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Owning a house is so much better than renting in Portland and you need jumbo loans here.

It's only places like the bay and other ultra hcol locations where renting is cheaper. I specifically bought my house to escape renting in the bay area when my job went remote. I do not want to rent anywhere near Portland. More than Half the rent price for a third of the home prices...

[sjg007]

Right but you can't do that with 3.5% down.

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I did it on 5% down...