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Why is Sequim so Wonderful?

January 16, 2017 by Chuck Marunde

Why do so many retirees love Sequim? There must be a hundred reasons. It’s almost surprising how many people around the country know about Sequim. Sequim has been written about in retirement and travel magazines for several decades. People even sit in coffee shops in San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Naples, Phoenix, Anchorage, and Seattle talking about Sequim, only to be interrupted by someone at the next table who knows about Sequim, too.

Sequim a Wonderful Place to Retire

Sequim is a wonderful place to live. I moved to Sequim 20 years ago, finished raising my children here. I’ve also talked to hundreds of people who moved to Sequim and bought a home. Here’s why Sequim is so popular.

I guess there’s no such thing as perfect, but Sequim certainly comes close. Sequim really has a blue hole or a rain shadow, and it rains only one-third as much as nearby Seattle. Sequim is nestled between the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. With plenty of sunshine, a panorama of nature’s glory on all sides, and pristine air coming gently off the ocean, Sequim is a piece of Heaven.

Sequim is two hours off the I-5 corridor and far from the metropolitan traffic that so many hope to escape in their retirement years. Our crime rate is extremely low by any comparison. Our recreational activities are phenomenal, and that alone is a long list of activities. The stress level in Sequim is many levels below the hustle and bustle of most of America.

Sequim a Rural Community

Sequim is a rural community with an agricultural history going back over 100 years, but we also have our little subdivisions. Some communities have clubhouses and walking trails, and some have golf courses, like Sunland. Some communities are on hillsides with almost every home having a water view, and some communities specialize in mountain views. Of course, there Sequim has beachfront communities, too.

Some of my clients have dreamed of having a home in the country with acreage for a horse or two. Others want an organic vegetable garden where there’s plenty of sunshine and just the right amount of rain. And then there’s the woman who already knows exactly what her quilt room will look like while her husband is intent on having a large shop. We have those too.

The Sequim school system is one of the best in the country, and while your children may be all grown up, isn’t it nice to know that the kids are actually polite and considerate, and drugs and adolescent crimes are almost non-existent. School plays, musicals, and trips to Mexico to help build homes for the needy are common. Sometimes I feel like living in Sequim is like going back in time 20 or 30 years in terms of traditional values.

Then there’s the fishing, the hiking in the Olympic National Park, the old growth forests, kayaking, running and bicycling, many active clubs in Sequim, the Lavender Festival, and the Irrigation Parade. But I think maybe the best way for you to discover one of the “Best Places to Retire” is simply to come and visit Sequim. If you’re considering retiring here and buying a home.

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Sequim Buyers Coming From the Deserts

February 1, 2015 by Chuck Marunde

Where are Sequim buyers coming from? Sequim buyers come from every state in the union and a few foreign countries, but we do have a lot of Sequim buyers coming from the hot southern states, like southern California, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas.

Sequim Buyers Coming From Everywhere

I’ve sold homes to Sequim buyers from about half the states in the U.S. and from the Netherlands too. I’ve had buyers from Alaska and from Texas. People from the north who are retiring are thinking they don’t want to live in 40 or 50 below zero anymore, and folks from the southern hot zones are thinking they’ve done 110 degrees long enough. In this photo above, my son and daughter are enjoying the sights of Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas. We had a great hike that day. But Nevada can get hot.

Sequim Buyers Love the Weather

Sequim buyers are attracted to Sequim for many reasons, but one of the major reasons is that Sequim does not have temperature extremes. Read all about the Sequim Blue hole. The Sequim weather is almost too good to be true, but it is true. If you’re coming from a hot southern state, let us help you find your home. This Sequim MLS site may be the most accurate local MLS site, 1,000 times more accurate than Zillow or Trulia, which have thousands of listings with defective and incorrect data. Wherever you are coming from, if you are like other Sequim buyers, you will love visiting Sequim.

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What Makes Sequim WA so Incredible?

January 20, 2015 by Chuck Marunde

What in the world makes Sequim WA so great? Why has Sequim WA been named One of Ten Best Places to Retire in America and The No. 1 City to Grow Old and Be Happy. There are a lot of reasons, and they grow on you the longer you live in Sequim. I’ll share just a short list here of key reasons that the quality of life in Sequim is so amazing.

Sequim WA Best Place to Live

I’ve said before that if you could make a checklist of 100 of the most important things you would want in the perfect retirement location, Sequim would have more of those items checked than any other place in the U.S. When it comes to growing old and being happy, many other people involved in a national survey conducted by the Huffington Post agree that Sequim is one of the Best American cities for Growing Old and Happy.

Sequim WA Best Place for Low Stress and Quality of Life

Retirees who move to Sequim WA often say that their stress level dropped substantially, and not just because they retired. Many retired before they moved to Sequim. There is the climate and weather, which includes the famous Sequim Blue Hole or the Sequim Rain Shadow, and that creates a wonderful home without temperature extremes either way. But we also have year-round recreation, hiking, boating, sailing, fishing, biking, jogging, flying, and just about every activity you can think of. We are off the beaten path of the I-5 corridor, which means we don’t have traffic jams and lots of people driving through Sequim WA. We are a quiet rural community, and most people living here have traditional values, and everyone talks about how friendly people are.

Life is wonderful in one of the best places to live and retire, Sequim WA.

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Chuck Marunde, J.D., Broker, Attorney (Ret.), Serving Sequim for 24 years.

Why is Sequim so Wonderful?

Sequim a Wonderful Place to Retire

Sequim a Rural Community

Sequim Buyers Coming From the Deserts

What Makes Sequim WA so Incredible?

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