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[freebeard]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

At the moment, it's among the most 2A friendly state.

If they change that and things become dangerous because they only want criminals to be armed, then I'll accept that people want a criminal run state...

Citation needed.

gunnlawfirm.com
Oregon's Senate Bill 243: Key Changes for Gun Owners
Even if upheld, its provisions—including permit to purchase requirements and magazine capacity limits—will not take effect until March 15, 2026. Key Points for Oregonians 1. Rapid fire activators are now illegal to possess, sell, or transport in Oregon.

Not true now and it gets worse in March.

https://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/...rry_States.pdf

Oregon is an open carry state, but not Constitutional carry or (news to me) permitless carry. Check the map in the PDF, it won't copy/paste.

Originally Posted by redpoint5

A bank will only approve a mortgage up to 5x your annual pay, depending on other debt obligations and and assets.

I watched this video: The Best Rural Small Towns in Oregon. and all those small towns had average prices in the $250K range. By your metric an income of $62K/year. Amity was number 5.

My home cost me $900, the patch of gravel it's on is $600/mo. It would cost more to move it. It's uphill whichever way I look.

[Ecky]

My understanding is that HOAs can be anywhere from zero fee (just a group to decide rules for the community) to more than your mortgage. It'll depend entirely on the HOA. I've never had one. I don't particularly like needing permission for others to paint my mailbox, but I understand they have a purpose and there's a reason they exist.

Condos and other "shared building" structures often have high HOA fees which take into account maintenance, which would instead be owner-paid or financed in a freestanding single family home.

EDIT:
Where I'm living now, condos are a terrible deal, because the buildings' earthquake rating gets downgraded each year, and eventually the condo becomes worthless. Freestanding homes don't depreciate in the same way. YMMV