Rumor What's going on in Portland?

Thats kinda what I was getting to in the above post....but I wasn't so kind to the forum member who went out of his way to find this and shared it with us even though that isn't Portland.

 

THAT'S NOT ......oh wait....

 

They Left: Portland Is Losing Some of Its Biggest Fans

 

We have two kids that are thinking of relocating from Multnomah county in order to find more affordable housing.

 

I’m still so confused and hope somebody can set me straight….how can a shithole city like PDX, be expensive to live in? You’d think as bad as it’s being portrayed in this thread, you could get mansions on the cheap. I’m not into economics, please help.

 

Crappy city doesn’t normally equal expensive real estate does it?

 

Good idea, you aren’t going to find it in Portland that’s for sure. My house value has been skyrocketing again.

 

Walking around Georgetown here in DC today. If you know this area, it’s REALLY nice. But was surprised by all the homeless here. Didn’t expect it. Even got guys sleeping out in the park across the street from me.

 

Metropolitan areas are expensive, even if they are shitty because a lot of people live there and make money.

LA is a total shithole and full of the worst people you will ever meet, but it has beaches and nice weather and businesses and money so everything is expensive.

Portland benefitted from a bunch of hipsters wanting to live there and doing outdoor shit and living near a forrest.

 

Nah, Portland benefited from being a beautiful city and a fantastic place to raise your children.

 

Burbs are better for that.

Portland has more culture, but honestly, its not that much.

I'd probably rather live in Portland in this stage of my life than the burbs though, personally. I can't handle the permagrey weather, shit gets depressing!

 

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Portland and the surrounding area benefitted from people trying to get out of the Bay Area when they realized their homes were worth 2 to 3 times more than they would be in the PDX area and could pay straight up cash for them. Portland isn't the shithole that some on here would have you believe but it's far from the sunshine and rainbows you counter with either. It's an alright city that has some positives and some negatives to it.

 

Had you grown up and live in my neighborhood you simply wouldn’t type that.

 

That shit better be in the FICTION section.