Michelle Chao

Harnessing The Power Of Real Estate To Change Lives As immigrants to this country, real estate was what catapulted Michelle and her family from welfare status to owning 42 apartment units, several houses, gas stations, and a restaurant. With firsthand knowledge from her parents about buying and selling real estate at an early age, she bought her first home at age 23. During her 12 years working at a major bank, she used this knowledge to help thousands of clients accomplish their dreams of home ownership, as a bank manager, licensed personal banker, mortgage loan officer, and underwriter.

As an underwriter she had the power to approve or deny a loan. Knowledge of this process is invaluable during a real estate transaction and her clients have a smoother experience because of it. She has also helped hundreds of clients achieve their dreams of owning their own businesses, growing their ideas into multi-million-dollar companies. As their businesses flourished, she was able to help her clients purchase larger buildings for their companies, which gave me commercial real estate experience. As her clients’ needs changed, she wanted to gain more knowledge to help them at a deeper level, so she went to Lewis & Clark Law School to obtain a legal education. She is now a member of the Oregon State Bar and the owner of the law firm, Michelle Chao Law, LLC. Many people have asked her why she is a real estate agent when she is also an attorney. She chose to be a real estate agent because she believes wealth starts with real estate, and having a background in banking and law as a real estate agent is extremely rare.

Along with being an attorney, she is also a certified negotiation expert, a designation which only 3% of realtors have. And she has a heart of gold and care very deeply for her clients. She believes when we all are successful, we all can do more to help others in our community. Together we can harness the power of real estate to change lives in a positive way, and make this world a better place.