Christophe Poulin
Throughout my decades in Southern California, I observed people who owned houses were able to sell them for a profit. They would relocate out of state to other areas which were more affordable and provided a greater standard of living. Many of them found idealistic conditions in the Pacific Northwest areas of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. This raised my awareness to differing cost of living from state to state due to income taxes, sales taxes, fuel costs, housing costs, energy costs and property taxes. It also encouraged me to begin a real estate career in 2006. I decided to sell my home in Southern California and relocate to Oregon where I practice real estate today. The spring and summer months in Oregon offer outdoor lifestyle from the beaches to the mountains. Everything from live music, craft flavors, farm to table dining, camping, fishing, hiking, boating, RV, off-roading, kayaking, wind surfing, waterfalls, rainbows and more....