24/02/2026
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🏡 The Only Home My Kids can remember Is Being Sold.
After 10 years in this house, our landlord has decided to sell.
Before it goes on the open market, I have a chance to buy it.
The monthly mortgage would be about the same as renting somewhere new in Portland.
The barrier isn’t the payment — it’s the down payment and closing costs.
This house has held birthday parties 🎂
Friendsgivings 🍁
Holiday mornings 🎄
Community dinners
Hard seasons and good ones.
It’s stability. It’s continuity. It’s home.
I’ve started a campaign to try to raise the funds needed to secure it before investors or out-of-area buyers step in.
If you can help:
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If you’ve ever sat at our table, stood in our kitchen, or shared space here — you know what this place means.
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