05/21/2026
To the family behind NE Portlands fav Caffe - you didn’t just close on a home today. You crossed a finish line most people never get to see.
Small business owners play by different rules in the mortgage world. Your write-offs work against you on paper. Your income gets averaged and questioned. Your file lives in underwriting longer than anyone else’s — and you answer far more questions than any W-2 employee ever would.
And you did all of it while running a thriving café, raising three incredible kids, and keeping up with (one of 😀) the world’s cutest French bulldogs. 🐾
There were days this process made you question everything.
It was worth it.
Welcome home. The neighborhood has been waiting for you.🏡🥹