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One Craigslist post. Before and after doug reads it.

Same listing, same address, same rent. The first is what shows up in your search results. The second is what doug writes you.

Before · craigslist
posted 8 hours ago
★ 1BR/1BA W/D HOOKUPS!!! BELMONT $1675 - MUST SEE!!! ★
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$1675 / 1br - 820ft² - LOCATION LOCATION (Portland)
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BEAUTIFUL 1 BEDROOM in great location!! W/D HOOKUPS in unit. Hardwood floors throughout, large windows, lots of natural light. Close to everything - shopping, transit, restaurants. Pet friendly (cats only, no dogs).

First, last, deposit. 600+ credit. Background check. NO SMOKING. Available IMMEDIATELY.

Email or call/text Mike at 503-xxx-xxxx. Serious inquiries only please.
⚠ Avoid scams · Do not wire funds · Tour in person before paying
cats are ok - purrr · w/d hookups · attached garage · street parking

Is this fourplex right for you? Hard to say. Are the "W/D hookups" actually a hookup, or a stacked unit? Is "close to everything" close to your things? Mike doesn't say.

After · doug
read · summarized · ranked
Sunnysidedoug rates this a 5

3014 SE Belmont Street, #B

Sunnyside · $1,675 · 1 BR · 820 sqft
doug wrote this for you

Strongest match in your list. A 1BR on Belmont in Sunnyside (your tier-1) at $1,675, right at your target. The post says W/D hookups, so you'd need your own washer-dryer. The 15 bus runs at the corner if biking isn't an option.

  • $1,675 is right at your target price
  • Sunnyside, your tier-1 neighborhood
  • Cats welcome, the one hard rule you set
  • Washer/dryer hookups only, you'd need to bring your own
  • Street parking only, fine if you don't drive
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doug rewrote Mike's all-caps pitch as plain English. He flagged the W/D as hookups (not installed), called out street-parking as a trade-off for car-free renters, and grounded the building in its Belmont context. No invented features. No editorializing.

doug does this for every listing that fits you.

He reads every new Portland listing, skips the ones that don't fit your filters, and writes a short letter about each one that does. Six dollars a month, eventually. Free while it's small.

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