I'm here to tell you as a soon to be homebuyer well outside the Seattle area.
The rent in the area the store is in is about 2 grand for about 500 to maybe 700 sf.
They have these things called Apodments and they are MAYBE 200 sf and they say starting $650 but the reality is $1000.
You cant really buy anything in Seattle for less than a million that you would actually want to bring friends or family over to see. Very comparable to the California (just moved from there) market, just not as big a foot print population wise.
There is stupid stupid money in that town, reminds me of what I call the Miami Vice days in Southern California.
So I am looking about 30 miles outside downtown where its a little more reasonable.
I will tell you this, even though its a batshit crazy left town the "vibe" is phenomenal.
Its ridiculously Disneyland clean for a downtown. There is a pub or a micro or a coffee house on every corner. There is a place between work and the park garage that has 100 local brewed beers on tap, you walk in with your growler you choose, pop on your co2 mini tap and walk out the door. Just a wall with 100 taps on it, nothing else!
Gazillions of record stores everywhere and I tell you what, I have been around this country and there is no fans more dedicated to there team than these wingnuts. I am sure if you took a Satellite picture of Seattle it would turn up blue/grey/green. The only thing that I have seen that comes close is UK Wildcats, they have the largest travelling fan base out there, they outnumber the home team crowds at a lot of their games.
Easy Street Records, a music store with a diner inside, no reason to ever go outside again!
Its a great Downtown with good public transportation, a lot of people that live there don't have cars because you don't need them.
It would take years to cover it all. When I leave work at night I have no real desire to leave and go home, there is just so much to experience.
Speaking of experience, they REALLY love Jimi and his legend.
Oh yeah and they have rainbow striped cross walks and business' have stickers on their windows that have a rainbow on it with the word SAFE under it.
Great town, having a blast!
And the best part is the air is clean all the time and it smells like a forest, because its a city in the middle of a forest.
Downtown Nashville is another area with a great party vibe, love hanging out there.
Last edited by Hi-FiGuy on January 10, 2016 03:53.
