Kevin Levy

Start your Portland relocation process early. Everything you need with key essentials and great resources when preparing your move to Portland.

• The Tri-Met: Portland Bus, streetcar and light Rail system can pretty much take you anywhere you need to go within minutes. Regarding bicycles, Its no wonder Portland was voted the number two bike-friendliest city in the world and why so many people relocate to Portland.
• Portland Job Market: Moving to Portland Oregon and finding a job is easy and fast.
• Read about your favorite Portland Neighborhoods.

Moving to Portland, Oregon - You will need a change of address.

• The United States Postal Service forwards first class mail to your new address for 12 months - 60 days for second class mail - free of charge. Complete a Change of Address Order Form at the postal service Web site. You will then need to sign the form and either give it to your letter carrier or mail it to your local post office.

• Looking for extra service from the US Postal Service Web site? When your ready for your move, It covers everything from motor vehicles to voter registration.

• Visit your local post office and pick up PS Form 3576’s (a.k.a. change of address notification postcards).

Portland and surrounding area Hospitals

Portland Oregon DMV and Voter Registration

• Drivers License Change of Address - If your address changes, you must notify DMV within 30 days of the change. You may complete an address change form and mail it to DMV. DMV will mail you an address change sticker to put onto your driver license, instruction permit or identification card. There is no charge for an address sticker.

• Voter Registration Change of Address - When you are issued a driver license, instruction permit, identification card or when you change your address, and are 18 years or older, you can register or re-register to vote

The Portland Oregon Weather is absolutely gorgeous. It is also absolutely rainy, sunny, cloudy, clear, warm, cold, beautiful and all the other awesome elements that make the 4 seasons here non-mundane and exciting to be apart of.

Portland Utility Companies

• Comcast Cable Affordable TV and cable service for most of the Portland area as well as internet and phone service.

• City of Portland Water Bureau The Water Bureau is a rate-financed, City-owned utility. Call (503) 823-7770 when you are ready to open your new account. If you are a new customer, ask for a welcome packet that has information about water, sewer and storm-water charges and services.

• GTE/Verizon Telephone carrier that services parts of Oregon. Mainly sections of Northwestern and Southwestern Oregon.

• Metro Recycling and Garbage Locate your hauler and obtain information about recycling.

• Northwest Natural Natural gas supplier. Address: 220 NW 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97209-3943. Telephone: (503) 226-4211. Contact NW Natural by e-mail

• Portland General Electric (PGE) Electrical utility that services most of the Portland area. Visit PGE’s contacts page for telephone numbers and the locations of offices.

• Qwest Telephone carrier that provides local service for 14 Western and Midwestern states. Qwest is the local provider for most of Oregon including homes in the City of Portland.

Internet Service Providers (ISP)

• List of ISPs Allows multiple ways of searching for an ISP.

• HostPond: Excellent Internet service and web-hosting.

• Qwest Qwest offers a number of options for internet connection including high speed DSL (Digital Subscriber Line).

Newspapers

• Portland Tribune Delivered twice weekly. All about Portland and the people who love it.

• The Mercury Weekly paper free at stands located throughout city.

• The Oregonian Largest daily in the state. Great state news and info.

• Willamette Weekly Weekly paper free at stands located throughout city.

Key people to know when preparing to purchase your home.

The Concordia neighborhood in Northeast Portland Oregon is cool. Any neighborhood that has a school that has been converted into a movie theater, pub, restaurant, hotel, soaking pool, whiskey bar, live music, event gatherings, art gallery and tourist attraction has to be noted in the opening line of any neighborhood info blog. Yes, The Kennedy School, a Mcmenamins place has a special spot in my heart. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. Other places of interest are Fernhill Park, The Concordia Alehouse, New Seasons health food market and Milagros, baby boutiques. The Alberta Arts district borders Concordia to the south and Vernon to the West. People relocating to Portland Oregon can expect to find homes in the Concordia neighobrhood of $320,000 price range and average year built is around 1957. View homes for sale in the Concordia neighborhood. Read about the Concordia neighborhood.

The Alberta Arts district in Northeast Portland Oregon, is one of Portlands more creative and eclectic neighborhoods. People moving to Portland are going to love the fact that a city like ours will flaunt and boast the publics creative side. Like the Hawthorne district, The Alberta drag is full of great locally owned shops, restaurants, art galleries, coffee houses, bars and brew pubs that line the main street.

Every last Thursday of each month. Alberta St. turns into a public sidewalk art show with booths that line the street from NE 14th to NE 31st. Alberta arts is one of Portland’s most culturally diverse neighborhoods, and starting in the 1990’s, a major revitalization of both residential and commercial buildings, resulting in rapidly rising property values.

You could expect to find many older Bungalow's, ranch homes and Old-PDX style homes. Alberat Arts borders Alameda to its south and Concordia to its North. The average Alberta Arts home is around $307,00 and the average year built is 1934. View Portland homes for sale in the Alberta Arts neighborhood. Thinking about a Portland Relocation or already living here and want to learn more? Read more about Alberta Arts.

The Buckman neighborhood zip code 97214 Portland, Oregon is named after the school board and city council member Cyrus Buckman and is bordered to the east by the Willamette River. It also borders The Kerns neighborhood, Abernathy and the Hawthorne District in Southeast Portland. Buckman has their own community association, a wonderful farmers market and Buckman Arts Magnet elementary school.

Colonel Summers Park is a lovely place to bring the family for a picnic, or play sports activities and even listen to live music festivals on the main stage. The Buckman community garden is perfect for the organic gardener who does not have a plot of dirt in their apartment to grow their hearts out. The homes in and around the Buckman community have alot of charm and character with an average year built around 1922. You can expect to find Bungalow's, Cottages, Old-PDX, Craftsman style and Victorian homes.

There is so much more about Buckman, its local restaurants, parks, schools and community charm that makes this one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live in Portland. It is no wonder why so many people moving or relocating to Portland Oregon choose Buckman. Read more about the Buckman neighborhood.

The Sellwood neighborhood has great restaurants, great schools, vintage jewerly and clothing shops and beautiful architectural style homes including Victorians, Cottages, English, and many gorgeous Craftsman Bungalows. Peaceful streets are lined with mature trees and local coffee shops. This is a great family neighborhood with alot of charm and community. Locally owned shops are everywhere and always supported. And of course my favorite...Saburo sushi bar and restaurant. Amazing!

Sellwood has an amusement park, Oaks Park, where a rollerskating rink also lies. The Sellwood bridge that leads into Southwest Portland is the southernmost of the Portland bridges.

To read more and find out what makes Sellwood such an excellent place to live when relocating to Portland Oregon click here.

View Portland Sellwood homes for sale.