REAL ESTATE NERD RESOURCES

Your Real Estate Agent

I offer my clients a decade of real estate and data related research skills to assist with due diligence, financial questions, and development issues. Through six years of professional employment with various counties as a registered property appraiser for both commercial and residential properties, I have the knowledge to assist in transactions and projects across the real estate spectrum beyond a traditional residential agent. I encourage my clients to empower themselves by doing their own due diligence to confirm the information they receive from my business or any other professional. Below are the best resources in the state to assist in your real estate project. 

Best in Real Estate Data Diving

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• ORMAP: ORMAP is a great source of Oregon GIS and property Tax and Platt mapping information. the site Aggregates each Oregon County's tax and GIS information into one giant state database of GIS maps with various overlays. Deschutes county, Redmond and Bend are included in this. 

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• Oregon Department of Revenue: Oregon Department of Revenue is the defacto go to website for all information about residential and commercial property tax information. Learn about how Oregon calculates property taxes, Mass Appraisal systems, and what exemptions or deferrals you are eligible for. 

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• Dial: DIAL is the go to website for Deschutes County Property information. Find property tax accounts, sales history, property tax statements, permit records and more on this user friendly free local Deschutes County real estate resource. 

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• RLID: RLID is the go to website for Lane County Property information. Find property tax accounts, sales history, property tax statements, permit records and more on this user friendly local governmental conglomeration of  Lane County County real estate resources. Excellent source of information for Willamette Valley and Eugene Real Estate questions. There is a paywall but membership can be purchased for serious real estate investors. 

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• City of Bend: I mostly use the city of Bend website to track down zoning and other property development compliance information and to track down in city building permit records. 

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• RMLS: This is the largest MLS associated property data aggregation website provided by Oregon Real Estate Agents in the state and Lane County. This is the best site for finding home information concerning valley located properties in Oregon and around the Eugene and Portland markets. If you need more access send me an email and I will assist. 

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• MLSCO: This is the local central Oregon MLS. This is a great source of information for local Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Madras, Tumalo, Terrabonne, La Pine, Crescent, and other Central Oregon Real Estate listings.  

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• National Association of Realtors: If you are looking for information on customer oriented resources on picking the right professional to sell your home or assist in purchasing a home, this is a great place to go. Learn about Realtor ethics, regulations, activism, and different types of extended certification that Realtors may earn to specialize in your particular real estate deal. 

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• Oregon Real Estate Agency: Just like the above link, the OREA has great resources on information regarding ethics, law, licensing, and the place to go if you ever feel like you've been burned. The OREA investigates every complaint they receive. Also, you can find out if your real estate agent is a crook by doing a license history search.​​

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• Bend OR Real Estate Short Term Rental MAP The city of Bend provides a handy short term rental map for those considering investing in vacation homes within the City Limits. Very useful for staying legal with your short term rental play in Bend OR. 

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• State of Oregon Business Registry: Find out who the decision makers are behind real estate and corporate pass through entities. Very useful to know who you are dealing with when interested in a certain investment property. ​​

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• MakingHomeAffordable.gov: This site is a great resource for mortgage related information and for consumer friendly educational resources on housing, borrowing for a Bend Oregon home purchase, getting a loan on a Bend home purchase and other related borrowing and housing issues in your home purchase journey. 

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• Beacon Appraisal Group Bend OR: Beacon appraisal group gives great monthly analytics on the state of the Bend Oregon Real Estate market. This data includes median Bend home price, Median home price for Deschutes county by month, and for various neighborhoods within the local area of the Central Oregon Market. Other really helpful local Deschutes County Real Estate analytics are available as well.

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• Oregon Prospector: Another Commercial Real Estate resource. This is a newer site that is government sponsored. The intent is to make real estate development and investment information more available to out of state investors. It's a free resource and those don't come often in this business so take advantage and call Jordan Marx for questions! 

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• Bend La Pine School District: Information on Central Oregon and Deschutes county school information. 

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• Home Buying information site from REBAC®: This website is NAR sponsored and is dedicated to giving the public information on Realtors that have obtained specific certification specialties in different types of real estate transactions, such as Buyer and Seller specialists. 

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• First American Title and Escrow: This is typically the escrow company I prefer when working within Deschutes County. Mainly because it seems my transactions go the smoothest when dealing with First American. 

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• Find a Home Inspector: Just like the above but for home inspectors! If you are using me as your agent I will take care of this for you. 

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• Klamath County: Klamath County government website. Good resource for finding what numbers to call for code questions, zoning questions, or looking up property tax data. 

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• Crook County: Crook County government website. Good place to go for calling a specialist in code issues or zoning questions, and looking up property tax data.

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• Loopnet: The go to privately owned commercial listing site for Commercial Real Estate in Oregon, the West Coast and the country. If you have any questions about interpreting the data on a local Central Oregon commercial listing call Jordan Marx and I will be happy to help: 541-668-1810. 

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• Find an Appraiser! Do you need an appraiser for a non mortgage related real estate need? Here is a good play to find a licensed and qualified appraiser that is right for your real estate problem. 

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• 1031 Exchange Info: A decent non spammy resource that explains the basics of the history of the 1031 exchange and the process required to succesfully undertake one. 

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• 1031 Exchange Service: First American Title offers 1031 exchange services and I have found them to be a very efficient, accurate and a client oriented escrow company. 

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