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Great Falls, Montana

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Paris Gibson Realty

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. 

 

 

 

Comments (6)

Ted Mackel
Keller Williams Realty Simi Valley - Simi Valley, CA
Simi Valley Real Estate Agent
Welcome to Active Rain!!!!  Make sure to check out other blogs so you can see what works and what does not.
Apr 11, 2008 04:40 PM
Benjamin Clark
Homebuyer Representation, Inc. - Salt Lake City, UT
Buyer's Agent - Certified Negotiation Expert

Welcome to Active Rain! For some tips on how to get started here, check out my blog entry at ActiveRain Fast-Start Tips for Quick and Easy Points

Happy blogging and good luck!

Apr 11, 2008 05:05 PM
Kelly Parks, M.S.
Paris Gibson Realty - Great Falls, MT
Broker/Owner
Thank you.  I am very excited to be a member of the network.  I look forward to happy blogging.
Apr 12, 2008 02:17 AM
Dorene Shirley
The Mortgage & Property Connection - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley Real Estate

Kelly - Welcome to the Rain, make sure that you browse the site and become familiar with everything this site has to offer.  The more you browse the more you will learn.  I have found this site to be really helpful to me.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me, I will do whatever I can to help.

http://www.doreneshirley.com/

Apr 12, 2008 03:00 AM
Kelly Parks, M.S.
Paris Gibson Realty - Great Falls, MT
Broker/Owner
Thank you Dorene.  I looked at your site and it is excellent and I have picked up some ideas ready.  I didn't know Campbell was the place the  fruit cocktail  was invented.  That is very neat.  Great Falls has some very interesting history that I willl have to be sure to include on the blog and on my website.  Thank you again for the great advice.  I will put it to good use.  Kelly.
Apr 12, 2008 03:34 AM
Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hello Kelly,

Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post! The opportunities to learn and network are incredible here. Best of luck to ya!

-Keith

Apr 12, 2008 01:26 PM