WILLAMETTE WEEK - GOING COASTAL: CHANGE YOUR PACE, CHANGE YOUR LIFE

This is an ad I just ran in the Willamette Week. Yes, that is my family in the pictures [big smile] and these photos were taken in February! I don't run many ads like this, but I got to thinking if I did I may be able to help people in a positive way by sharing with them what I have experienced living here on the Oregon Coast over the last nine years, which may in turn actually change someone else's life for the better, forever. I am a Real Estate Broker and my technical job is selling beach homes, but really I think my "job" is about helping people realize exactly where they belong and then helping them get there. Start to finish.

This feeling of being called to "help" has been coming over me the last few months and recently has been amplified by a a trend I see developing. People (married, single, retired, partnered, etc) are selling their homes in Portland and then investing the cash proceeds into homes on the coast in Netarts, Oceanside and Cape Meares (7 miles West of Tillamook, 70 miles from Portland.) What I hear these people consistently saying is this, "We are fed up with the increase in traffic, people and housing prices in the greater Portland area in recent years. We are tired of the rat race of the city and are ready for a slower pace along with clean, fresh ocean air." It's hard to argue with this position. 

Change your pace, change your life. I think there's something to this! Living in a small coastal community is life changing. After moving here from the Portland area nine years ago I can testify to this fully. For you, for your kids, your dogs and cats, everyone. When you are here you find yourself doing things that matter and fill you up (like hiking, kayaking,bird watching, crabbing, fishing, talking long walks on the beach, watching sunsets over bonfires, storm watching, agate and sea glass hunting, etc) instead of empty, expensive activities (like shopping and sitting in traffic) that simply busy you and take up your time and energy. You don't accidentally end up at the mall when you live here. The pace takes some getting used to, but quickly you realize how numb you had become from the hustle and bustle inherent to living where there are masses of people and traffic and things you think you should be doing. And, the city is close by if you need it.

Admittedly, if you have kids, and/or you work full-time+, there is only so much you can "slow down", but everything about living here, from the view during your drive to work, or school, to the sounds you hear with your windows open at night, the air you breathe, to the outdoor spaces and activities you can get to within just a few minutes truly is unlike anything else. The road I take to work every morning overlooks Netarts Bay. It is unbeatable. If you've considered this idea (slowing things down in your life here at the coast full-time, or part-time) -and would like to know more about one of these awesome little beach towns (Oceanside, Netarts, or Cape Meares) call, or email me anytime. I can help change your pace, by changing where you live and spend your time, which will change your life.

  
I hope to see you at the beach!
~Wendy
www.iwantabeachhome.com
wendy@iwantabeachhome.com

Here is a link to my photo gallery:
www.ilovethenw.com