The Portland STR community lost one of our true pioneers in Sue Carter Low, who passed away in December.
In 2013, long before Host2Host was born, Sue and her husband Bob couldn't get a permit for short term rental space, because that type of rental option was not available. So they went downtown and began meeting with city Council members and got the entire issue put on the council agenda. They held meetings at their beautiful home. Because of Sue and Bob's initiative, Portland became the first city in the US to legalize and tax short term rentals.
Bob told me that Sue's tenacity was critical when they started their quest to get the city to address the short term rental issue. Sue was creative and would get hyper focused when she took on an objective, as during her career in education, or initiating and managing the inaugural Laurelhurst home tour.
In Bob's words, "she was simply an amazing force of nature who had a good heart and always meant well. Her intentions were always positive, never malicious. She was enthusiastic and a great storyteller which always had a thread of truth. She was a connector of people and had maintained long term friendships, some for over 50 yrs. In short I was honored to be her friend, husband and soulmate. I dearly miss her".
We will miss Sue as well.
Rob Hertert
Immediate Past President, Host2Host
