NC is pretty friendly to people from CA and to forigners. I am both. They may not like yank’s … but dunno. Never been one.
Now to answer your questions from the top.
1. NC schools are bad. Ballantyne (providence high) and myers park cooked their books to make themselves 1 and 2 is the recent murmur. professionals may ahve bought there, but the informal survey I did, seems to point to the fact that they bought for “appreciation”. Here is the kicker, The area in the north side, near the new 485 is going the same way now. Long story, but I think the over 400K for tract built is BS. 400K is your custom log home on 5 acres territory in NC.
2. No idea about you and SC. But they have strict rules sorta anti Home schooling. Anyway …
3. Acreage and horses. Try lincoln county. Allentate.com and seatch for lots and land in lincoln county (area 14) I know every inch of that place, stay in east lincoln, preferably in the 73/16 corridor.
4. University area is the area north of Harris blvd, between I77 and NC27. Davidson while a beautiful town isn’t quite included, neither is huntersville. Parts of cabarrus county is though.
5. Southern area has recently run up in $$. In 2 years they went from 250K average to 450K, and they all sold very very fast, with houses getting put up express speed. Now its happening in the north. I’d say 3000 sqft for 350K is BS in Charlotte. 200K is a stretch.
6. Screw condos. This aint New York.
7. Custom home builders. I know a plenty. Modular or stick built ??? any preference. Both can be beautiful, I’d say if you want 1 story, do modular, 2 story site built.
8. Definetly, we are trampling the entire environment, and worse, we’re not building roads either. They will grant permits to build 3000 houses, 15 miles up a 1 lane road, no problem. heck they did it in weddington. And not just 3000, more like 15,000. Commute from hell.
9. Nope, we dont have public transhit. South side (ballantyne) is getting a light rail, been happening for 5 years, and 1 year after its done, the LR will come to Huntersville and gastonia. Why ??? the railway lines are already there in that part. And this is why they are getting a light rail. So that other people can use it and they can drive on the empty 485 and 77. Its for other people to use. Get it. Yea.
In your position – I’d do lincoln county all the way, but just for giggles, rent somehting in Ballantyne. You’d get a 500,000 house for 2,000 a month (OK fine, bubble hasn’t hit charlotte. Next year I think) We need serious 12% interest rates, cos it was a small bubble.
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