Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Oregon > Portland
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 03-30-2013, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
21,695 posts, read 28,442,276 times
Reputation: 35863

Advertisements

I don't know where the OP was looking but there are craftsman homes in Multnomah Village. It's been a long time since I was in that area but I remember seeing some. According to this website there still are.

Portland Creative Realtors
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-31-2013, 02:42 AM
 
Location: Pacific NW
6,413 posts, read 12,142,138 times
Reputation: 5860
Quote:
Originally Posted by JIer View Post
For renting, we're mainly looking for somewhere safe and an ok commute while we explore. Just glancing briefly I'm kinda bummed about the housing on the SW side, so far it's not really what we were hoping for (early 1900s arts & crafts/bungalow), but for renting it won't really matter. Seems a little more sprawly but of course I can't tell for sure just by a 5 min zillow search! Regardless, it sounds like SW would be best to start. Thank you all for your feedback!
The problem is, the older residential area of Portland expanded to the east, because of the hills. The houses built in the West Hills were big, built by rich folks. So they're out of most people's price range. There are smaller pockets of what you're looking for. But then, everyone else is looking for those, too. Hence, no listings.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 06:52 AM
 
Location: OR
144 posts, read 449,524 times
Reputation: 46
Not sure why your answer was so snarky Andy. Apparently it's not your favorite home style huh. Anyway, I do appreciate the replies and definitely think renting in SW will be our best bet. Who knows where we'll end up once we buy, gotta get there and see what suits us best. Just knowing that there aren't any dangerous areas to avoid helps. Thanks everyone!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Portlandish, OR
1,082 posts, read 1,912,413 times
Reputation: 1198
Quote:
Originally Posted by JIer View Post
Not sure why your answer was so snarky Andy. Apparently it's not your favorite home style huh. Anyway, I do appreciate the replies and definitely think renting in SW will be our best bet. Who knows where we'll end up once we buy, gotta get there and see what suits us best. Just knowing that there aren't any dangerous areas to avoid helps. Thanks everyone!
i don't think his answer was snarky at all. i would love to live in a craftsman bungalow myself but we couldn't be that picky when finding a rental. Even on the MLS they aren't super common in the SW.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 10:02 AM
 
Location: OR
144 posts, read 449,524 times
Reputation: 46
Maybe I just took it the wrong way then. If it was genuine I apologize!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 01:35 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
32,643 posts, read 48,015,234 times
Reputation: 78406
Quote:
Originally Posted by JIer View Post
so far it's not really what we were hoping for (early 1900s arts & crafts/bungalow), b
A generalization here: You won't find very many Craftsman style houses for rent, because they are too valuable and it is too easy to do really expensive damage to them. Because they are going to be located in older, well established neighborhoods with larger lots and mature landscaping, those neighborhoods tend to be very high priced.

Craftsman houses are very desirable. You might have to settle for a tract house to rent and save your pennies and buy that Craftsman that you desire.

Some areas have a little Craftsman style house that was sold by Sears and shipped in modular. They are very cute and smaller. They tend to be located in older neighborhoods where the mill workers lived. Those old mill shacks in Bend are very expensive, but they are sometimes available as rentals, for a higher than normal rent. I don't know about Portland, but you might try to locate the old mill worker neighborhoods.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Portland
1,620 posts, read 2,299,955 times
Reputation: 1986
What's your budget? SE Beaverton or Tigard would put you somewhat between your two workplaces.

portland apts/housing for rent classifieds "Tigard" - craigslist

Home with huge yard, quiet street, near Cinetopia

Custom solar home with a very large bonus room

4BR/Office or 3 Plus Bonus & Office!!

One level house near King City
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 06:21 PM
 
Location: OR
144 posts, read 449,524 times
Reputation: 46
Oh no, we're not looking to rent a craftsman. Just want to rent a small 2 bed / 1 bath, just needs to have laundry and a fenced yard. We just want to make sure the area is safe and there's nowhere we should avoid. The craftsman part was sort of an add-on that if the SW location ended being right for us, that the houses aren't what we were hoping for, but that's coming from a 5 min zillow search - we can't know til we get there, and will probably rent for a year first anyway.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 06:32 PM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
21,695 posts, read 28,442,276 times
Reputation: 35863
Another thing about craftsman houses is that they tend to have small bathrooms and bedrooms. they have beautiful crown molding and artistic touches but if the plumbing and electricity hasn't been updated, there could be some problems. I actually did rent one when I first moved to Portland but I moved after the owner said he was going to fix it up and sell it.

It was built in the twenties and typical of that time, it didn't have built in closets in the bedrooms so he put in chifforobes in place of them.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-31-2013, 07:07 PM
 
Location: OR
144 posts, read 449,524 times
Reputation: 46
Yeah I grew up in one in New England. We're not into things like the giant master suites in new homes, but closet space is nice. Updated electrical would definitely be nice but not deal breakers if the price is right. I'm a structural engineer and my husband is an electrical engineer so we're pretty handy around the house! The extra touches and character are the things that make it a home for us.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Oregon > Portland
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top