Rick Karvasales had been selling real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years. He and his wife discovered Bend in 2003 while in route to Canada. Sunriver Lodge was out of rooms and Rick inquired if another town was nearby that had Lodging. "Bend has plenty of lodging" was the reply. Off they were. They took the Reed Market exit and found themselves circling a round about at 14th and Galveston. Rick followed an open house sign and said " let's get an idea of home prices in this beautiful area". Two hours later they had a signed contract to purchase a home. "Our first step onto Bend soil was to sign a contract on a home in a town we never knew existed."

"It's kind of funny. I believe in Central Oregon Real Estate."