I think SW exposure is overrated by realtors. We face north and wouldn't want it any different. In summer, it can get quite warm when the breeze isn't there and the ability to sit on our front deck in the shade of our house or most of the yard in the shade of the trees is great. If we want sun we go out on our dock or beach or boat. We don't have the glaring sun beaming into the house on hot afternoons.
We get a nice prevailing NW wind/breeze most of the time and have virtually no bugs except the couple of weeks in June.
Sun worshipers will surely disagree.
