You just bought an older Portland home... Now what?

It’s no secret, that the housing stock of the Pacific Northwest is quite old, outdated, inefficient, and in many cases filled with lead paint and asbestos-filled walls. Many of the homes sold in the Portland Metro area score a 1 out of 10 on the required Department of Energy Home Energy Score Assessments, and due to the lack of knowledge of tax incentives and utility rebates, most of the energy-efficient recommendations made by the assessment go unfulfilled. Despite the uphill battle to renovate and maintain these older homes, in this current housing market, many home buyers are jumping at the chance to get into a home.