Guide to Oregon Coast Real Estate – Buying Your Dream Beach Home

Welcome to Off the Record! In today’s episode, hosts Joe and Makayla dive into the Oregon Coast real estate market, covering everything you need to know to buy a beach house. Whether you’re a first-time buyer, investor, or a local dreaming of coastal living, we’ll provide insights on financing, market trends, and top locations.

Episode Highlights

• Oregon Coast Market Update 2024: Discover the current real estate trends along the Oregon Coast, from affordable finds in Rockaway Beach to premium properties in Cannon Beach and Manzanita.
• How to Buy a Beach House on the Oregon Coast: Joe and Makayla break down essential steps for buying a beach house, including working with knowledgeable agents and understanding financing options.
• Second Home Financing Tips: Explore what it takes to finance a second home in Oregon, with insights on down payment requirements, mortgage rates, and options for securing the best deal.
• Top Towns to Buy on the Oregon Coast: Learn about the best spots to invest, including Gearhart, Seaside, and Pacific City, plus our recommendations for favorite restaurants and must-visit locations.

What You’ll Learn

• A guide to buying a beach house on the Oregon Coast with tips on budgeting, financing, and timing
• Key market insights for towns like Cannon Beach, Manzanita, and Rockaway Beach
• The best Oregon Coast property types, from vacation homes to investment properties
• Oregon Coast real estate tips and local lifestyle recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is Oregon Coast real estate a good investment?
  Oregon Coast properties, especially beachfront homes, have proven to be strong investments due to limited inventory and growing interest. In this episode, we discuss why now is a great time to consider buying on the Oregon Coast.
• What are the best towns to buy a beach house in Oregon?
  From Cannon Beach and Seaside to Manzanita and Rockaway, Joe and Makayla explore each town's unique qualities, price ranges, and amenities to help you choose the right fit.
• How can I finance a second home on the Oregon Coast?
  Financing a second home has unique requirements. Our hosts share tips on down payment options, navigating interest rates, and strategies for making coastal homeownership more affordable.

Ready to make your dream of an Oregon Coast beach home a reality? Reach out to the LivPortland team! Our experienced real estate professionals can guide you every step of the way, from identifying the right town to finalizing your financing. Visit Livportland.com to get in touch with our team and start your journey to owning the perfect beach house on the stunning Oregon Coast.

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Transcript

00;00;08;21 - 00;00;28;07

Joe Reitzug

Welcome to Off the Record talking real estate with Joe and Makayla. If you're interested in the Portland, Oregon real estate market and want the unvarnished inside scoop, you've come to the right place. Thanks for giving us a listen. Okay, well, welcome, everyone, to another episode of Off the Record. Makayla how are you?

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Makayla Mast

I'm good. It's Friday, we're headed into the weekend, and I'm in a good mood. How are you?

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Joe Reitzug

I'm doing great. Yeah, it's been a long week, but good to be at Friday. Yeah. You know how it is at the end of the week. You just think that you're going to get a little bit of time to work on different things and projects and whatnot, and then all of a sudden, bang, everything happens at once. It's kind of that day.

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Makayla Mast

Yeah. So I feel you.

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Joe Reitzug

But it is a Happy Friday. Anyways, we have got a great podcast today, and why don't you tell our listeners a little bit about what we got going?

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Makayla Mast

Yeah. So we realized we haven't talked about what the current market looks like at the beach in a while, so we wanted to dive into that. So we looked at the North Coast area just because we think it's better to break it up. So we're going to start with what that means. If you're a buyer at the beach and then what that means if you're a seller at the beach right now, and then we're going to look at what the current data says, kind of our experiences with representing buyers and sellers out there right now.

00;01;26;00 - 00;01;35;22

Makayla Mast

And then we're going to talk about what it takes to finance a second home, because that has gotten a little trickier over the years. And then we're going to end with chatting about our favorite restaurants at the beach.

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Joe Reitzug

I love the restaurants at the beach. And by the way, the beach is my happy place, you know that.

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Makayla Mast

Do you want to just pack up and go right now?

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Joe Reitzug

Oh, I would in a heartbeat. Jamie, just get the dogs in the truck and go. I know, that'd be wonderful. Alas, not to be today.

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Makayla Mast

Here we are. But that's okay.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah. So I've actually been working closely with a couple of clients of mine trying to find property at the beach, and I've been following the beach for years and years and years ever since I became an Oregonian back in the 80s. You know, I made a couple of trips out to the beach when I was in college, and it was just like, Holy smokes, the Oregon Coast is the absolute best.

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Joe Reitzug

I just love it.

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Makayla Mast

It's special.

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Joe Reitzug

It is special. And I went to high school in Washington and Washington beaches. You know, it has Puget Sound and everything, but there's no real beaches for the most part. You just don't get that experience in Washington. So coming to Oregon, being able to have that experience, I just fell in love immediately. And it is just my happy place.

00;02;37;05 - 00;03;03;00

Joe Reitzug

And I know that's the same for a lot of other people. And now we have quite a few clients actually, who have bought at the coast and are currently looking at the coast. Just kind of an overview we're going to be talking about basically, Gearhart, Seaside, Cannon Beach Arch, Cape Manzanita, a little bit Pacific City is wonderful. And Rockaway, that overview of affordability.

00;03;03;03 - 00;03;28;25

Joe Reitzug

Rockaway is by far the most affordable spot on the beach right now. It doesn't have a lot of the amenities and the cool stuff that you're going to find at some of the other spots, but as far as getting into a beach house, especially anything on the beach, it is by far and away the most affordable. But right now, you know, I have clients that are looking for beach homes, majority on the water, but also condos.

00;03;28;25 - 00;03;50;09

Joe Reitzug

Condos are hard to find at the beach. Makayla it's amazing. And for the most part, I think seaside is really as far as North coast goes. Really the only spot where you're going to find some options when it comes to condos, but they are some. There are some really, really cool spots in seaside. Maybe we'll do another show on on condos and that type of thing.

00;03;50;09 - 00;03;54;01

Joe Reitzug

But for the most part, we're talking about homes. In this episode.

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Makayla Mast

It was interesting to dive into the condos since you looking at a few, I never really thought about the fact that condos obviously have an HOA, which is, you know, a steep price to pay every month, but then they maintain your property. So that's kind of a nice tradeoff. You know, if you're looking to buy a second home but you don't want to rent it out and it's truly your own second home, I mean, just doing that maintenance is a lot of work.

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Makayla Mast

So yeah, I thought that was an interesting alternative.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah. And last week I looked at a building and, just off the prom, Broadway and Seaside, that amazing views of the beach and seaside and, you know, it had a indoor pool, a sauna, hot tub, secure entry. Really, really cool for, you know, there was 500, up to 600,000. The HOA was $1,000 a month for all that.

00;04;44;16 - 00;04;59;14

Joe Reitzug

But, so, you know, those price points when you're looking at trying to get something where you can actually sit on a patio and look at the Oregon coast and at the beach, it can be affordable and especially, with condos, it can be low maintenance.

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Makayla Mast

So I know the data says there's a lot of inventory, but when I'm just poking around, you know, looking at listings at the beach, it still feels like there's not a ton to look at. Right? How has that been with, you know, touring with buyers? Are you showing them ten properties a day or what's it been like?

00;05;16;26 - 00;05;36;25

Joe Reitzug

Yeah. So making a trip to the coast for us, I only live, you know, I'm an hour away, so it's not a big deal for me to bump out there and go show property and then come back. But usually it's 4 to 6 properties that we're looking at at a time. And yeah, I mean, Gearhart has some inventory.

00;05;36;27 - 00;06;00;15

Joe Reitzug

Seaside has more. But as far as what you know, my clients have been looking for is a larger beach house where they can have family, that type of thing. Just not a ton. And like anything in our business, right now, you need to be prepared. You need to be approved, have your financing put together, and you need to be ready to jump when those things happen.

00;06;00;22 - 00;06;19;07

Joe Reitzug

That condo that I mentioned that in that building just off the prom and seaside, we were the first ones to look at it. On the first day I went on the market, and within 4 or 5 days I had three offers. And when sale pending right away. So the buyers for the coast really, really increased after the pandemic.

00;06;19;08 - 00;06;42;27

Joe Reitzug

You know, I think people thought about, how do I want to live my life, what do I want my lifestyle to look like in the Oregon coast? Is lifestyle wise, just absolutely amazing? And that's continued on even, you know, four years on now after the pandemic. So if you're looking at doing something like that, just make sure you've met with your financial person and you have that laid out.

00;06;42;27 - 00;07;03;17

Joe Reitzug

And then also, you know, I meet with my clients and just let them know, okay, what are you looking for? Let's try to identify which area is the best for you. And sometimes that means going and visiting, you know, 3 or 4 different towns along the coast to find out what's your vibe. You know what? What do you want to have out of this?

00;07;03;20 - 00;07;24;14

Joe Reitzug

And each one of those is so incredibly different that usually people will look at it and go, you know, I'm really thinking South Seaside or I'm thinking that, you know, manzanita is my spot or something like that. It just depends. But having that knowledge upfront, I think is super helpful, because if you're looking up and down the coast all the time, that can be tough.

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Joe Reitzug

It's tough to cover that much ground, especially when the really, really good stuff moves fast.

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Makayla Mast

Couldn't agree more.

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Joe Reitzug

Should we talk home prices or should?

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Makayla Mast

I'm excited for you to share that.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah. So values you know, if you're looking at Gearhart seaside average home value is, you know, 500,000 Cannon beach values around 915,000, Cape, $1 million manzanita is in the nine hundreds. Rockaway is more in the 5 or 6 hundreds. Pacific city, you know. Right. Six 700,000. Not a lot of inventory down there. But spectacular beach and, you know, a pretty quiet community.

00;08;07;09 - 00;08;35;24

Joe Reitzug

So that's where values are at. But we know that values are much different than list price. And when you look at the current list price, like Gearhart isn't a lot different than value. It's a 650,000. But when you get to Cannon Beach, 1.8 million is where the median is. So a ton of $2 million plus properties, and there's just not a lot you're going to find for under $1 million.

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Joe Reitzug

And if it is, it's off the beach.

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Makayla Mast

And it's a two bedroom, one bath total fixer.

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Joe Reitzug

Right. As far as getting a lot of home for your dollar, Cannon beach is really difficult, right? Arch Cape. Their median list price is 2.6 million right now. So yeah. Spectacular homes. You know, manzanita has a little bit more to choose from. Rockaway, quite a bit more Pacific City. There's limited inventory, but it does go down into the the 500, sometimes even below 500,000.

00;09;07;16 - 00;09;10;18

Joe Reitzug

So that's kind of a flavor of what you're looking for there.

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Makayla Mast

It's all over the place.

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Joe Reitzug

It really is all over the place.

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Makayla Mast

I thought it was interesting to see what just kind of crazy that, it's a we had a 7.1% increase from last year and the average sale price. Yeah. For all the homes at the beach, that's just not, you know, the trends that we're seeing here in town. So yeah, it's just interesting to see that it's still skyrocketing over there.

00;09;30;26 - 00;09;53;08

Joe Reitzug

Yeah. Prices are continuing to go up. Inventory has not changed. Hardly at all. You know, if you look at the year over year growth, there's negative in some areas. Right. So there's less homes on the market now than there were last year, like an arch Cape. It's pretty much flat. And Cannon Beach Seaside has maybe I think a 2.5% increase, something like that.

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Joe Reitzug

So not a lot is changing out there. If you do want to get into a second home at the beach, I'm not going to say time is of the essence, but if you're thinking that prices are going to go down, if that market's going to change, it's not. Yeah, it's really not. So you really need to kind of get on it.

00;10;13;02 - 00;10;34;17

Joe Reitzug

Otherwise it's just going to be less affordable. You know. And we know that prices outstrip income and household income and those type of things quite a bit. And it's the same at the beach. We're actually seeing a lot more out of state investors as well. A lot of people are starting to realize that the Oregon Coast is is a gem.

00;10;34;17 - 00;10;44;07

Joe Reitzug

And when you look at, you know, being on the beach in California versus being on the beach in Oregon, it's still super affordable. So that's kind of the competition you're looking.

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Makayla Mast

At, which is crazy. I always I kind of think of it this way, similar to in-town, you know, maybe think about getting something, just getting into something, maybe a little more affordable of a price point, holding that for a couple of years, maybe making a couple changes, you know, because we know that values are still increasing so subtly, and we don't expect that to change in 3 to 5 years, you know, then you can buy your dream beach house, right.

00;11;09;07 - 00;11;28;21

Joe Reitzug

And as far as a second home goes, there are restrictions that we'll talk about here in a minute. As far as can you rent it, you know, short term rentals, a little bit of a gray area. But how does that all factor in? So yeah, I mean it's it's an amazing opportunity. But at the same time you really have to be knowledgeable about how you do it.

00;11;28;24 - 00;11;47;06

Joe Reitzug

And, there are so many different ways that you can finance these things. And for the most part, if you just go online and start looking at it, you're most people are going to look at it and say, oh, it's just not affordable. Well, there's different programs that it can be, doable. You just have to know the path to get there.

00;11;47;09 - 00;11;55;23

Joe Reitzug

And we always talk about reaching out to your professional early, right. The beach is the absolute pinnacle of that.

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Makayla Mast

Yeah.

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Joe Reitzug

You got to talk to your lender. You got to talk to your professional real estate broker early about what you're trying to get done so that you can be knowledgeable before you start your search.

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Makayla Mast

And not to be a Debbie Downer, but along with that, talk to your insurance person because insurance has also gone up over there, as you can imagine. And flood insurance is not cheap, right? So yeah. Be prepared.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah. So let's talk about the financing side of it. What are your what are your thoughts. What have you been seeing as far as what it takes to to get a second home financed?

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Makayla Mast

Well, from my understanding, you know, most of our clients have been at least 20% down. And we're just talking with Todd, our trusted mortgage broker. He he also recommends that there's not really a ton of programs where you can put down less than 20% for a second home.

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Joe Reitzug

That's. Todd Gydesen Vantage  Mortgage group, by the way. Quick shout out to our guy.

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Makayla Mast

We got to find a way to plug him every episode because he's really that good.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah, he is really, really good. So it's a second home is considered a vacation property that is not going to be rented out. And for sole use of the owner and their family. Note that it can be rented out to friends and family, but property management is not allowed. And Airbnb Vrbo seems to be a gray area. Like I mentioned, after the initial 12 months, the owner can rent it out as much as they wish, which is a change.

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Joe Reitzug

I did not know that until recently here.

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Makayla Mast

So I know Todd was kind enough to get us some numbers for, interest rates with these loans. Do you want to talk a little bit about that?

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Joe Reitzug

Sure. You know, the thing that struck me is incredible difference between the interest rate for different down payments, you know, for primary residence. You know, we're looking at six and three quarter, something like that. Right now. Rates have gone up a little bit by the time this pod gets out. They may have gone down again. So just you know take that with a grain of salt.

00;13;50;04 - 00;14;15;04

Joe Reitzug

Second home occupancy. So with the 780 credit score 20% down you know non first time homebuyer a 30 year fixed rate mortgage. It's a over a point higher for that second home. So you're looking at 7.875 which is compared to where we've been. It's up there. That's for 20% down. If you move that to 25% down, that second home rate goes down to 7.125.

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Joe Reitzug

That's huge. That is absolutely huge for 5%. And if you go 30% down you're looking at under 7%. So 6.875. So that's something to consider. Is that down payment makes a huge difference.

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Makayla Mast

Yeah. They want to see that you're not a risky borrower.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah I think what happened was they got burned in the last financial downturn 2008 to 2010 especially. And something's changed after that. But then also 2020 around the pandemic, a ton of people went out to the beach, bought everything, and it skyrocketed pricing and all sorts of stuff like that. But lenders started to realize a lot of our riskier loans were in these second homes.

00;14;59;21 - 00;15;22;21

Joe Reitzug

So they've made some adjustments with that. But the biggest thing you know, that we can convey today is down payment makes a difference. And so if you want to get that lower rate, you know, be prepared to put a bigger down. The other side of it is the beach is similar to our Portland metro market where you can ask for help from the seller.

00;15;22;21 - 00;15;42;26

Joe Reitzug

You can get that closing cost built in there and get that rate bought down, which is a great way to get this done. So instead of having the 30% down, you can do 20% and then ask for the seller to come back with X amount of closing cost credits that you used to buy down your rate and make your monthly payment more agreeable.

00;15;42;27 - 00;16;04;25

Joe Reitzug

That's kind of the lowdown with that. I think that kind of covers it. There's not a lot to this scenario besides knowing and understanding what you're looking for, what area fits you, talking to your lender early and your real estate broker early to figure out what your plan is going to be. And then from there, you just got to be hyper vigilant.

00;16;04;25 - 00;16;23;20

Joe Reitzug

And, you know, a lot of that's on us as the professionals to say, oh, hey, this just came on the market. Another thing I want to add, Makayla, is the beach is a different animal when it comes to real estate, right? There's a lot of brokers that work out there, live out there full time, and there's a lot of us that live in Portland Metro.

00;16;23;21 - 00;16;53;17

Joe Reitzug

We have, you know, all the clients that are buying these properties that go out there and having a professional who has done business out there has the network, has the relationships is as critical as any other real estate transaction out there. Even more so because knowing what's coming on the market and knowing who the big players are, you know, a lot of people at the beach list their homes with brokers that are 100% at the beach.

00;16;53;19 - 00;17;15;05

Joe Reitzug

We've listed a bunch of property out there and done really well with that, but some prefer to use those beach brokers. Having those networks and being able to reach out to those people is incredibly important. And the other thing I'll plug out is Cascade House, and Sotheby's has an amazing presence at the coast. We have some of the most incredible brokers out there, and I'll call them up.

00;17;15;05 - 00;17;33;07

Joe Reitzug

A shout out to Nikki Whittle out there, who is an absolute rock star professional. If I've got a question about something, I can call her and just say, hey, it's a little bit different at the beach with this. What what are your thoughts around this? Or what do you hear about anything coming on the market, on the beach in this town?

00;17;33;09 - 00;17;45;29

Joe Reitzug

And, you know, being able to have those connections with people is incredible because, you know, just like here in Portland, there's some neighborhoods that if something's coming on the market and you know about it and you can get in there first, it makes a difference.

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Makayla Mast

Agreed. And I think with that, it's important to have somebody that's representing you and only you. I think a lot of people, you know, they get their own vacation at the beach. They see this property that actually might pencil out for them. They get super excited, and then they try to have the listing broker represent them and the sellers, and they think, you know, as a buyer that can get a little tricky.

00;18;06;03 - 00;18;19;26

Makayla Mast

Yeah. But yeah, I couldn't speak more highly of  our network out there. Like he said, Nikki Whittle is the best and they're in the office on the weekends answering questions and talking about property. It's good to know that we have someone out there.

00;18;20;04 - 00;18;21;17

Joe Reitzug

We got to interview Nikki.

00;18;21;19 - 00;18;24;03

Makayla Mast

I was going to say, yeah, she needs to be on the pod.

00;18;24;03 - 00;18;41;18

Joe Reitzug

She's fantastic. And  there's a whole bunch more of that that are super great. And we'll give a shout out to that later day. Okay. Let's move on to the part of the podcast that I am. You know me. I'm all about the food, all about the food, the eats. So,

00;18;41;21 - 00;18;54;01

Makayla Mast

I love sharing things with people, especially folks who haven't been to the Oregon coast before. And, you know, when our clients reach out and ask for recommendations. So what's your favorite? So.

00;18;54;03 - 00;19;19;16

Joe Reitzug

If far is like, let's start at the top. Gearhart, you know, has a few things, but really it's mostly in seaside there. I love the Times Theater and public House right on Broadway, you know. So cool. It is so cool. It's a old movie theater that they converted into a big restaurant brewery. And it's majority sports, but they also have other things that they do, and it's done in a way.

00;19;19;16 - 00;19;39;02

Joe Reitzug

They've taken out all the seating for the most part, and there's tables, but it's graduated, so it's still kind of looks like a theater. And everyone has a great view of the huge movie theater screen. The food is good. There's a balcony up top. You can go sit in. It's just a really cool spot, and it's right there in the heart of everything in seaside.

00;19;39;06 - 00;19;42;20

Makayla Mast

It's really cool. It gets pretty rowdy in there when there's like a duck game on.

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Joe Reitzug

Oh yeah, yeah, it gets rowdy for a lot of stuff.

00;19;46;27 - 00;19;52;04

Makayla Mast

It's cozy, you know, sometimes when if it's a little sprinkling gray out at the beach, that's a really good spot.

00;19;52;04 - 00;19;54;20

Joe Reitzug

So that's seaside. What do you have for cannon?

00;19;54;22 - 00;20;14;07

Makayla Mast

Oh my gosh. This is my favorite restaurant of all time. The Lazy Susan in Cannon Beach. It's this adorable little house converted to a restaurant. I wish I knew the woman's name that owns it, but she is operating that restaurant every day. They do Crab Benedict and they do a fresh pastry every day.

00;20;14;11 - 00;20;38;03

Joe Reitzug

I love it, you know, my touristy day I down in Pacific City, there's the Pelican Brewery and we love Pacific City. We have friends that that own property down there. We've sold some places down there and we love going down there in the Pelican is right on the beach, and you can sit outside and have your meal, have a, have a beer.

00;20;38;03 - 00;20;58;28

Joe Reitzug

It's a brewery. They make they have great beer there. But you can sit right on the beach and on a nice sunny day, there is nothing better than having lunch out there and just. And they're great. They don't, you know, they know people are just going to hang so they don't bug you about turning tables and all that type of stuff, but it's just a really, really cool spot.

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Joe Reitzug

Have you been.

00;20;59;12 - 00;21;10;06

Makayla Mast

There? Oh yeah. It's so special. Yeah. Oh my gosh. Yeah. The trick is to put your name in there and then go climb the hill. And then usually by the time you're done with the hill, they're calling your name.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah, yeah.

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Makayla Mast

Insider tip.

00;21;12;21 - 00;21;26;22

Joe Reitzug

Yeah. The Pelican also has a location in Cannon Beach. Not on the beach, but really good food. And it's huge. So, I mean, most of the time you don't have to worry about a line or anything like that. So.

00;21;26;24 - 00;21;29;02

Makayla Mast

Yeah, I haven't been to that one yet. Dying to go.

00;21;29;03 - 00;21;32;22

Joe Reitzug

Yeah. It's right off the main drag there. It's definitely worth going to.

00;21;32;24 - 00;21;38;08

Makayla Mast

Maybe we should go to the Lazy Susan for breakfast and then, the Pelican for dinner.

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Joe Reitzug

Yes.

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Makayla Mast

Just an eating tour.

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Joe Reitzug

Yes, I like that.

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Makayla Mast

My other favorite is in Lincoln City, which we didn't talk about. It's a little more South, but there's the in Spanish head in Lincoln City. Have you been there?

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Joe Reitzug

I haven't.

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Makayla Mast

It's gorgeous. So it's like it's in a hotel and it's kind of hard to explain. But the hotel is like on the cliffs. So when you walk into the lobby, you're on the top floor. Third floor. Yeah. And then you take the elevator up to the fourth floor and the whole restaurant is just glass windows. So when the tide's in, it actually looks like you're like the water is going under you.

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Joe Reitzug

Oh, wow.

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Makayla Mast

That's beautiful. Really good Spanish coffee. Espresso martini. Oh, wow. And steak and burgers and other things.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah. You, you and Jacob have been there quite a bit, I love that.

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Makayla Mast

Yeah.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah, I love Salishan Lodge.

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Makayla Mast

Oh, yes.

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Joe Reitzug

Salishan Lodge is super under the radar as far as I'm concerned. They've redone that place. Their room service is the bomb. It is. Oh, it's so good to know. It is so good. And, it's just a really cool place to stay. They've got a golf course there that's difficult, but fun. And it goes, oh, by the beach and everything.

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Joe Reitzug

So it's it's really, really cool moving up the coast a little bit to Rockaway.

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Makayla Mast

Oh, we love Rockaway.

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Joe Reitzug

To a place that I took you. I don't remember what our what took us out there. Oh, we had a appointment.

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Makayla Mast

Yeah.

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Joe Reitzug

Listing appointment out there. But the old organ smokehouse is right on 101 there. It doesn't look like much. People, if you if you Google it, and you're looking at the pictures, you're going to be like, what's Joe talking about here? But the fish and chips there is. They are so good.

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Makayla Mast

Phenomenal. Yeah, I feel bad calling it a hole in the wall because it's so good. But yes, it's unassuming. The whole Rockaway area is pretty sleepy. But every time you go to that little restaurant, it's poppin. That's where everyone's.

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Joe Reitzug

At. Yeah, yeah. And I have to give a shout out to the original pronto pup. The corn dogs.

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Makayla Mast

So. Good.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah, I think that was their first location.

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Makayla Mast

Yeah, I think you're right.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah, but it's a really cool spot. I buy gear there all the time because they've got great sweatshirts and this and that, and the other, but. Oh, cool. Oh, yeah. It's really nice, but.

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Makayla Mast

Fun. The.

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah. The eating culinary scene out at the coast. I mean, we could do episode after episode on this, and these are just a few that we came up with and the five minutes before we came on, on air here. But love, love, love. And we should probably do another one. I'd love to do a whole podcast about nothing except for the restaurants, because each of those towns has a handful that are just super wonderful.

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Makayla Mast

Absolutely. It'd be fun to ask our listeners, yes, right in. Let us know, what's your favorite restaurant at the coast?

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Joe Reitzug

Yes, I like that. I need  some new spots. Although these are all very, very good.

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Makayla Mast

I know it's hard not to go back.

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Joe Reitzug

So show notes and information will be on Livportland.com. That's Livportland.com. Click on blog. In the blog we have our podcast and you can go to this episode and see notes including some information on, all of these wonderful restaurants we just mentioned. But if you're looking to buy at the coast, get your plan put together, meet with your financial people, talk to your trusted real estate professionals and go for it because it is the Oregon coast.

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Joe Reitzug

If you're listening to this and you haven't been, you need to make that happen.

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Makayla Mast

You do?

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Joe Reitzug

Yeah, it's just special.

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Makayla Mast

I think that's every Oregonians dream is to buy a beach house at the Oregon coast.

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Joe Reitzug

It's mine and it's a.

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Makayla Mast

Cooking fabulous investment.

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Joe Reitzug

It really is. It really is. So anyways, that's our show for today. Thank you.

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Makayla Mast

Thank you.

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Joe Reitzug

Bye guys. Have a good day.

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Makayla Mast

Thanks for joining us today. If you're interested in finding out more about Joe, myself or the Livportland team, you can go to Livportland.com. Thanks for giving us a listen and see you next time on the Off the Record podcast.