I love living in Great Falls, Montana. It is pretty safe compared to many other places in the country. People here are friendly and willing to lend a helping hand. Schools are very highly rated, although our teachers are not well paid at all. It is a dry climate and can get bone chilling cold in the winter. Summers are hot and dry and it is very, very sunny year round. Oh, and we have wind and lots of it. I guess the fact that our community is safe and friendly and that it is sunny almost every day make up for the cold winters. We do get Chinook winds in the winter which warm up Great Falls for a week or two so the cold doesn't really last very long.
I have many clients who just love living here too. Many have moved in from the east and also the south. They like the clean air and no traffic. Their children can play in their yards and walk in the parks, which is quite a relief to those who moved here from really conjested large metropolitan areas.
There are many outdoor activities like hiking, skiing, river floating, horseback riding, bicycling etc... All you have to do is choose which one.
We even have a Starbucks and now I am even happier. Our medical community is excellent. Our shopping is really not the greatest, but that is why we have online shopping.
We have an International Airport and many flights daily to Denver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Seattle.
Real estate here is probably pretty boring compared to what is going on in the national arena. We don't have huge price fluctuations, which includes huge appreciation. Our market is pretty stable. If houses here are overpriced they just sit on the market. If houses are priced right they usually sell withing about a week or two and sometimes even the same day. We have many older homes that need updating and that is good for those do it yourself-ers. There is a bit of profit to be made flipping homes if you buy them right. Mostly people just buy, preferrable one they don't have to do work on, and keep it.
I think Great Falls is a wonderful place to raise children. I also really enjoy being a real estate broker and owner of Great Falls Realty. Every day is different and I really have to say I have some terrific clients. I am blessed and always thankful for that.
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