Portico International

09/09/2026

House-hackers and investors, this one's for you! This adorable 1940's cottage in Inglewood is 828 square feet and has two bedrooms, one bath, original hardwoods and archways, and an updated kitchen and bath. What makes this extra-special is that it is paired with a real income play: a detached 456 square foot DADU studio (with a kitchenette) + garage out back. In total, that's 1284 square feet for you to use in whatever way you wish -- Live in the front, rent the back, let your tenant help with the mortgage! Or have a private guest-house when family comes to visit. Or rent BOTH properties - the combined rental income could be more than $3500/month. Great backyard, even better neighbors — and quite possibly the cutest cottage you ever did see. View additional details about this listing: https://go.realtracs.com/1lFVwB5

08/30/2026

House-hackers, this one’s for you!

This adorable 1940’s cottage in Inglewood has original hardwoods and archways and an updated kitchen and bath, paired with a real income play: a detached DADU studio + garage out back. Live in the front, rent the back, let your tenant help with the mortgage. Great backyard, even better neighbors — and quite possibly the cutest cottage you ever did see.

Open House
Sunday, Aug 30
2:00-4:00pm

1005 Matthews Ave.
Nashville, TN 37216

08/29/2026

Just listed and open Sunday!! Adorable 1940's Inglewood cottage, with vintage archways and hardwood floors, along with updated kitchen and bath. PLUS -- a great yard, and a guesthouse in the back. Keep it for company or rent it out!

$495,000 2 Beds, 1 Bath, 828 SqFt

08/29/2026

Take a peek at our new listing going live tomorrow (Saturday August 29). This adorable 1940’s Inglewood ranch has the vintage archways and floors you love, with modern kitchen and bath. Two beds and one bath, PLUS a detached studio in the back, ideal for house-hacking!

07/28/2026

LAST CALL -- If property does not sell this week, Sellers will rent it out.

Top-floor living with unbeatable views and more space than most one-bedroom condos in the building, this is your chance to own at 4215 Harding Pike Apt 1203, Nashville, TN 37205 for $385,000.

This 1,173-square-foot penthouse at Windsor Tower stands out with oversized picture windows, a generous full bath with dual-sink vanity, and a spacious walk-in closet that creates a true dressing area. Monthly budgeting is easy with the HOA covering all utilities. On-site perks include 24-hour door staff, a heated outdoor pool, and secure building entry, plus your own parking space and storage unit. With St. Thomas-West right across the street, it’s a prime location for medical professionals or anyone craving the convenience of city living.

Interested in a private tour or more details? Reach out to schedule your showing today.

06/30/2026

VIENNA DAY 7: Part 2.

The boat ride up the Wachau Valley was magical.

We boarded our boat in a small little town called Spitz, which was about a 20 min ride by bus from Dürnstein.

I cant imagine doing this in the heat of summer and we were really blessed and lucky to have had such great weather that day.

If memory serves me, I feel like the highs were 80 degrees with a great breeze that day. We sat out on the upper deck, ordered some fries and a beverage as we planned to have lunch up at the ABBEY.

The Danube was dotted with quaint little towns along the way as we headed to our final destination.

HISTORY: Melk Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Lower Austria, overlooking the Danube River. Founded in 1089 when Margrave Leopold II gifted his castle to monks, it served as a spiritual powerhouse, preserving ancient manuscripts and surviving centuries of fire, Turkish invasions, and imperial reforms.

Nothing could have prepared us for how massive this monastery is.

We had time to walk around the gardens and grab a bite to eat at the restaurant that is on the grounds up there before our private tour of the abbey.

We were not allowed to take pictures inside any of the rooms we toured so that was a bummer but I will say, I highly suggest adding this to your itinerary. It does not disappoint.

So that left me with only exterior shots but it was still fascinating and spiritual. There are plenty of pictures online of the interiors if you google them. It really impressive.

And in typical fashion, we ended the afternoon back at the little ice cream and gelato stand right next to out hotel.

I'll be sad to leave, but also very inspired to visit again soon.

Thanks again to Deann Ayer Rios who helped with day trip options as well as suggestions on what to do and see while in Vienna.

Thanks to everyone who followed along on this chapter of our journey. Hopefully you are inspired to travel and possibly live abroad as we are.

06/29/2026

VIENNA DAY 7: Part 1

A little late in posting about this but hopefully it inspires you.

We started the day off with another great breakfast spread at our hotel before heading out to meet up with our group at the Vienna Opera House where we would catch a bus to take us up to our first stop in the historic town of Dürnstein.

The Vienna State Opera (originally the Vienna Court Opera) was built between 1861 and 1869. Designed by architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll in the Neo-Renaissance style, it opened on May 25, 1869, with a performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

The buildings and architecture here is just stunning. So of course I needed to take some portico pictures as this is what is the inspiration for our story.

We got to spend about an hour here to walk around and take in the sights before getting back on the bus and heading up the road a short bit to catch our boat ride that would take us up to our final destination, Melk Abbey.

I'll write more and add more pix int our blog posts but here is a quick little history of this town:

Dürnstein is a historic town in Austria’s Wachau Valley, famous for its medieval castle ruins and baroque architecture. It is globally renowned as the 1192 prison of English King Richard the Lionheart and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrated for its winemaking and Danube River landscape.

Would like to thank my long time friend Deann Ayer Rios for the day trip suggestions and also helping us with booking this last day activity. 😀👍.

Even though the weather was rainy at the start of the morning, it ended up being being a beautiful day to be out on the water and soaking it all in.

06/13/2026

VIENNA DAY 6: part 2

Well, it’s been a fast week here in Vienna. Between Leisa’s conference, special events we did get some time together to both explore but sometimes it feels like it all goes to fast and we have to rush.

Here’s a few pix from our afternoon together as we explored the 1k long, historic Naschmarket and rode the old school Ferris wheel Wiener Riesenrad, that was built in 1897. It was the tallest in the world from 1920-1985.

In between these two finds, we had a traditional lunch at Cafe Sperl that dates back to 1880. Cool cones inside but why not eat out on the patio with the cooler temps and breeze.

We finished off the afternoon with, you guessed small batch ice cream at the shop right next door to our hotel.

Time take a brief rest for the second and last formal event for this trip.

06/12/2026

VIENNA DAY 6: Part 1

The Austrian National Library

Well this was def worth carving out time for.

The Austrian National Library houses a massive total collection of over 12.2 million items, which includes around 3.9 million printed books. Additionally, the famous baroque State Hall (Prunksaal) holds roughly 200,000 historical books printed between 1501 and 1850.

Here are a few pix from my morning walk over there.

The flowers at the little stand on the way have yet to disappoint.

Found some doors and another church or “kirche”, some street art and a cool Royal Enfield motorcycle before purchasing my ticket to what felt like traveling back in time.

There were some really cool old prints that may have been loose in some of the old books.

Anyway, it was really cool experience.

06/11/2026

VIENNA DAY 5 - Part 2

Tonight’s event is the FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards Ceremony Gala Dinner 2026…

Here are the last drops for the night.

What a treat to sit in a ballroom in a palace that dates back the the 13th century, surrounded by so many people from so many countries.

We were blessed to sit with and chat with a group of Hungarian architects who have a variety of housing projects going on in their country.

Not going to lie, we really enjoyed listening to them chat and joke with each other in the native language.

I’ve never felt so small but also included in the best possible way. If you’re a traveler, I think you know I’m talking about. Maybe it’s not about feeling small as it is about feeling connected with those are like minded. Either way, there is a joy that comes from that.

Our servers were fantastic and friendly. Our rider share drive home was from Ankara, Turkey and he was awesome… it was all around a fantastic evening.

I’ll post a link to the history of this building in the comments below for all the history nerds like us.

12am Friday here and I’m beat. Enjoy your day, sleep well wherever you are at.

🙏😎🙏