
We'll get it in writing so that it's very clear what's supposed to happen. And when. And the other side of it is just making sure that all of the little things getting taken care of so that you don't have any, how should I say it, snafu? Where? Oh, we're not going to be able to close for a week now, late.

00:19:39:05 - 00:19:50:06
Joe Reitzug
And that just causes the entire domino thing to fall and it can be a mess. So staying on top of all of that is critical. And then there's also the renter's insurance thing.

00:19:50:08 - 00:19:51:09
Makayla Mast
With the rent box.

00:19:51:09 - 00:19:57:22
Joe Reitzug
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You had to deal with all that, which has become more of a hassle than it has in the past.

00:19:58:02 - 00:20:19:13
Makayla Mast
Right. But if we can do it early on in the transaction when there's less happening, I feel like that makes things a little bit easier. So that's always something we can recommend. And then we can also help you schedule movers. Which you know is seems like something easy to do. But if it's one last thing we can take off your plate, we're happy to help with that.

00:20:19:15 - 00:20:43:02
Makayla Mast
I want to touch back really quick on the fact that the contingent, you know, this process will be subject to the closing of their home. I feel like people are afraid that if they sell their home first and they don't find something, that they're going to be homeless, right? I think people understand that concept, but I think there's fear that it might hurt their opportunity to get offers.

00:20:43:04 - 00:21:05:21
Joe Reitzug
I think about not seen it hurt someone's chances, I can't remember. I mean, it's been a little I just can't remember that being the case. Yeah. If the house is great and someone loves it and they want to buy it, nine times out of ten, they're going to be okay with a little bit longer correct clothes or giving a rent back or or taking a longer possession.

00:21:05:21 - 00:21:17:06
Joe Reitzug
That type of thing. It's just, you know, that's not typically the case. So I agree, that makes it even more important to have your house looking as fantastic as you can.

00:21:17:08 - 00:21:18:22
Makayla Mast
Right okay. Cool.

00:21:19:00 - 00:21:20:21
Joe Reitzug
Yeah. Did I alleviate your fears.

00:21:20:23 - 00:21:22:15
Makayla Mast
You alleviated my fears. Thank you.

00:21:22:16 - 00:21:28:00
Joe Reitzug
Outstanding visions. So what about buying first then selling. This one's pretty straightforward.

00:21:28:02 - 00:21:31:11
Makayla Mast
Yeah. It's it's pretty much all explained. And then I.

00:21:31:11 - 00:21:31:23
Joe Reitzug
Covered it right.

00:21:31:23 - 00:21:53:06
Makayla Mast
In the header. It's a similar it's not really a similar process at all but similar timelines if you want to like list your home right after you find something. So that just goes to show that coordination and communication is important there, which is yeah, always going to be the case.

00:21:53:06 - 00:22:08:13
Joe Reitzug
Yeah. My client, who I was with this morning who helped me out with Mr. Spider, he just found out that he probably can buy without. He has a house and, out of state that he's selling. The lender just told them today. Hey, if you want to buy non contingent, you can. Right.

00:22:08:13 - 00:22:09:08
Makayla Mast
Wow. Yeah.

00:22:09:09 - 00:22:40:22
Joe Reitzug
Fantastic. So it's worth talking to your lender and just saying do you have some options for me if I want to buy non contingent. And sometimes that's stressful because you don't have the big down payment. Maybe you've got to move some funds or some assets around or different things like that. But if it means you getting into a home versus not getting into a home and it's your dream home or, you know, whatever the case may be, it's worth at least asking the question of your lender to say, yeah, is that a possibility for me?

00:22:40:22 - 00:22:52:18
Makayla Mast
Right. And we will do everything in our power to make sure that if you can do that, that we are listing and selling your home as quickly as possible. So you're not carrying two mortgages for too long.

00:22:52:19 - 00:22:55:02
Joe Reitzug
Exactly, exactly.

00:22:55:04 - 00:23:13:08
Makayla Mast
So if you want to make a move within the same school district, it's definitely possible. In fact, I like this market for it because there's more inventory to look at. So you can kind of get a feel for what's out there before you get too deep into the process. But as we have said multiple times, give it some time.

00:23:13:11 - 00:23:19:16
Makayla Mast
Let your broker know in advance that this is what you're thinking, so that we can make sure you're well prepared.

00:23:19:20 - 00:23:37:04
Joe Reitzug
Yeah, being prepared is the big thing. And it's not just if you want to be in the same school district, it's if you want to make that move. And how do you handle having your current home and getting into a new home? And do I sell or not sell all those type of things? So hopefully we've helped you out with this today.

00:23:37:10 - 00:23:51:03
Joe Reitzug
I think it was good information. The show notes that LivPortland.com will have additional information. So please go there and check it out. And then also we are needing to address our final segment which is what we're loving right now.

00:23:51:03 - 00:24:00:13
Makayla Mast
One thing we're loving. Also, before we get into that, I want to say we have a great episode about, school district ratings.

00:24:00:15 - 00:24:01:10
Joe Reitzug
If you go.

00:24:01:12 - 00:24:02:04
Makayla Mast
Into our title.

00:24:02:04 - 00:24:16:11
Joe Reitzug
But if you go into our library of podcast, we do have one on school district ratings and how to find those and this and that and the other. So if you can't find it, just reach out to us and we'll send it to you. But yeah, lots of good information there, Joe.

00:24:16:11 - 00:24:18:00
Makayla Mast
What's one thing you're loving right now?

00:24:18:02 - 00:24:28:21
Joe Reitzug
I think I'm going to go with the obvious and say I'm loving the lower rates. So yeah, I'm loving the docs. I'm always loving the docs and go docs DVDs too.

00:24:28:23 - 00:24:32:23
Makayla Mast
While I do. You are tired.

00:24:33:01 - 00:24:37:19
Joe Reitzug
And the state of Oregon guy. Come on, Portland State, go next.

00:24:37:20 - 00:24:38:14
Makayla Mast
Well, yeah.

00:24:38:16 - 00:24:40:09
Joe Reitzug
Yeah. The rates are.

00:24:40:09 - 00:24:41:16
Makayla Mast
Having lower rates.

00:24:41:16 - 00:24:48:00
Joe Reitzug
Oh my gosh. And I'm not going to name the rates right now because they change daily.

00:24:48:00 - 00:24:48:18
Makayla Mast
And we don't want to.

00:24:48:18 - 00:25:02:16
Joe Reitzug
Jinx it and we don't want to jinx it. But some of the forecasting that I saw earlier this morning had rates in the low fives or at five by mid to late next year. That's crazy.

00:25:02:16 - 00:25:03:03
Makayla Mast


00:25:03:05 - 00:25:19:15
Joe Reitzug
That is really crazy. That will unlock a whole lot of things for a whole lot of people. Now there's segments of the economy that need to do much, much better. And people need to have job security and all those type of things. Lower rates will certainly help. So that's what I'm loving. How about you, Makayla?

00:25:19:17 - 00:25:43:19
Makayla Mast
I am loving our crawlspace contractor and I almost I'm going to plug him because he deserves the business, but I want to keep him to ourselves at the same time. He's awesome. But I can't get can't because he's that good. His name is Dana and he has company is called Best Pest Control. We give him a nasty crawlspace and he is good as a meal with in no time.

00:25:43:19 - 00:25:49:00
Joe Reitzug
He. I told you earlier, we need to have a statue out in front of our office. For this guy.

00:25:49:01 - 00:25:49:14
Makayla Mast
He is.

00:25:49:14 - 00:25:50:13
Joe Reitzug
He's a true hero.

00:25:50:18 - 00:26:13:07
Makayla Mast
A true hero. He's working on a listing for us right now that's still pending. And it is a full gut job. Insulation? Yes. Vapor barrier. He's affordable. He understands the real estate process, meaning that he knows that these jobs need to happen quickly. And he just he knows what questions we're going to ask. And wait for us if he can't do it.

00:26:13:07 - 00:26:13:19
Makayla Mast
He's just the.

00:26:13:19 - 00:26:15:05
Joe Reitzug
Best. He is the best.

00:26:15:05 - 00:26:15:23
Makayla Mast
So if you.

00:26:15:23 - 00:26:17:11
Joe Reitzug
Know, shout out to Dana.

00:26:17:13 - 00:26:23:21
Makayla Mast
A crawlspace guy or a pest guy, reach out and we'll connect you with him.

00:26:23:23 - 00:26:27:12
Joe Reitzug
You can, you know, blown up now what happened then?

00:26:27:13 - 00:26:28:20
Makayla Mast
He deserves the wisdom he.

00:26:28:20 - 00:26:29:06
Joe Reitzug
Does.

00:26:29:06 - 00:26:30:15
Makayla Mast
Long as he puts us first.

00:26:30:17 - 00:26:54:05
Joe Reitzug
Yeah, exactly. We're still first, Dana. Okay, guys, that's the show for today. Thanks so much for joining us. Remember to visit LivPortland.com. And oh yeah, if you're on YouTube watching this subscribe. We love new subscribers. And like this puppy. Yeah. We look forward to providing more good information. Reach out if there's a topic that we can, provide some information for you on.

00:26:54:05 - 00:26:57:04
Joe Reitzug
And, have a wonderful day.

00:26:57:04 - 00:26:58:18
Makayla Mast
Wonderful day. Thanks for listening.

00:26:58:18 - 00:27:01:23
Joe Reitzug
Thanks, guys. Take care.

00:27:02:01 - 00:27:15:01
Makayla Mast
Thanks for joining us today. If you're interested in finding out more about Joe, myself or the LivPortland team, you can go to LivPortland.com. Thanks for giving us a listen and see you next time on the Off the Record podcast.