Sequim Surveys

Sequim Surveys

What were you (or what are you) looking for in a retirement area? How would you describe the perfect retirement area? We’re taking a survey online that is totally confidential. Please consider taking the survey, and when we have sufficient responses, we’ll publish the results for you to see. We have several Sequim surveys, and

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10 Best Places to Retire

Why is Sequim One Of The 10 Best Places To Retire?

Sequim has been on the list of the 10 Best Places To Retire many times during the last two decades in national retirement magazines, and there’s a reason. Actually, there are many reasons, and that’s what I want to talk about today. If you could make your own list of the 10 Best Places To

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6 Most Popular Sequim Real Estate Articles of 2018

We thought you might enjoy the 6 most popular Sequim real estate articles of 2018 on this blog. With over 2,000 real estate articles written specifically for buyers, and with readers for a decade from all over the Unites States and even Europe, this is the largest real estate blog with the largest outreach to

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Leaving California

Why Are People Leaving California?

Why Are People Leaving California? I think people have been asking this question for several years as the mass exodus of the middle class from California continues. The reasons for leaving California have grown, but the list is getting longer and longer, and this comes not from my little head, but from the mouths of

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Why Retirees Are Moving From California to Sequim

There is a mass exodus of middle class and wealthy people from California, and they have been moving in large numbers to the Northwest after doing their due diligence on where the best places to live in America are. I know this because I am a Realtor in Sequim, Washington, and more people move to

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Thanksgiving in Sequim

Thanksgiving in Sequim is a wonderful time. All the way through the Christmas holiday is wonderful in Sequim, although it can get cold, even below freezing. Believe it or not, I’m showing houses and land throughout the holidays. I’ve been busy coordinating transactions that are closing before and after Thanksgiving day, and I’m showing land on

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Another Day in Sequim (aka Paradise)

It’s another day in Sequim, and I am loving it. This morning I awoke early and enjoyed a cup of coffee and some fresh air on my Sequim property as I walked around my two and a half acres with my dog, Titus. It was a chilly but invigorating morning, and as I always do,

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Sequim Demographics Create Stability

Sequim demographics have created a very stable Sequim economy and stable Sequim real estate market. First let’s talk about some of the general Sequim demographics, and then I’ll explain how they create a strong local economy. Sequim Demographics The Sequim population in 2013 was 6,669 (97% urban, 3% rural). The population changed since 2000 by

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Moving to Sequim: Immigration from 38 States

Immigration is a hot topic today, especially in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Immigration is huge in Sequim, too. About 99% of Sequim residents are immigrants from one of 38 states in the U.S. Sequim is an eclectic mix of extraordinary retirees with a variety of life experiences and careers and geographically from all

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How Shall I Live The Rest of My Life?

How shall I live the rest of my life? This is one of the most important questions anyone can ask themselves at any age, and this is a relevant question for anyone who is in their 50s or 60s and planning to retire. Retiring from a life long career, selling one’s home, moving to a new

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Sequim Storage Facilities

Sequim Storage facilities are in short supply right now, and this is creating some difficulties for retirees moving to Sequim and needing temporary storage. It’s a highly unusual situation, because there are quite a few Sequim storage facilities, but clients keep telling me they cannot get any storage. There are some small rooms, like 5×5,

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The Best Retirement in the World

Sequim may be the best retirement community in the county. Sequim received a number of retirement awards already (read several articles at Best Places to Retire). I talk to retirees several times a week, and I’ve listed some of the reasons they tell me why their retirement in Sequim is so great. Retirement in Sequim Ask a retiree in

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Sequim Electricity Rates

Retirees often ask about Sequim electricity rates. On the minds of many buyers is the cost of living as they get older. It’s not hard to do a budget today based on retirement income and expenses when you know what your mortgage, property taxes, homeowner’s dues, and electric bills will be when you move into

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Sequim Crabbing

Sequim crabbing is very popular. That’s not exactly a real estate subject, and most of the 1,600 articles on this site are about buying real estate in Sequim. But while you are here visiting and looking at homes, you’ve got to have some fun, too. There are many things to do, but Sequim crabbing is

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Why I Love Living in Sequim

Living in Sequim is a dream come true for many of us. I moved here 20 years ago and finished raising my children here. That was the best decision of my life. If you talk to dozens or hundreds of retirees who have lived here for many years or decades, you will hear all of

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The Myth of Traditional Retirement

Traditional retirement planning is no longer what it once was. Sequim is a major destination for retirees. Many retirees of the past three decades have relied on traditional retirement planning for their dream years in Sequim, but the world has been changing and financial planning is not what it used to be. Traditional retirement advice

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Florida to Sequim

Who would move from Florida to Sequim? Believe it or now, a lot of retirees are moving from Florida to Sequim, as are people from Alaska, Montana, Texas, Colorado, and California. How about this–a couple who traveled in this motor home for 7 years and then moved to Sequim? Florida to Sequim Greg and Marilyn

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100 Reasons Sequim is the Best Place to Retire (51 – 75)

We continue our 100 Reasons Sequim is the Best Place to Retire with this third edition, reasons 51 through 75.  Sequim retirees have 100 reasons why they moved here and why they love living here.  Actually, they have hundreds of reasons, but we’ve narrowed that down to a readable 100 reasons Sequim is the best

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