Residents of Portland are selling their homes due to the homeless epidemic that is ravaging the city
Some homeowners say they are 'terrified' to leave the house due to mental illness in homeless communities
The city has set up Safe Rest Villages, a program that shelters homeless people in designated lots
But unauthorized homeless encampments are popping up in many neighborhoods, spreading to the suburbs
The homeless crisis is exacerbated by the worsening drug crisis, as hard drugs are decriminalized in the state
Lifelong residents Bruce and Rebecca 'Becky' Philip who told DailyMail.com that they're 'done with Portland' due to the increasing number of homeless camps that have trickled into the suburbs from downtown
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