Sam, I have inspected some of the houseboats---and even worked on a few when I was a builder---always great fun!

Sam - You've inspired me to do a localism post!! ;)  I'm in the mountains of Utah - but for some reason this "quaint" little town near  on the water seems quite nice! Thanks for sharing!

I couldn't leave Wrightsville Beach.  But if I could, the end of Edgar St. looks like my kind of place!

Sam the operative word with houseboats is "eclectic" :)

You Featured yourself? And someone Featured a reblog? Are there no other deserving posts tonight?

Sam, I like this post.  Starting with the title, but then ... it got interesting.  :)

My husband spent years trying to convince me to live on a houseboat.  Lovely for a week, maybe.  Of course, he is a person who does not like yardwork.

But this houseboat neighborhood looks charming, would be a little like apartment living, though.  :)

There is a lovely community in Oregon similar to this as well.  I have a client that wanted to retire to one and just loved the lifestyle.  Great photos and interesting and charming neighborhood it looks like.  Nice post

Sam, you can't beat this for water front property. A while I had a client who tried to get floating homes approved on a lake project. The County officials wouldn't go for it. Looks great.

Sam,

Welcome to the Rain! Leslee and I seriously considered houseboating in Sausalito,CA when we were young BC (before kids).

Enjoy,

Steve

Nice post of course but I am biased since I have a few of the houseboats in Seattle listed currently:)  

Although it looks like fun I'm not sure I could do that year round.  My sea legs wouldn't last.

Thanks for sharing! Great "leading" title, too!

I grew up in Portland, OR and I still remember my classmate that lived on a boat. I thought it was the coolest thing until we had an ice storm and he slipped off the dock into the frigid waters. He came out OK, but that's a little 'too' cool!

Hi Sam - very nice localism post.  I suggest you remove members only!

Sam I would have to retrofit my car! I thought Kauai was a tad expensive.  

I have always been interested in floating homes - I've seen some really cool ones on HGTV (I think it was Extreme Homes or something).  I don't know if I could actually live in one and most are pretty small, but what a unique way of living!

These properties probably have some unique inspection issues when they are sold.

I had a friend that lived on a sail boat for a while.  There were a lot of challenges.  These are probably a little more comfortable.

I love this post. Thanks for all the great photos too. I lived on a "floating Home" in the best city for it, San Diego, 72 degrees year round! I enjoyed my condo on the water for 6 years, 2 story, 2 fireplaces, spiral staircase, stack washer and drier. A dishwasher would have put it over the top...Too bad San Diego is not really live aboard friendly or I would have never sold it. I keep hoping San Diego will take a look at San Francisco and Seattle and realize that these communities are wonderful for our cities and would be a great addition to our beautiful harbor.

Hope the house doesn't develop a leak......in the basement!

This looks so great.  What a nice place to live.  Thanks for sharing.

Hi Sam,

We use to live in Sammamish before it was Sammamish and was just part of incorporated King County with a Redmond address.  When we would drive into Seattle or take our boat on Lake Washington and into Lake Union, I would see the house boats there and think how fun it would be to live there.  Of course, the Sleepless in Seattle movie made it look even more fun.  Thanks for the memories!

Sam, that is such a fascinating neighborhood.  Thanks for sharing it - felt like I was on a tour.  I've seen a houseboat neighborhood like that in the mountains of NC, near Bryson City.  Don't remember the name of it - we were on a train ride and rode past it!

Thanks for sharing!

Nice. Have to say I've never inspected in a neighborhood such as this. Guess I'd need my scuba gear.

Ron Poteet

Southwest Home Inspection

inspecting the 4 Corners since 1989

Sam...saw this area on a TV show that visited the NW.  It was pretty then, but your photos did bring it up close and personal.  For me, give me land, lots of land--Terra-firma--solid-packed earth--earth where i can have a garden if I wish. Water is beautiful to see--from a distance or as in your photos; I get sea sick just hearing the waves something with the inner ear..Could not live on nor visit anyone who lived on a Houseboat--but it seems to be a beautiful place in the sun [wind, rain, & storms] to live for many others. 
Have a great week.

Barb & Sal

Looks like paradise (except for the price)... no yard work would be great!

Sam ~ thanks for the  tour.  Houseboats are something that just is not seen here in Denver.  I enjoyed your photos and your humor.

Super images! Hey Sam, what's up with server bog time and what can the AR University expect for down the road for less time hanging around the water cooler to get blogs posted, uploaded and off to the rest of our real estate dog and pony? What do you hear?

The last two photos look familiar. I was visiting Seattle this past June for a working vacation with one of the local inspectors (the name is withheld to protect the guilty;)). He took me down to look at the house boats. We kind of waaaander onto the docks. It was strictly a fact finding foray. Very interesting houses.

I love this neighborhood! Seattle has so much to offer.