Three years ago I was scheduled 12 blog posts for a client and I accidentally set half of them to go out at 3am instead of 3pm because of a timezone mixup in Mailchimp. People were getting notifications for my client's "Good morning" emails at like 2 in the afternoon their time and it was a disaster. I ended up having to manually fix each one and it took me until like midnight that night. So yeah, different platforms have different quirks that can mess with your schedule...

Is it in a specific neighborhood or just "Portland" generally? Because that difference matters a lot, like if it's in a trendy spot like the Pearl versus out by the airport you're basically talking about two different cities. $285k for a one-bedroom in a decent spot actually sounds pretty normal to me for here, maybe even a little low if it's got good bones and parking. I bought my first place a couple years ago and definitely paid more than I should have, honestly it's just hard to know what's normal when you're a first timer and everything feels like a gamble. Your friend's realtor saying "always" is pretty bold, but I get the sentiment - there's this pressure to just get the offer in before someone else snatches it up. Hope it works out for her either way.

Always the simplest stuff that'll trip you up, isn't it?

Ugh, I learned that the hard way too...

Love that story. It reminds me of something I've noticed more and more lately. People either want to be totally hands off or they want to understand every detail. There's not much middle ground anymore. I think it comes from how much information is out there now. You can look up anything in five minutes, but that doesn't mean you know what to do with it. That homeowner read the manual, which takes patience most people don't have. He wasn't trying to show off, he just wanted to learn. That kind of curiosity goes a long way in anything you do, not just home repairs.