The summit of Mt Hood

Are you looking for cheap land or for land with cheap prices?

u did not state what you considered a good price.

I can help represent you in a purchase. I am a buyer's agent and
the seller will pay my commission!

That's funny, I was going to mention this guy. Godged is really wrong on this one. You can't buy lots like these where the owner carries the loan for less that $15,000. As far as 10 acres for less than that, maybe 100 miles from nowhere. I bought land from this guy and so have many other people that I know. None of us have "issues" with ours. All of the lots are zoned for a residential home and manufactured homes are okay too. Most realtors don't like him because he sells his property without their services and they don't get their commission. There's no problem with legal access. You can get to all the lots on county roads. Small world…

Ah yes, Michael Long. He buys properties through various sources here in southern Oregon, I would be highly suspect of ANYTHING he offers for sale, as they generally have issues. BUYER BEWARE

There are much bigger parcels than "1-3 acres" available for MUCH less than $15,000 in southern Oregon. You can buy a ten acre parcel for less than that. The reason is offering these parcels so inexpensively is that he has very little invested and if you don't pay, he isn't out anything. He will sell it again.

I don't know what you want and what you consider cheap, but there is a ton of land listed for sale, with legal access and no wildlife overlays.

Oregon has some "interesting" land use issues, because you own a chunk of property does not mean you can have legal access to it or ever be able to build on it.

Property tax high
No vehicle tax
No sales tax
High income tax (you can go to their website to see the rate)

My hubby and I just moved to Oregon 2 months ago from Las Vegas and live in Milwaukie. My sister lives in Gresham. I think out of the 2, Gresham is very beautiful. It's true that everywhere in Oregon you turn you have the country setting, but I found that in Gresham, it is more country and more peacful, but with everything close by. Good luck to you and your hubby. If you need friends close by, look me up.

If you want to live outside of the city itself, the best area to live in is Washington County to the west. For one, you're only about 30 -45 minutes from the coast. Live close to the MAX light rail line, and you can take the train into downtown, which where some of the best food can be found (all types of cuisine). Plus, you'll find most of the best food outside of Portland in the Beaverton/Hillsboro/Tigard area. If you want to live in town, the best areas are in the Hawthorne District, the Alberta area, near NW 21st/NW 23rd, and in the Broadway district. In those areas you'll find the best restaurants, art galleries, and hangouts in town. And that's where the youngest crowd (21 – 40) spends their time.

Depends on what you'd like to spend on housing of course. The Pearl District is nice, full of condos, restaurants, coffee shops but you will pay a high price to live here.

Many parts of close in southeast are getting quite nice yet still affordable, also same thing about some parts of north Portland.

There are some really nice areas in NE Portland, Broadway area near Lloyd Center, Laurelhurst, Fremont street area. Best is to find a good real estate agent to help you pinpoint how much you want to spend and what things are important to you.

the pearl district is nice, lots of neat restaurants and galleries. But, it is trendy, and getting crowded. Lots of public areas are there (parks, paths, etc) If you want a HOUSE with a yard, try the Gresham area. It's about 15 minutes from downtown Portland if you drive, 30 minutes if you take MAX (transit train system). Gresham is growing so they have alot of new stores and restaurants, just not the unique quant places that are all over the Pearl. But, you will be making a good real estate investment, have a bit more peace, and safer areas. On the other side of town, Beaverton is nice, but growing fast and getting rather spendy. Again, it's about 20 mins. from downtown if you drive.