On the House

The official blog of Portland based real estate company, Vantage Point Properties inc. For professional information and insight, its On the House.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Happy Holidays Everyone!

2009 has been a very interesting and eventful year. Our son Andrew got his real estate license in October and has joined the firm as our ju...

Monday, December 14, 2009

The 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange

I thought I’d take the time to talk about one of the most powerful tools out there. This discussion deals with the tax deferral of gain rea...

Monday, December 7, 2009

Hire a Professional

This post is a follow up on the last installment entitled “Do What You Know.” In fact this piece should be called “Know What You’re Doing.”...

Monday, November 30, 2009

Do What You Know

Welcome back to On the House. We took a brief hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday but are now back in business. We hope that everyone had a ...

Monday, November 16, 2009

Anatomy of a Short Sale

I was watching an interview today and there was a gentleman talking about his new book, “Architects of Ruin.” It’s a study of our current ec...

Friday, November 6, 2009

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes!!

Welcome to On the House and our first post. Well, it’s tax time and consequently, the subject of the day. As you know our tax year is...

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About Me

Gary Slac: Portland, Oregon, United States; I've been a licensed Realtor in Oregon for the past 22 years. I own and manage a family-run Real Estate Company called Vantage Point Properties, Inc. I believe in everyone's right to home ownership and connection to family and community.

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