What is it like to live in La Quinta in the Summer?

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Real Estate Agent with California Lifestyle Realty DRE# 1780607

Summer in La Quinta

 

The most frequently asked question we get, as full-time desert dwellers, is "What is it like to live in La Quinta in the summer?"summer in la quinta

Frankly... I love it.  The pace is slower in La Quinta in the summer.  Fewer golfers go by,  less traffic, no reservations needed at restaurants, no waiting in line for anything.  Tourists and snow-birds are gone and the locals rule.

 

We have a day-date to the movies and catch a happy hour on the way home.  We take little day trips to nearby cities like Borrego Springs, Temecula, or spend the day exploring old Palm Springs.  It's a great time to visit local museums like Sunnylands or the Palm Springs Air Museum.  

We do our travelling in the summer-- visit friends and family who live in cooler areas!  But I'm always happy to return to La Quinta.

Every place has its weather... ours is the summer heat.  A few months of hot is a small price to pay for the gorgeous warm days and cool nights we enjoy for most of the year.  Besides...when you get too hot... you just jump in the pool!

 

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Kathy Schowe   760.333.8886  California LifestyleRealty  California Lifestyle RealtySchowe Properties                                           

        

                  
                                   

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Laura Allen, Lake Tahoe - Truckee Real Estate for Sale TahoeLauraRealEstate.com
Coldwell Banker, Tahoe City, CA (530) 414-1260 - Tahoe City, CA
Tahoe Real Estate Agent Helping Buyers and Sellers

Kathy - You're absolutely right, a few months of hot weather is a small price to pay when you have the rest of the year at a perfect temperature!  Once again you show your clients why you're the real estate agent in the know when it comes to the La Quinta area!

Aug 19, 2014 05:25 AM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

Thanks for checking in Laura!  Hope you are having a great summer!  K

Aug 19, 2014 05:27 AM
John Meussner
Mason-McDuffie Mortgage, Conventional Loans, Jumbo Loans, FHA, 203(k), USDA, VA, - Walnut Creek, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Walnut Creek, CA 484-680-4852

I'll take the few months of extreme heat over the unpredictable summers of the northeast any day!  I love the heat out here, though it's much cooler over here.

Aug 19, 2014 05:42 AM
Whitney Watson
First Heritage Mortgage - Henrico, VA

Kathy, I've never been to La Quinta but it sounds lovely! Especially the part about jumping in the pool 

Aug 19, 2014 05:42 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Hi Kathy, It sounds like your lifestyle suit you just fine. I'm sure it's nice to have the place all to yourselves in the Summer.

Aug 19, 2014 06:05 AM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

I really do love it here in the summer... it gives me a chance to re-charge my batteries!  Thanks for all your nice comments!

 

Aug 19, 2014 07:58 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Pasadena 818.516.4393

Hi Kathy -- this has to be your number one asked question by relocating buyers and your answer is perfect!

Aug 19, 2014 08:16 AM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

My wife and I were in your neck of the woods recently, we love the summer months there. It is a different pace.

Aug 19, 2014 04:12 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Loved the question and more so loved the answer Kathy!, Endre

Aug 19, 2014 04:58 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR
Exceptional Agents, Outstanding Results

Forecast for Sunday afternoon is a high around the upper 90's and as usual I playing 18.  Just a little warm but thankfully it is not -5 degrees

Aug 19, 2014 09:06 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer
Arizona Resource Realty - Payson, AZ
NRBA ~FORCE~ Over 1000 REO Assets SOLD!

Looks beautiful there, and that Pool sure looks refreshing to dive into and cool off! 

Aug 20, 2014 05:38 AM
Jane Chaulklin-Schott
TEAMCONNECT REALTY - (407) 394-9766 - Orlando, FL
TeamConnect Luxury Homes - Orlando, Florida, 32836

Happy to hear you love your La Quinta. Just went through the desert once around 1950. It was August and a very hot forty mile drive - the Route 66 California-Arizona border. Remember two names near by - Barstow and Needles. A service gave us an AC to hang on the window and told us not to open any windows during the crossing. We almost died in the car (haha). Probably the air conditioner did not work. At one point we got out of the car to breathe; believe the temperature was 110 or 114. It was cooler outside. Very happy to get to Needles (?) where we were met by a zillion crickets lining the ground like a carpet One thing for sure, Kathy, believe I would prefer your Winters:)

Aug 20, 2014 04:36 PM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Kathy - I have a dear friend in Palm Desert and we always find plenty of things to do in the desert whether it's July or January.

Aug 21, 2014 07:59 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Kathy,  I just notice that you made 800,000 points for a milestone,  good job!!!

Aug 23, 2014 04:49 AM
Sharon Paxson
Compass - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

HI Kathy - it is a good time to recharge your batteries, I know the feeling with lots of tourists, I am glad when Labor Day is over, and it quiets down here too. I love La Quinta, my Mom lives there at Trilogy!

Sep 10, 2014 12:59 AM
Anonymous
June

Is Hideaway a good place to live? Don't like snobby! Saw a beautiful house there but not even sure I would join the club!

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