In the Soviet Union, I finally received the small piece of land I had been waiting years for. To most people it was just six overgrown acres, but to me and my family it was the beginning of a dream. Together with my wife Svetlana and my best friends, Maksimych and Mikhailych, I set out to build our own countryside home during the final years of the USSR. Building a dacha in the late 1980s wasn't easy. Every brick, every bag of cement, and every tool had to be found through hard work, determinati

Irvington doesn't really do open concept, and honestly? Good 😌 This 1913 craftsman has been fully renovated but kept every bit of its bones — hallways, original wood trim, rooms that actually know their assignment. The basement's finished with its own bath and side entrance (hi, ADU potential), and the whole house got a seismic retrofit so it's move-in ready with zero asterisks. The price is bold, so let's talk strategy. Not my listing, but I can help you buy your next home 🫶 📍Portland, OR 97