My name is Sean Z Becker and I am proud to say that Portland is my home. Growing up in Northwest Portland I experienced the gentrification of the neighborhood first-hand. I watched biker bars become pizza shops, run-down commercial spaces become trendy boutiques, and abandoned houses transformed from shabby to chic in a decade. It left me with an impression that is lasting, and it hooked me on real estate at the local level.

During the same time...