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Saturday, December 11, 2021   /   by Jeannette Johnson

Why Salem Is the Ideal Place for Your Business

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While the shift to ecommerce has been rapid especially in the recent past, there is still a need for brick-and-mortar presence. Finding the ideal city to launch or relocate your business is one of the most important decisions you have to make. Before you buy a home and relocate your life and business, there are several factors you need to consider.
One of the most suitable places to relocate to is Salem, the capital of Oregon. Aside from plenty to see and do, some of its best qualities include no sales tax and a low cost of living. Most of these qualities are what make it the ideal place to live and run a successful business.
The Sadle Home Selling Team offers several reasons why Salem is the perfect place to relocate your business.
Affordability
Salem offers plenty of inexpensive living options. Affordable living spaces allow employees to live on low wages. This makes labor reasonably affordable which creates more “runway for the business owners. R. ...

  oregon, real estate, housing costs, economy, local business, business, salem

Tuesday, March 16, 2021   /   by Jeannette Johnson

Buying a House and Moving While Running a Home-Based Business

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When your home-based business has outgrown your home, does that mean it’s time to buy or lease an office space? Not necessarily. If you enjoy working from home, you can continue reaping the benefits by finding a different home that better accommodates your work and life.
 
The Sadle Home Selling Team thrives on helping our clients get the most out of their real estate experiences. That’s why we’ve provided some information and advice on how you can successfully navigate the process of moving to a new home while still operating your business.
 
Evaluate Your Needs
 
When considering what kind of home you need, you must factor in anything that will allow you to work productively and your family to live comfortably. Do you need more square footage, a different layout, or both? Do you need to be located near the city so that clients have easy access to your business, or would your family prefer to live in the suburbs or coun ...

  portland, oregon, buy & sale, home ownership, housing costs, real estate, home-based business, wfh

Monday, November 11, 2019   /   by Rick Sadle

Home Ownership

Let’s face it. For we millennials, social security for retirement is an unlikely scenario. A recent article in USA Today said that, in order to retire at sixty-five, millennials would need to save half of their paycheck. Half. Who can live on half a pay check? I know I can’t.

With rent on the rise and with rental properties becoming more and more scarce as Portland experiences the constant population boom, there have to be other options. Throwing away $1500, $2000, and even more every month is only perpetuating the problem we millennials face with retirement. In many cases, it is less money to actually buy a home than it is to rent one. Plus, who wants all the limitations that come with renting property?

Purchasing is a smart choice in Portland, Oregon for many reasons. For one, housing costs are on the rise. While this may make the initial investment a little hard to come by, it also means that when you go to sell the home, you should be able to turn a tidy profit, . ...

  oregon, portland, home ownership, purchasing, housing costs, property as an investment, renting loss, money investment

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