$30,000
$30,000 - 0Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Larson's Moorage, Portland
1 Bath
500 Sqft
14420 Nw Larson Rd Unit W1-rs13 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$99,000
$99,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
391 Sqft
3445 Ne Marine Dr Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$99,500
$99,500 - 0Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Skyline Moorage, Portland
1 Bath
738 Sqft
23524 Nw St Helens Rd Unit 19 Portland , OR 97213
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$104,900
$104,900 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
605 Sqft
23508 Nw Saint Helens Rd Unit S16 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$112,500
$112,500 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Bay Moorage, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
800 Sqft
11210 N Jantzen Dr Unit 735 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$115,000
$115,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Beach, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
694 Sqft
11612 N Island Cove Ln Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$129,500
$129,500 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Hood River
1 Bed
1 Bath
1,750 Sqft
4 E Port Marina Dr Unit 304 Hood River , OR 97031
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$135,000
$135,000 - 0Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Bay Moorage, Portland
1 Bath
400 Sqft
11820 N Jantzen Dr Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$149,000
$149,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in The Dalles
1 Bed
1 Bath
600 Sqft
101 Boat Basin Rd Unit A-11 The Dalles , OR 97058
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$149,000
$149,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Marina Way Moorage, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
924 Sqft
13014 Nw Marina Way Unit 16 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$150,000
$150,000 - 3Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Sportscraft Marina, Oregon City
3 Beds
1 Bath
1,524 Sqft
1701 Clackamette Dr Unit 3 Oregon City , OR 97045
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$159,000
$159,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Big Eddy Marina, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
890 Sqft
19609 Ne Marine Dr Unit L-28 Portland , OR 97230
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$159,000
$159,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Bay Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
1 Bath
1,140 Sqft
11868 N Jantzen Dr Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$168,000
$168,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Big Eddy, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
612 Sqft
19609 Ne Marine Dr Unit E10 Portland , OR 97230
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$185,000
$185,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Mccuddy's, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
1,152 Sqft
2915 Ne Marine Dr Unit A8 Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$189,000
$189,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Big Eddy Marina, Portland
2 Beds
1 Bath
960 Sqft
19609 Ne Marine Dr Unit C6 Portland , OR 97230
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$189,000
$189,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Scappoose
1 Bed
1 Bath
884 Sqft
50350 Cowens Rd Unit 1a Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$191,000
$191,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Upper Columbia, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
586 Sqft
19609 Ne Marine Dr Unit D5 Portland , OR 97230
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$195,000
$195,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Kappler Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
1 Bath
705 Sqft
535 Ne Bridgeton Rd Unit 6 Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$199,000
$199,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Mccuddy's Landing Marina, Scappoose
1 Bed
1 Bath
648 Sqft
34326 Johnsons Landing Rd Unit C1 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$215,000
$215,000 - 3Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Hayden Island/jantzen Beach, Portland
3 Beds
2 Baths
1,100 Sqft
1663 N Jantzen Ave Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$224,000
$224,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Beach Moorage, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
789 Sqft
1865 N Jantzen Ave Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$225,000
$225,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in North Portland Harbor, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
880 Sqft
535 Ne Bridgeton Rd Unit 5 Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$240,000
$240,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Gresham
2 Beds
1 Bath
1,049 Sqft
18699 Ne Marine Dr Unit C3 Gresham , OR 97030
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$259,000
$259,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Mccuddy's Landing Marina, Scappoose
2 Beds
2 Baths
964 Sqft
34326 Johnsons Landing Rd Unit C25 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$275,000
$275,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Mccuddy's Landing Marina, Scappoose
2 Beds
1 Bath
923 Sqft
34326 Johnsons Landing Rd Unit B1 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$279,000
$279,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Beach, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
840 Sqft
1815 N Jantzen Ave Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$279,900
$279,900 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Scappoose
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,412 Sqft
34326 Johnsons Landing Rd Unit B-10 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$295,000
$295,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Larson's Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
1 Bath
822 Sqft
13382 Nw Marina Way Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$299,000
$299,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,648 Sqft
11638 N Island Cove Ln Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$299,000
$299,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
2,514 Sqft
3417 Ne Marine Dr Unit 10 Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$305,000
$305,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Sauvie Island Moorage, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
649 Sqft
17817 Nw Sauvie Island Rd Unit 19 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$335,000
$335,000 - 2Br/3Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
3 Baths
2,152 Sqft
11808 N Jantzen Dr Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$339,000
$339,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Scappoose
2 Beds
1 Bath
1,100 Sqft
50350 Cowens Rd Unit 40 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$340,000
$340,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Jantzen Beach Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,000 Sqft
1817 N Jantzen Ave Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$345,000
$345,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,348 Sqft
1915 N Jantzen Ave Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$349,000
$349,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Hayden Island / Tomahawk Moora, Portland
2 Beds
1 Bath
1,252 Sqft
580 N Tomahawk Island Dr Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$365,000
$365,000 - 2Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
1 Bath
1,239 Sqft
535 Ne Bridgeton Rd Unit 7 Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$370,000
$370,000 - 3Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Tomahawk Island, Portland
3 Beds
2 Baths
1,728 Sqft
300 Ne Tomahawk Island Dr Unit E10 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$385,000
$385,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Hayden Island/tomahawk Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,380 Sqft
222 N Tomahawk Island Dr Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$419,000
$419,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Wapato Moorage, Scappoose
1 Bed
1 Bath
550 Sqft
26400 Nw St Helens Rd Unit 60 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$439,000
$439,000 - 1Br/1Ba -  for Sale in Larson's Moorage, Portland
1 Bed
1 Bath
1,113 Sqft
13398 Nw Marina Way Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$440,000
$440,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,210 Sqft
3939 N Marine Dr Unit 23 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$442,900
$442,900 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Bridgeton, Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,456 Sqft
173 N Bridgeton Rd Unit 17 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$449,000
$449,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Rivers Bend, Scappoose
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,736 Sqft
27448 Nw St Helens Rd Unit 454 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$479,000
$479,000 - 3Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Scappoose, Scappoose
3 Beds
2 Baths
2,240 Sqft
34321 Johnsons Landing Rd Unit Slip B7 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$489,500
$489,500 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,282 Sqft
1887 N Jantzen Ave Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$495,000
$495,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Mcguire Point Marina, Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
2,399 Sqft
17809 Ne Marine Dr Unit B-3 Portland , OR 97230
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$495,000
$495,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
3,004 Sqft
12800 Nw Marina Way Unit 3 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$499,000
$499,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Wapato Moorage, Scappoose
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,277 Sqft
26400 Nw St Helens Rd Unit 57 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$529,000
$529,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
2,080 Sqft
18989 Ne Marine Dr Unit 44 Portland , OR 97230
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$529,000
$529,000 - 2Br/3Ba -  for Sale in Marina Way Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,934 Sqft
13110 Nw Marina Way Unit 18 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$549,000
$549,000 - 1Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Rocky Pointe Marina, Portland
1 Bed
2 Baths
1,569 Sqft
24600 Nw St Helens Rd Unit M12 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$549,000
$549,000 - 3Br/3Ba -  for Sale in Class Harbor, Portland
3 Beds
3 Baths
1,574 Sqft
3939 N Marine Dr Unit 21 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$550,000
$550,000 - 3Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Hayden Island, Portland
3 Beds
2 Baths
2,160 Sqft
2630 N Hayden Island Dr Unit Slip 20 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$559,000
$559,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Sauvie Island Moorage, Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,530 Sqft
17587 Nw Sauvie Island Road Unit 42 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$559,000
$559,000 - 2Br/3Ba -  for Sale in Mccuddy's Big Oak Marina, Portland
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,142 Sqft
25000 Nw St Helens Rd Unit #14 Portland , OR 97231
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$565,000
$565,000 - 3Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Class Harbor, Portland
3 Beds
2 Baths
2,283 Sqft
3939 N Marine Slip 10 Dr Unit 10 Portland , OR 97217
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$565,000
$565,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Dikeside Moorage, Scappoose
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,323 Sqft
50776 Dike Rd Unit 20 Scappoose , OR 97056
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome
$589,000
$589,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Sunderland, Portland
2 Beds
2 Baths
2,173 Sqft
2901 Ne Marine Dr Unit C-23 Portland , OR 97211
Status: Active
Property Type: Floatinghome

About Floating Homes

Floating homes are a unique kind of real estate.  Most brokers, even in Portland, have never bought or sold one.  The purchase and sale of floating homes are more complex due to limitated financing alternatives, inspections involved, the particulars of moorages, geographic dispersion, etc.  The market for floating homes is definitely one in which you want your agent to have some expertise.  We have seen everything, from agents marketing a floating house with a "solid float" (which it was later discovered needed $50,000 worth of work, for crying out loud into a windstorm!!!) and agents marketing properties stating that the home was fully financeable with an FHA or VA loan.  FHA and VA loans cannot be used to buy a floating house.  We can help you through the financing process as you buy a floating house.  Contact us to find out which lenders will lend for the purchase of floating homes.  There are just too many nuances to buying and selling floating homes to trust it to someone who has little to no experience, no matter how great the broker might be otherwise.

Floating Homes For Sale

Floating home owners in the Portland area are almost like the six degrees from Kevon Bacon game; almost everyone knows someone who knows someone who lives in, or has lived in, a floating home.  With Portland rents skyrocketing and house prices rising, many people are looking toward Portland’s “Next Frontier” where there is still affordable housing and people can live a more adventurous life.  Retiring Baby Boomers are looking to be closer to their boats.  Gen X-ers are tired of home maintenance and yard work.  There are better things to do during the weekend than mowing the grass and pulling weeds.  Millennials are looking for the next adventure where they can come home every day to ‘a vacation.”  Floating homes meet many of these lifestyle goals.

A floating home is exactly what is sounds like.  It’s a normal home that sits on top of a float – typically constructed of logs or concrete.  Depending on your location, you will rent or own the slip which your home is moored to.  If you own the slip, you will pay a monthly fee to the Home Owners Association (HOA) for typical upkeep of the ground and services.  HOA fees also typically cover water, sewer, and garbage which you would normally pay directly to the utility companies if you had a home on land.  Every moorage has its own set of rules and you must agree to them as part of your lease whether you rent the slip or, as a condition of your membership in the HOA, you own the slip.

Steps to Owning a floating home:

Prepare to buy a floating home

  1. Interested in a floating home but have so many questions? – Call The Portland Team. We are always happy to talk with you about floating houses, and houses on land for that matter.
  2. Contract with an experienced floating home realtor – Even if you do not choose to work with The Portland Team, PLEASE select a realtor who has bought or sold at least 5 floating homes…do NOT use your sister-in-law or BFF if they have NEVER sold a floating home.
  3. Secure financing, if necessary – The Portland Team can refer you to the few lenders who will loan on a floating home. Most require 20% down and offer 15- to 30-year terms.

 

Look at floating homes, find one, make an offer

  1. Find the home of your dreams – The Portland Team can help you – more than any other broker, we have great deal of inside information about each house listed and also what is coming on the market soon.
  2. Negotiate – The Portland Team knows floating homes. We understand the market and also what it takes to repair things on floating homes.  With our expertise and deep background in negotiations, we can help you navigate that path towards floating home ownership as effortlessly as it can be.

Evaluate, inspect, and finish negotiations for your floating home

  1. After we help you arrive at a mutually-accepted offer, if you are a buyer, you will need to complete the rest of the process. We will help you navigate the rules, bylaws, HOA documents, board minutes, residency application, inspection process, interaction with the title company, background and credit checks… all of it.  Do not make the mistake of assuming Fido can come with you to your floating home; some moorages allow dogs while others don’t.  Floating home moorages are similar to condominiums in that the owners want to ensure the safety of all residents by properly vetting you to make sure you aren’t on the next episode of America’s Most Wanted.
  2. Depending on the results of the inspections, yes, plural, we’ll negotiate on your behalf…again.
  3. Hurry up and wait. This is the part of the process that can be eerily quiet as we wait for documents to be processed and loan underwriters to cross Ts, dot Is, sometimes cross Is and dot Ts, and whatever else they do as you prepare for the successful closing of your transaction.  It’s the time for you to daydream about what adventures wait in store for you.

Closing the deal – Woo hoo! You can now sell your lawn mower and spend your days boating, fishing, kayaking, and spotting sea lions from your front deck.

Floating homes
Floating homes

Call us anytime.  We would be happy to help you.  John 503.858.7643.  Broker licensed in Oregon with Premiere Property Group, LLC.