Aisha McDonough, Licensed Realtor

Aisha McDonough, Licensed Realtor Licensed Realtor | Founder of Oregon Home Help
Helping Oregon homeowners explore their options.

06/22/2026

Portland’s May 2026 housing data is in, and the split in the numbers tells the whole story. New listings are down 11.1% from last year. Pending sales are up 6.1%. Buyers are active. But the median sale price dropped 1.7% while the average rose. That gap means one thing: well-priced homes are winning, and overpriced homes are sitting. Comment EQUITY below for a free home equity analysis for your Multnomah County zip code.

The “Leave It Behind” Strategy for inherited homes, and why it changes everything.The biggest reason families don’t sell...
06/22/2026

The “Leave It Behind” Strategy for inherited homes, and why it changes everything.

The biggest reason families don’t sell an inherited property isn’t the market. It isn’t the paperwork. It’s the stuff.
Forty years of furniture, boxes in the garage, clothes still hanging in the closet. The sheer volume of it is paralyzing, and I watch families pay months of property taxes on an empty house because they simply cannot face it.

Here is what I want you to know: you do not have to sort through any of it.
Take the photos. Take the heirlooms. Take the documents that matter. And then step back. I coordinate the estate sale professionals, the donation pickups, and the junk removal teams. We empty the house, clean it, and get it ready… or we sell it entirely as-is to a cash buyer with the contents still inside.

You get to grieve. You get to be with your family. The logistics are mine to carry.

Comment PROBATE below and I’ll send you my free Oregon Inherited Property Checklist, a step-by-step guide to protecting the property and understanding your options when you’re ready.

06/20/2026

The most underused move in a multiple offer situation: call the listing agent before you write the offer.

As a listing agent, I know things about my seller that are not in the MLS. Their timeline. Whether they need a rent-back after closing. Whether they have a hard possession date tied to their next purchase. A five-minute phone call can tell a buyer’s agent everything they need to craft an offer that actually wins.

I have seen sellers take a lower offer because it matched their real logistical needs, a flexible close date, a rent-back, certainty of funding. That information is available to anyone willing to pick up the phone.

Comment OFFER and I’ll send you my free guide: “The Listing Agent’s Secret Playbook: 5 Ways to Win a Multiple Offer Situation (Without Overpaying).

Don’t let real estate tear your family apart. Let’s look at the math together so you can make a logical decision, not an...
06/20/2026

Don’t let real estate tear your family apart. Let’s look at the math together so you can make a logical decision, not an emotional one.

Comment **PROBATE** and I’ll send you my free Oregon Inherited Property Checklist to help guide the conversation.

06/20/2026

Last week I told you about Berkshire Hathaway’s $8.5 billion bet on homebuilding. This week the tariff news fills in the other half of the story. Trump cut construction equipment tariffs to 15% but 70% of builders still say they cannot reliably price new homes, and single-family construction fell in Q1 across every region. The new supply that was supposed to compete with your home is not coming anytime soon. Oregon homeowners, your equity is more protected than the national headlines suggest. Comment EQUITY below for a free home equity analysis in Lane County or Multnomah County.

06/19/2026

When siblings disagree on the inherited house...

It happens all the time. One sibling wants to keep the childhood home as a rental, and the other just wants to sell and move on.

Before the arguments start, you need to look at the net numbers. Keeping a 40-year-old house as a rental means someone has to be the landlord, manage the deferred maintenance, and handle the taxes.

Often, when I show families the actual ROI of renting an older home versus taking the cash equity now, the decision becomes obvious.

Don’t let real estate tear your family apart. Let’s look at the math together so you can make a logical decision, not an emotional one.

Comment **PROBATE** and I’ll send you my free Oregon Inherited Property Checklist to help guide the conversation.

06/18/2026

The May 2026 Lane County housing data is in and the numbers are more specific than anything you will see in a national headline. Eugene homes are selling at 100.5% of list price. In zip code 97405, the average days on market is 17. The sellers winning right now are the ones who priced correctly from day one — not the ones who tested the market and waited. Comment EQUITY below and I will send you a free home equity analysis for your specific zip code in Lane County.

This property closed today, with a quick close and cash offer to the seller, no closing costs or realtor fees.I speciali...
06/18/2026

This property closed today, with a quick close and cash offer to the seller, no closing costs or realtor fees.

I specialize in finding solutions for people handling inherited properties that aren’t sure what their options are. This property was a large lot in a prime location. The value was in the land and location. The house was a tear down.

The seller was grieving the loss of her sister, and wasn’t sure what the value was and really didn’t want to have to be an available during negotiations on the open market.

I stepped in and gave her a cash offer. I purchased it with my LLC, and worked to find a buyer that could close with liquid funds.

This structure allowed me to act as the seller, handle all paperwork and negotiations while the real seller was away on a cruise out of range for cell service.

She got her cash offer and paid no realtor fees, and no closing costs. I covered it all.

If you have a difficult property to sell and want to know your options, dM me I can offer you a solution tailored to your situation.

06/17/2026

Managing an Oregon estate from out of state?

Trying to handle a 6 to 12-month probate process from afar is incredibly stressful. You can’t physically check the property to ensure the pipes haven’t frozen, and managing contractors for repairs over Zoom is a nightmare.

You need a local boots-on-the-ground advisor.

I have handled full estate clean-outs, staging, and sales for families across the country who never had to fly back to Oregon once. I am your eyes and ears, ensuring the property is secure and the process moves forward.

Comment **CHECKLIST** and I’ll send you the exact steps you need to take to protect an inherited property in Oregon.

06/17/2026

Pending in 4 days!

This one hit all the boxes for buyers in Santa Clara, Eugene, OR. We received a lot of showings and multiple offers! If you own a home in Santa Clara let’s talk, it’s one of the hottest neighborhoods in Eugene at the moment for sellers.

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Eugene, OR
97401–97405, 97408, 97440

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