"Big" new shopping center on 101 N. (Greenville, Wade Hampton: apartment complexes, to rent)

[Sonrise]

I put big in quotes because for those of us residing in Greertucky (north of Wade Hampton) any commercial development is big. One can only have so many feed shops, lawn mower repair and dollar generals (ironically enough almost nothing there is a dollar, but I digress). I haven't seen anything about it but if there already is a thread I apologize. It's got to be almost 15 -20 acres but I know nothing about it. This is a very underserved market as everyone has to drive down to Wade Hampton for most commerce/shopping. New housing developments are popping up everywhere and Ryan Homes just started one across from Blue Ridge High School. Any info would be welcomed. Thanks

[hollimarie]

Sounds a lot like what happened to Spring Hill, Florida. "Mcmansions" and shopping malls.

[Sonrise]

I can't believe that you just mentioned Spring Hill. We have a home there and can't sell it for the life of me. It's only 2 1/2 years old and it's depreciated $40k in the last year. People are leaving Florida in droves and the housing market there is nearly at "crash" proportions.

[hollimarie]

Originally Posted by Sonrise

I can't believe that you just mentioned Spring Hill. We have a home there and can't sell it for the life of me. It's only 2 1/2 years old and it's depreciated $40k in the last year. People are leaving Florida in droves and the housing market there is nearly at "crash" proportions.

Sonrise, I am glad you weren't offended by my response to your post. I can't help but speak sarcastically in regards to Spring Hill. I have very little love for Hernando County, and in particular, Spring Hill. My mother and stepfather live there, and are in the SAME situation with their home. They don't want to leave the state for some reason, and have been trying, to no avail, to sell their home and move into an apartment. The sad thing is, apartments are so ridiculously expensive, that I fear they will be making a big mistake. You can't touch a two-bedroom apartment for under $700 in Spring Hill...And it's actually hard to find an apartment in Spring Hill. When I moved back from England to be near my mother, it took me several months to find a place. I am a teacher, and I was making "too much money" for all but one of the apartment complexes in my area. I couldn't find a one-bedroom that WASN'T "income based", and so I was forced to suck it up in a $670 a month, 2 bedroom apartment that now goes $700+. (really unnecessary, as it was just myself and my cat!) My teaching salary was less than what it will be with Greenville schools. We also are paying only $520 for A HOUSE...Albeit it's in Easley, but I could have easily found a comparable place in Greenville for a similar price. In fact, we had looked at a few houses that were around the same price to rent. We picked Easley because we wanted an older home with history.

With that said, Spring Hill, and Florida in general, is a tough nut to crack.

My two cents is that Florida is not able to support the volume of people that move in each year in search of "greener pastures". Everyone wants new homes, and model homes, and the "older" homes that are only a few years old, are given the brush-off. Not to mention, that the cost of living is so incredibly high in proportion to the salaries.

There's something very wrong with a state that will pay teachers the same salary to teach in Hillsborough county (Tampa area) that Greenville county will pay a teacher, and the cost of living is so much lower in comparison to Florida.

Oh, and let's not forget all the lovely SINK HOLES that Spring Hill has to offer!

I hope you sell your house. My mother said that her property taxes for her modest two bedroom house on Lansfield Drive, off of Mariner Blvd, is almost triple to what I will be paying in Pickens County.