"An old friend of mine named Paul McKean, who was an architect, came to look at the house for me instead, and he loved it," Cain told Insider. "He said it was a really special place and I decided to make an offer even without seeing it myself."
The house is named Campbell Residence after its original owner, local architect Richard A. Campbell, who built it in 1966 for his personal use, per the listing. Situated on the side of a hill, the house sits on less than an acre of land in the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
This is the second time the home has been put up for sale, listing agent Jeff Weithman from Real Estate through Design told Insider. The first time was in 2010, when Cain bought the house for $672,000, property records show.
With its $1.47 million price tag, Campbell Residence falls in the mid-price range of homes currently on the market in Sylvan-Highlands.