Real Estate

I love looking at real estate online.  I also like watching the shows centered around real estate:  Million Dollar Listing, Lottery Dream Home, etc.  I also like the home remodeling:  Flip or Flop, Love it or List it.... basically, pretty much anything on HGTV.

When I am looking at real estate through apps like Zillow or Realtor, I tend to look at homes in Malibu, Newport Beach, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills---and of course, these homes all come with a 7-figure price tag-some are 8 and even 9 figure price points!  WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?   Oh, I'm sure if I looked, I could find a home that was under a million but what's the fun in that??   So, I look at homes that overlook the ocean or have an ocean view--because if I'm going to pay millions of dollars, I need a view. 

While I know that these homes are often staged to look like they belong on the cover of Architectural Digest, I often wonder what it would look like if someone actually LIVED in these houses.  Where do they put their clutter?  Do people REALLY have garages that are three white walls with no ladder, no shovel, no boxes of crap lying around?  

Needless to say, while I can dream about a big Hollywood Hills abode, that will never be my reality.  EVEN if I won the lottery, I would remain here in Texas.  That will not stop my dreaming and I will work to keep my envy in check.  But I do believe a view of the deep blue sea and an empty garage is little bit like heaven.