I love Seattle Real Estate!  Why?  Because Seattle has so much character!!!  I have been to many neighboring suburbs and have found rows and rows of subdivisions where each house is almost the exact replica of the one next door...or maybe the neighborhood is so dated it only hosts Tri-level homes.  And I admit, I live in ones of those dated neighborhoods, housing mostly ramblers. But slowly and surely, it will start to diversify itself... just as soon as people start the needed phases of remodeling and updating.

Seattle has already been there and done that though....many times.  Styles have come and gone.  Some have stuck it out for the long run and through much love, still show the charm and authenticity of the original home.    There is so much diversity and richness in this city, I just love it! My favorite homes are either old Craftsman or Ultra-Modern "Green" homes.  Here I can find them next door to one another.   You can have a small vintage Cape Cod on the corner, new townhomes next door, a large Craftsman next to that, a Modern loft home after that, and a commercial space on the other corner...ALL on ONE block! 

So I guess what I am saying is that I like DIVERSITY.  How boring would this world be if everyone had blonde hair and green eyes like me?  I certainly wouldn't stand out in a crowd.  Isn't that what we each ultimately want?  To be individuals?  And wouldn't we want the same for our homes?  Well, I certainly do but then again I am not everyone...

...there are those who like to be a little more inconspicuous....a bit of a mystery...I should say.  Perhaps those are the type of people who love to live in the rows of subdivisions I speak of.  There are people that love them...obviously, since they are being built at the speed of light.  Maybe the person that lives there is the type of person who doesn't lay it all out there on the first date.  They hold themselves back and reveal a little bit of themselves at a time.  Me, I always seemed to be the one who puked up all of my shortcomings on the first date just so I could get it off of my chest.  Or maybe they are the person who prefers to live like their neighbor, leaving out that competitive....I am better-than-you attitude.  Or maybe people truly love that sense of community since many of the subdivisions create wonderful amenities such as pools, playgrounds, sport courts, Fitness centers, beach or lake rights, golf, etc.  Also, some gated communities offer the extra amenity of security.

I realize the world isn't black or white, how boring that would be huh?  We all have our own likes and dislikes.  One thing I am starting to learn as I grow older is that individuality is what makes the world go round.  I used to try to force feed my beliefs to those around me, sometimes getting blue in the face when they "JUST DIDN'T GET IT!"...

But now I get it.  I don't want everyone to like everything I like, or believe everything I believe, or act like I act.

 I just wanna be me....and I appreciate that YOU ARE YOU. 

So Seattle lovers and Suburb lovers and Country lovers=Diversity.  Hooray for that. 

As I go back and read this post, I realize that I was really rambling but I am gonna post it anyway. So thanks for listening.