Michael O'Coyne
Grants Pass & Southern Oregon Real Estate
I do the homework on Southern Oregon, so you don't have to.
Oregon Broker · RE/MAX Integrity · OR Lic. 201238730
Meet Michael
Relationships over transactions.
Early on, working behind a service counter, I learned that honest answers are what bring people back: people don't care what you know until they trust you're on their side.
Real estate is the same job. I'd rather earn a client for twenty years than close one deal. The well, the road, the zoning, the comps: you get what I find, good and bad. I'm Michael O'Coyne, an Oregon broker with RE/MAX Integrity. I also help run Main Street Grants Pass and Cruise the Rogue, so you'll see me downtown long after closing.
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Every home for sale in Josephine and Jackson Counties, updated from the MLS. Save searches and get alerts on my RE/MAX search site.
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Where to start
Three ways I can help
Selling
How I price a home, and what happens before it goes live.
Learn about sellingBuying
Ten steps from first showing to keys, with the well, the road and the zoning checked along the way.
Learn about buyingMoving Here
Seasons, drive times, smoke season and the questions people ask first.
Explore moving to Southern OregonRural property in Southern Oregon
Things Zillow doesn't know
Wells and water rights
A house on a well needs two answers: how much water, and how clean. Water rights are a third question.
Septic
Pull the permit file, get the last pump date, and get an inspection from someone who opens the tanks.
EFU and rural zoning
Land zoned Exclusive Farm Use has its own rules for whether, and where, you can build.
Wildfire risk and insurance
Get a homeowners insurance quote before you write an offer, not during escrow.
Road maintenance agreements
Private roads need someone to grade them. Find out who, and who pays.
Internet outside town
Check the exact address with the providers. Coverage maps are optimistic.
Buying rural property in Southern Oregon — read the full guide
Local Guide
Where I send people
Communities
Twenty-one communities, two counties
From the blog
Notes from Southern Oregon
Selling
Fix the Deal Killers Before You List: Rogue Valley Sellers
Canceled sales are the exception, not the rule. Before you list in Josephine or Jackson County, gather the well, septic, and insurance records a buyer will ask for.
Local
Downtown Grants Pass: From Volunteering to Building Community
A broker’s account of volunteering downtown, with Main Street Grants Pass, Cruise the Rogue, and the community around a Grants Pass home.
Rural Property
Five things to check before you buy rural property in Southern Oregon
Fall for the view. Then read the well log. Well logs, water rights, septic records, fire insurance, and road access: what to check before buying rural land in Josephine and Jackson Counties.