looking for an apartment in NE Portland , Oregon

Have you tried craiglist/portland, or go to oregonlive.com both should have listings for apartments

NE eh?? nothing against them although I think youll find some better choices in SW. try forrent.com

Well I live in (close in) NE and love it. I am not renting, but personally could not handle those huge apartment complexes that are so come in SW.

Ultimately, I'd say one may want to look at where one is working -- If you're going to be on the east side -- at Emanuel or Providence Portland or Providence Milwaukee, or Adventist, I'd say live on the east side. For Good Sam, it's a toss up, but if you're at St. V's, definitely the west side, probably prefer it for the VA or OHSU, although I can get up the hill in 15 minutes from my house...as long as it isn't snowing...