Tyler Blackwell - NMLS 255593 - Senior Loan Officer

08/18/2026

House hunting is more fun when you know where you stand. A pre-approval gives you a clearer picture of your budget, strengthens your offer, and helps you focus on homes that fit your goals.

08/14/2026

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08/07/2026

What an awesome morning building some kids playhouses at Habitat for Humanity with these fantastic gentleman! We gotta start these kids on their real estate journey early!

07/06/2026

A simple way to help protect your property records in Deschutes County 👇

The Source recently highlighted a new Deschutes County alert service that can notify you by email if documents are recorded under your name or business name. Title fraud is rare in Deschutes County, but it does happen sometimes — especially on properties without a mortgage — so this adds an easy extra layer of awareness. The Source article is here if you want to read it >Want To Track Property Documents in Deschutes County? https://www.bendsource.com/uncategorized/want-to-track-property-documents-in-deschutes-county-this-new-service-will-ping-your-inbox/

And the needed steps are...
1. Go to: https://www.deschutescounty.gov/530/Records-Research
2. Click Property Recording Alert Service
3. Register/sign up & then verify your email address
After that you can set up as many as 10 names or business names you want to monitor.
It's a quick, free service that could help you catch something unusual early.

06/26/2026

Some friends of my folks are selling their well kept east side, corner lot home off of Purcell for under $500K.

This 1329 square feet Single Family home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 2987 NE Oakley Ct, Bend, OR.

06/17/2026

The Fed drops Forward Guidance from it's policy statement under the direction of the new Chairman. I think I like the directive to make things more simple but I'm not sure I agree with trying to cut back on telegraphing their action. I guess if it works, then fine, but I don't think the market liked that today.

06/04/2026

ADU Pre-approved plans are a great step towards more housing and some of the ways to maximize usage. I often get inquiries from homeowners wondering if they can build an ADU on their existing lot and the answer is probably yes, but it takes plenty of due diligence. These pre-approved plans are a step in the right direction to get ideas going and if something can work, it may save a considerable expense. I can help with everything from a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) , renovation loan or full construction loan for something like this and would love the opportunity to help!

I also want to highlight the work that Leadership Bend Class of '22 put together for the Bend Chamber at https://www.bendchamber.org/resources/bend-adu-guide That resource guide for people curious about an ADU is a great start and so helpful!

Bend is making it easier to build more housing.​
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The City has expanded its Pre-Approved Plan Program, a program that offers free pre-approved housing designs to help cut permitting time, reduce costs and give homeowners more flexibility.​

More options. Faster approvals. More homes for our community.​

For more info click the link bendoregon.gov/services/permits-licenses/adu-resources-hub/pre-approved-plans/

05/26/2026

5.0 star review received on Experience.com for Tyler Blackwell by Tina D - Tyler was very responsive and made a stressful process easy.

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05/22/2026

A post on NextDoor about the efforts behind a Petition to "End the Death Tax" is gaining momentum which I think is good. Initiative Petition 51 (IP 51) if you want to look into it.

It’s interesting to look at the data that the US Census Bureau has on taxes collected by state. It’s available to download at https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2025/econ/stc/2025-annual.html
If we just look at what was collected in 2025 then maybe the worst state to die in might be Pennsylvania. *Death and gift taxes are lumped together. I guess it is important to also look at the amount collected as a percent of the total in which case Hawaii might be the worse to die in. Oregon and Washington are up there.

States that don’t collect are AL, AK, AR, FL, ID, KS, MT, NV, ND, SC, TX, & UT. States that collected $0 according to this data are AZ, CO, DE, GA, IN, LA, MA, MO, NW NC, OK, SD, VA, & WY