Avoid Moving to Ocean Shores if You Can't Stand These 5 Things
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 23. 07. 2024
- In this video we expose 5 reasons that keep people from moving to Ocean Shores.
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We donât make trips to Costco, but I work in Olympia and have access to those things if they need it. We do most of our shopping at Safeway in Aberdeen, then apply the points to filling up my tank.
I think I posted this comment on another one of your videos: I would add a #6: if you are young (early 20âs through mid 30âs) and used to having a very active social life, prepare for disappointment. This goes double if you are single. The median age in Ocean Shores was 59 the last time I checked. A lot of people have moved here in the last 2-3 years, but I doubt it has changed that much. Apart from my wife, Iâm pretty solitary in my life so that doesnât bother me at all.
Iâve never had issues with tourists except for people who donât respect the beach, leave their garbage behind, etc. what really makes me angry is seeing someone taking a selfie with a seal pup on the beach. Great way to get its mother to abandon it. The overwhelming majority of tourists who come here though are great, just looking to have a good time and not doing any of those things.
Thanks for your perspective! You're right, don't come here if you love night life because there really isn't any :)
Back in the day there was night life us young millennials went to the bars/taverns and there were more tourists coming down. But there are a lot of 40's age range here too and mid 30's trust me i have friends on fb and they live here since childhood. :) but yes i am a solitaire person myself i only show up 2x a year (july-(birthday month) and december.) and visit school friends and my parents here. My mom works a local place here in town since 1991. She been here since 1986 same with me but i moved to central oregon. She loves it here she visited ocean shores when she was 20 back in 1969. It's a great place well back in the day. it's sad no more night life though. it was a blast back in my 20's.
Yes, an introverts paradise...me
Safeway in Aberdeen. Walmart in Aberdeen.
Very helpful, thank you!
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Thx for the info this was very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Iâm a regional truck driver in the Western Washington area and was thinking about buying a place out that way and hopefully finding a responsible roommate to help with costs and what not. Is the pool of locals large enough that it would be reasonable to be able to find a roommate who has a good head on their shoulders and is not crazy or drug addicted or anything?
I think so. You would just need to be cautious and do a background check, if possible. Many of the locals are unable to afford increasing rent prices, so I think there would be a good amount of people to choose from.
@@oceanedgepnw thank you for the response. I'm currently spending some time in Manzanita and they have the same problem with locals being priced out of the local rental market. I was thinking there are probably plenty of good people who want to live on the coast but just need the right opportunity.
Check eith contractors. A lot of their crew may be interested, since work is plentiful.
Thank you, great information
Glad it was helpful!
Weâre considering purchasing a property as a short term vacation rental. Are there restrictions on this in Ocean Shores?
There are restrictions on where you can have a short-term rental in Ocean Shores. The property has to be zoned for it. However, there are surrounding cities that aren't as strict that are also near the beach. Send us an email if you'd like more info! oceanedgepnw@gmail.com
The area just north of Damon Point is where most of the nightly rentals are. It is zoned commercial, so other businesses are there, as well.
I have a rental which I will be selling in the next year. It has a house and a separate fenced-in cottage. It has been gutted (cottage) and totally renovated.
There is alot of new building going on and prices are going up. WAWONA SE has at least 3 in progress and most of the lots are sold.
There are ex military, religious, LGBT, people of color, etc. AND we all live quietly side by side and with respect. If you are too loud, a neighbor may call the police to ask you to quiet down.
You will stop for deer and deer families on any and all roads, frequently.
You will look out a window and see them eating your grass or resting.
You will do battle with prickly sand mat or goat's head and be challenged by what grows in this environment and what is deer proof.
If you liked Angela Lansbury and Cabot Cove, you might like it in OS. I LOVE the wind on my face. walking for miles on the beach, finding agates on Damon Point, opening the door at midnight and hearing the pounding ocean a mile away.
The setting sun is sometimes a huge, orange globe so large and breathtaking that folks pull over to watch it set, in awe.(can be a hazard, it is so bright)
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Good video
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How is internet for stay at home workers in winter
I here right now and have 5g on Verizon for mobile. It was completely out one night. No bad weather just out one night out of the 9 days I've been here. I guess a lot of people use dish but idk what home isps are most popular here.
Great video ladies!
Thank you!
Two things to consider before moving to Ocean Shores. The weather, and healthcare. The non sunny weather brings out the non-sunny nature of these two self assigned spokespersons (observe their happy demeanors ha ha) and many other habits which takes its toll on many. There is only a non-urgent clinic in Ocean Shores and doctors in Grays Harbor are not usually taking new patients, which currently takes you to Elma or beyond. Aberdeen does have a hospital and emergency department and Radiology and other services, but they don't offer everything. This was designed as a retirement community. There are a lot of limpy, crippled, cranky people here. Young people start acting old way before they should. If you have children, make sure you spend time insuring the schools are what you are looking for, for your children. An!1d, like they said, shopping is limited unless you are looking for a kite or other beach play thing. Wish you the best! Oh, this is a very LGB community. I don't think the rest of that alphabet has gotten here, but be aware it could be. No judgement, I have no children...
my parents aren't crippled /cranky or limpy lol they just stick to themselves unless you know them they are kindest people and very outgoing. lol
Attitude of gratitude for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
From a old timer, it is "hoe key um".
How about the diversity of OceanShores ?, Iâm retired AfricanAmerican Male and my fiancĂ©e still has a career Caucasian female , we love it there when we visit and thinking about making it permanent in the next couple years⊠But we are very concerned about where we settle down and How excepted we will be as a mixed couple local community???
Hi Anthony! This is a great question. Ocean Shores is a growing community that is primarily Caucasian. That being said the community and people that we meet personally are very open, accepting and friendly, and our multi-cultural families have never felt as though we were not accepted. If you are considering Ocean Shores we would love to help you out. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have more questions! Info@oceanedgepnw.com
Hi Anthony, I came across a video that might be of interest to you the channel is called âTraveling while Blackâ and share their experience in Ocean Shores - czcams.com/video/sYZYz3lsEVg/video.html - hope this helps!
Anthony, that is a great question. My husband and I bought our house in Grays Harbor City 5 years ago. It's about 20 minutes away from Ocean Shores. We are a black married couple with 5 kids. The community not just in Ocean Shores but all over Grays Harbor County is very welcoming and friendly to black families. Our family enjoys wonderful memories in Ocean Shores every time we go there, especially when we rent an electric boat from The Boat House.
Thank you so much for sharing your perspective! â„ïž
@@kms3750 ThankYou for your reply, my Caucasian FiancĂ© really is concerned about this issue, we really love OceanShores and would love to call it Home someday đ
Hey Ocean Shores PNW Real Estate Team Doesnât Ocean Shores have an Airport for flying for people who are pilots
Hi Peter! Yes, there's an airport here.
I lived there for 25 yrs. It's got good and bad. Dicks I G A is about it for food. Shell is to much for gas. Go to the gray gull. Its a bit cheaper.
I usually get gas at Arco going into Aberdeen.
Two gas stations right onvthe highway going out of town, 1 newly renovated.
Also, Ace is waaay over priced. Get your goods in Aberdeen or Olympia. Olympia's Ace paint prices are lots cheaper.
Hello my husband and I a gay couple are planning to buy a house there and settle down and fly back and forth to vegas since we also own a property here. In our early 40s and planning to raise our family. Is it an LGBT friendly town? All info will be appreciated
Thanks for your question! There is a community Facebook group called Ocean Shores/North Beach LGBTQ+ Community you should check out and join. We are also part of a local business forum that meets monthly here in Ocean Shores and one of the group leaders is also LGBTQ đłïžâđ and a member of this group. We have had meetings covering this very topic and making sure businesses are a safe space for LGBTQ community, and Krystal and I are proud to say that our business is also a safe space. Iâd love to open up this thread to get some feedback from any of our viewers who are LGBTQ or have family or friends that are and their experiences in Ocean Shores! Please share here.
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@@oceanedgepnw thank you so much for the info. This means a lot. We just want to raise a family next to the ocean, welcoming, Somewhere quiet and peaceful yet still affordable. We will visit in may. Thank you thank you thank you đ
We would love to show you around and be your real estate resource here in ocean shores! Send us an email or give us a call anytime đ„° info@oceanedgepnw.com 206-455-0492
Its a beautiful place nature and animals life is a God sent. Beaches are beautiful too. It sad all the development and peoples killing animals like deer off when they so tame and beautiful nicest friends and trees cutting down to building houses.
I really hate all the trash people leave at the beach. There is still firework trash there. I moved from Seattle to right outside ocean shores. Originally from Arkansas, but I learned how to be fancy in Seattle, then bought property on the coast so I could be better than Seattle people. How dreadful to be packed in Seattle .. *sips matcha latte* mmmm indeed
You will find black bears that FWDL will not relocate. Learn to live with them is their take regardless of threat to you or your property.
Check the local news...bears and wildlife experts have commented. Had our garbage strewn about by the bear. The garbage company now offers locking containers.
You probably live in Seattle
Ace hardware is a big corporationâŠ
Watch out for tweekers. They donât call it âOpen Soresâ for nothing.
Never once had an issue with a tweeker.
@Mi Fi because itâs a retirement town mostly smart guy
Never saw any tweekers.
Always check an areas Police log for crimes and frequency.
Please don't consider this a comment...
It's over rated
When the Cascadia earthquake fault erupt
s...and it will, the resulting tsunami and earthquake will most likely completely remove Ocean Shores from the map. No thanks!
Ocean Shores is racist. An Asian man was attacked there few years back and he had to fight back with a knife.
Here's the BEST Recommendation > > > DON'T GO HERE PERIOD!!!
Boy are you two out of touch! All that stuff is in houquiam and Aberdeen. You don't need to ho to Olympia. Talk to locals ip there, da!