Glad my HOA has a rule that garages need to be side load.
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Some colleges are incorporating senior housing in the campus. So they can take a few classes and be part of the community.
South Carolina residents over age 60 get free tuition at state colleges. You have to pay the various faculty fees, etc - and obviosly have the pre-req's to get in.
Only two kinds of people live in The Villages.
1. Those that LOVE it.
2. Those that HATE it.
Nothing in between.
Be careful what you wish for.
YOU MAY GET IT.
I always recommend if want to move to Florida (or anywhere), RENT a place for a year or two. You may find you don’t like it after all.
I spend a lot of time in Southern NM. Mostly Roswell, Ruidoso or the Big town of Las Cruces. Even Deming. Too lat for me now. I’m old.
YOU MAY GET IT.
I always recommend if want to move to Florida (or anywhere), RENT a place for a year or two. You may find you don’t like it after all.
I spend a lot of time in Southern NM. Mostly Roswell, Ruidoso or the Big town of Las Cruces. Even Deming. Too lat for me now. I’m old.
What is old?
I hear you about renting before buying but I hate packing, moving and unpacking. Let me say again what I hate. Moving. I have a garage full of storage containers of tools and related supplies. And I have gone through them getting rid of the duplicate stuff and broken stuff and no longer needed stuff like a OBDI code scanner.
Lower wages.
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Or loss of jobs over time in non-right to work states. Or union dues being used to promote things that don't align with an individual's beliefs in non-right to work states.
UAW Membership Hits 14-Year Low Amid Organizing Push
Membership has been falling from the 1970 peak of 1.5 million, landing at 370,000 in 2023.
UAW Membership Hits 14-Year Low Amid Organizing Push - Autobody News
Membership has been falling from the 1970 peak of 1.5 million, landing at 370,000 in 2023.
www.autobodynews.com
Or loss of jobs over time in non-right to work states. Or union dues being used to promote things that don't align with an individual's beliefs in non-right to work states.
UAW Membership Hits 14-Year Low Amid Organizing Push
Membership has been falling from the 1970 peak of 1.5 million, landing at 370,000 in 2023.
UAW Membership Hits 14-Year Low Amid Organizing Push - Autobody News
Membership has been falling from the 1970 peak of 1.5 million, landing at 370,000 in 2023.www.autobodynews.com
And the wealth gap has widened during that time. The worker needs an organization looking out for them, the companies have endless resources and lobbyists that don't align with their beliefs or best interests.
Right to work does not mean prevented from organizing.
Also the highest rate of STDs. Lot of partying going on.
I heard that years ago when visiting my in-laws who had bought a place there.
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You make a great point. Over the long term, the real solution is removal of barriers to entry, restraint of trade, regulations that prevent competition. Americans' are awesome, they will make it happen as long as regulations, policies, and the such don't tie their hands.
My Dad was a union member and would say a bad union is better than no union. I am not sure how true his assessment holds today.
When I was a kid in the 1970s, a competent machinist could quit his job in the morning, and walk down the street and get another job the same day. I don't think it works lol ke that today.
Yes, I know people (I knew my whole life)there from my old hometown. They love it.
I also know people who just moved from there to my new community. They hated it.
We have sooo many choices in our country.
I have my house for sale in Jupiter Farms. It is listed on the MLS. Although at slightly high price. Very little interest.
Maybe it is one of the undesirable homes on the listing, dunno. Seems pretty awesome to me. I'd NEVER sell, but the wife has a goal to homestead in the TN mountains for our retirement.
Price per sq ft is in line with other listings. Cost to build it new would be at least $400K more than what I'd take. And you'd still fall short in lot size and location.
Maybe it is one of the undesirable homes on the listing, dunno. Seems pretty awesome to me. I'd NEVER sell, but the wife has a goal to homestead in the TN mountains for our retirement.
Price per sq ft is in line with other listings. Cost to build it new would be at least $400K more than what I'd take. And you'd still fall short in lot size and location.
Maybe that has something to do with it, but of course the article blamed interest rates and typically low incomes. Can't buy a house working at McDonalds.
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Anything is possible. All I can say is every home that I look at that is a fair buy still gets multiple offers the day it is listed, and is under contract 24 hours.
If the market has cooled, I have yet to see a single sign when it comes to a good home. Have a home that has not been updated in 30 years, and backs to a busy street, and is on the corner.... And the seller wants the same price per square foot as other updated homes in the subdivision, that don't back the busy street, that home is not selling as good.
I know there is an area of Charleston that is being gentrified. There buying older homes and retrofitting if there big enough and decent shape, but often bulldozing them and combining lots so they can build more houses on less dirt. Not sure how all that works, but I drove down there after dark one night just to see what it was really like - didn't used to be a place you would drive at night 10 years ago. The new houses are lit and occupied. Just about 100% of the older houses appear vacant at night. No cars, not lights. They obviously haven't been abandoned, there being taken care of to a degree, just no one living there.
So I have to assume that the area is being bought out by investors. When something comes up it sells immediately. In other parts of Charleston not so much. I also wonder how much is foreign investment. I know its a thing but no one will say how much. For a wealthy person from China or Japan or even Europe its difficult to buy stocks or a business in the USA, but you can buy a single family home. I wonder how many are getting there money in to US dollars this way?
I have considered buying in that area. It would be a very convenient location for us. Charleston is essentially a peninsula surrounded by some islands, so land near the city is scarce. I am hesitant, maybe I shouldn't be?
So I have to assume that the area is being bought out by investors. When something comes up it sells immediately. In other parts of Charleston not so much. I also wonder how much is foreign investment. I know its a thing but no one will say how much. For a wealthy person from China or Japan or even Europe its difficult to buy stocks or a business in the USA, but you can buy a single family home. I wonder how many are getting there money in to US dollars this way?
I have considered buying in that area. It would be a very convenient location for us. Charleston is essentially a peninsula surrounded by some islands, so land near the city is scarce. I am hesitant, maybe I shouldn't be?
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