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You are such a liar! How long have you actually lived here? Global climate change has pointed its nasty finger here. You paint such a pretty picture so you can sell more houses. How many days has the AQI been over 100 this summer? How many days did it snow so much that the road crews couldn't get the roads plowed this winter from all the massive aggressive new neighborhoods?

0:37 I really like how in your intro you have several shots of you mansplaining things while your wife just looks at you in agreement. JK !!! you guys are great!

What a fun, engaging video. You guys make a great team and really brightened my day...thank you!

This is a great video. Love the production and you are great on camera!

Hi John, always love your videos. Have to ask if the wrist brace is from the MTB ride. lol Hope you are doing well, Troy

So you get more people moving to your area or others and the volcanoes erupt, then what? All that ash on the fields. The animals get sick and die from eating the ash laiden ground.

Bend was very small in 1975.

Do you think the pros and cons balance out ?

I meant Mount Hood there .

My Bachelor is a volcano and the 3 Sisters volcanoes that are active even though they don't look like it. My Hood is a volcano. But does it look like a volcano. It's active and very dangerous.

You are going to overcrowd your area talking about the pros and cons of Oregon. Bend is already getting overcrowded. The videos are very interesting indeed. Do you want another Spokane or Seattle or Portland?

Oh wow, a realtor telling me that now is the best time to buy!

same thing is happening in Portland area. Inventory of single family homes is spiking when it should be going down. Single family rental market in PDX city limits is also blowing up with inventory. Usually, I see about 250 houses for rent. Right now we are at nearly 600 as investors try to save their investments, but asking rents are unaffordable for 90% of renters.

Dude the days of multiple offers are over. Many of us have buyer's regret thanks to the whole work from home COVID thing. The first rate cut has already been baked in if you follow Mortgage News Daily. Mortgage rates follow the 10 year Treasury bonds. Maybe by 2026 we'll see 5.5 - 6. I have family there, it's just a small off the path town with people always trying to one up each other. That's what i got out of it.

West side gets alot more forest fire smoke 🤣

I was living in Central Oregon back in the early 90's when a record Brown trout was caught in Paulina Lake. It looks like that record was broken in 2002 when a 28 pound 5 ounce Brown was caught. We got snowed on in July fishing on Crane Prairie during the Damselfly hatch.

Video wasn’t helpful.

Thank you for the tour of the many crate and barrel store locations now when does the video start with homes?

Nicely done and very informative on our local fishing locations. Thank you.

Thank you for acknowledging that he isn't funny.

A town of nearly 100,000 people with infrastructure for 10,000. What could go wrong?

Over crowded, over used and abused recreation areas. Overpriced for a small urban town surrounded by rural areas, it's like they took Cali, Portland, and Seattle and put that vibe in a small town, and the price tags. Though bend does put a shinny coat of paint on everything it's still got the downsides of smaller town life, so that city vibe is only on the surface. It's all smoke and mirrors folks, nothing to see here.

The greed of the real estate market is what has really damaged this town. It’s become a playground for the wealthy.

The irony that your a real estate channel😂 the locals hate yall but hey gotta make that $

Awesome vid

Being so tourist friendly, you get way more than just a small town. I’d liken it to Sandpoint, ID.

You forgot to mention the homeless population is also growing and becoming a problem

Smoke season. Hot as f Summers. Everyone has to one up you even on the most trivial stuff. Horrible street layout causes awful traffic. No access to a city. I have family i visit there which is an insane plane ride. They chose Bend, I chose Las Cruces. Crazy how they are both close in population but don't even compare. We have no traffic, the roads are great and it's so much more chill. And we have way better AQI.

I’m from Bend. I personally cannot stand how Californians and people from Portland have ruined my town. Bend used to be a great community but now just feels like a bunch of rich snobby assholes I’m taking over

Where is the nearest Medical Facility? We are visiting in 3 weeks

Any owner financed offers available in Redmond or Bend!? We are flying in from Korea December 1st.

Bend is not Bend anymore, it's baby Portland. Extreme homelessness issues with no end in sight, they camp anywhere and everywhere they want. They trash neighborhoods and streets. And I'm not talking about the people who are homeless that are actively trying to better their lives. We're talking about drug addicts with major mental health problems who don't want help. And as a result of that, tons of shootings, random assaults and out of control fires have become the new norm. Bend has become too expensive and overcrowded for the majority of the locals to live in their hometown. It's has also become a political nightmare as those who are in charge are clearly blinded so issues are far from getting solved. Not to mention the high percentage of human trafficking that happens :( Bend has been ruined, look deeper for the truth.

Bend is not Bend anymore, it's baby Portland. Extreme homelessness issues with no end in sight, they camp anywhere and everywhere they want. They trash neighborhoods and streets. And I'm not talking about the people who are homeless that are actively trying to better their lives. We're talking about drug addicts with major mental health problems who don't want help. And as a result of that, tons of shootings, random assaults and out of control fires have become the new norm. Bend has become too expensive and overcrowded for the majority of the locals to live in their hometown. It's has also become a political nightmare as those who are in charge are clearly blinded so issues are far from getting solved. Not to mention the high percentage of human trafficking that happens :( Bend has been ruined, look deeper for the truth.

Where are you sitting in this video? Are you in a park in Sisters?

Saw this pop up on Redfin, your walkthrough confirms what I first thought. If you threw $200K in remodel and landscaping at this place you would have a nice house worth about $800K!! Hard pass

Looking at new contruction on a half acre or so, not custom ground up, just a few tweaks to existing platform/template, Single story 1800-2000sqft. Nice fixtures, not luxury. Can this be done for 500-600k in Bend(anywhere) or even LaPine? Lot cost not included of course.

I'm going to visit Bend next week, and I have been watching your videos to collect recommendations for restaurants and leisure activities. The explanations in the videos are so genuine and natural, which compel me to continue watching multiple videos in a row. Comfortable pacing and tone of voice. Thank you for all the work that you do to highlight Bend!

What a douche bag!

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No way will it be status quo going forward. Sellers don't get any value from buyers agents. Most buyers do their research online, decide on the house, and then just use the agent to facilitate the offer. Sellers contracts are being modified so that they only pay the sellers agent, which can be a fixed amount or a percentage based on services which might be up to 3% of sale price. If a buyer doesn't want to pay their agent, it's going to end up being spelled out in the purchase offer. OBVIOUSLY, if the seller is getting multiple offers, they are going to take the best price offered after expenses. When buyers are asking for the seller to pay things like buyer agent commission, closing costs, inspector found repairs, and a year or more of home warranty insurance, these costs reduce the sellers proceeds. Give the sellers some credit... they will take the most money for the least amount of work. As a seller - if they opt to pay the 3% buyer agent commission, they will raise their price 3% to compensate. So, in the end, the buyer is still paying the commission. Since people shop price, they are more likely to look at the home if it's 3% less (i.e., a $999,999 price sounds better than a $1,029,999 price), This won't look good from a competitive standpoint, so they will likely opt out of paying the buyer agent as part of the listed price.

Looking forward to hearing this! We are always weighing it against all of our options in Asia. I think we may see You in bend in the upcoming months… Looking for an owner financed option.

You didnt mention access to great roller hockey. That's a relocation requirement for a lot of people I know.

If the buyer's agent is not paid by the seller, your property will not sell. Simple fact.

I had a great buyers agent. It was a friend of my parents. Please don’t let the builders agent represent you either.

As a buyer, I am warm to the idea of paying upfront so that the agent does not work for free if a transaction doesn't materialize. In practice, I've never aborted a house search, but the freedom of the buyer to end the representation having paid nothing has always seemed unhealthy, even as the benefiting party. I'm guessing the contracts you describe that, in most cases, still end up being fulfilled by splitting the seller's commission in a transaction, may include clauses about the buyer paying something if the representation ends prior to a transaction occurring. Am I wrong there?

For a while, we were buying about one per year, but haven't bought since interest rates moved upward. In my experience, and for my preferences, agents are valuable. I would never want to deal with the transactions myself, but like you said, I'm happy for those who prefer doing the work themselves. It's similar to hiring professionals for home improvement projects versus DIY. I prefer to hire professionals because every time I DIY, I end up spending more money on tools and supplies than I expected, and am left underwhelmed by the results (yes, definitely a skill issue).

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