I moved to Portland from Birmingham, Alabama, in 2002, drawn to the city's charm and the laid-back, progressive vibe. I met my husband, Jacob (on a blind date at BlueHour) and we've lived all around the city, but have settled in on the southern edge of the Irvington neighborhood for over 10 years now. I love biking, hiking, running, backpacking and exploring the outdoors; and I equally love eating delicious food and drinking local beer and wine (BlackWater, Ox, The Bye and Bye, and ExNovo are some of my faves). Real estate has been a big part of my life. Shortly after I graduated from the University of Oregon's College of Business, Jacob and I pulled together a small down payment and paid 169k for a dilapidated fixer a couple of blocks from North Mississippi, at the beginning of the neighborhood's transformation. Jacob's a talented contractor and I'm a capable assistant, and we learned while living in and remodeling that first house that we had found something we were good at doing and enjoyed doing together. Over the years we've bought, remodeled, and resold over a dozen homes, and we currently manage a small portfolio of rentals in inner Portland, plus vacation rentals in the Willamette Valley and Palm Springs, California. I love working as a real estate broker for clients and as a managing broker, working in both residential and commercial real estate. I'm always eager to share my personal expertise and experience from my years in the market to help clients make the best decisions possible.