When exploring the real estate market, you may encounter properties listed for sale in “as is” condition. This means the seller is selling the property in its current condition, without making any repairs or addressing existing issues. While this might seem risky, there are potential benefits and considerations to weigh before deciding to make such […]
Buying ‘As Is’ Property
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La transformación de un motel añadirá 76 viviendas de apoyo
El 1 de octubre, un nuevo proyecto de realojamiento con apoyo situado en el renovado Old Mill and Suites de la calle 3 de Bend empezará a acoger a residentes que antes no tenían vivienda. Este proyecto tan esperado creará 76 nuevas viviendas y ofrecerá estancias más largas y servicios de apoyo a las personas […]
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Local Love: A Q/A with Guitar Slinger Eric Leadbetter
I grew up working on my family’s cattle ranch, and so every time I got done working, I’d run back to my grandpa’s house and I’d plug in my amplifier and crank my little boom box that I had — some Allman Brothers, Santana, Grateful Dead, Hendrix — and I would try and play along […]
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Is A Cannabis Workers Union Coming to Oregon?
There are numerous topics that are historically divisive, of which people have very strong feelings — politics, religion, reproductive rights — and to that list you can add unions. This November, Oregonians will be asked to vote on Ballot Measure 119, which moves Oregon toward unionization of cannabis workers. This measure is made more complex […]
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A World-Class Weekend
Here we go, ladies, gentlemen and everyone across the spectrum! On Oct. 10 the 21st Annual Bend Film Festival arrives, and I’ve seen an astonishing number of movies, not just in my duties as Lead Shorts Programmer for the fest, but in preparation to recommend some non-shorts related cinema to all of you. From the […]
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Vote Anthony Broadman for Oregon Senate 27 ▶ [With Video]
Listen to candidates Michael Summers (R) and Anthony Broadman (D), who are running for Oregon’s Senate 27 seat, and at broad brush, it might be hard to distinguish between them. Both see housing and housing affordability as the top issues for this campaign. Both talk about the need to adequately fund schools. Both want to […]
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Sheriff Candidate Kent Vander Kamp’s Personnel Records from a California Police Department Released to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
A months-long lawsuit brought by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office against the City of La Mesa, California, ended last month with La Mesa releasing the personnel records for Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp, a candidate for DCSO’s top spot. The release follows a public records request by DCSO to obtain Vander Kamp’s personnel file after DCSO learned […]
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City Committee Opposes Proposed Camping Code Change
A local committee and members of a service nonprofit are urging the Bend City Council to reconsider a planned action that could create heightened restrictions for sheltering in vehicles. The proposed code changes would require vehicles to move a defined distance after 24 hours, a contrast from its current code, which requires vehicles to move after […]
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Brewery Engineer Seeks to Unseat Current Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins ▶ [With Video]
Current City Councilor Megan Perkins is running against Nick Cerveny, a veteran and engineer at Deschutes Brewery. The two recently participated in an interview with the Source Weekly, discussing issues they hope to advocate for on the council. Both candidates spoke of the importance of infrastructure funding, addressing houselessness and managing water resources. Both also […]
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In Oregon House 53 Race, Redmond School Board Director Keri Lopez Challenges Incumbent Emerson Levy ▶ [With Video]
Current representative for House District 53, Democrat Emerson Levy, will face off against Republican Keri Lopez, the current director of the Redmond School Board, for the Oregon House seat in the November election. Lopez, who’s running on the premise of adding balance to the legislature, leaned on her expertise from the Redmond School Board for […]