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I'm looking for nice neighborhoods in Summerville, someone on here was talking about Ashborough. Are there other like it, where I can buy a house under $150,000? We prefer older homes, big yards, and privacy. Can you get that for my price range?
Also, what's the deal with HOAs, I mean, how bad and regulative can they get? I don't like being told what to do! But I want to live somewhere where people take care of their property. Mostly whenever I've found a nice house for sale in my budget, at least one neighbor's house is crappy or has junk all in the yard.
I also don't mind living up to a half hour away, if I need to, to get the privacy and space and land. But still don't want ugly messy yards near my house!
Don't know specifically what you consider "older" and don't know how large a house you're looking for, but in general, homes with larger lots and privacy in the nicer older Summerville neighborhoods/developments start in the 200s and go up from there.
(Keep in mind, 1/2 acre is considered a larger lot around here.)
Best thing to do would be to google some listings to get an idea of the market right now.
Don't have answer for you but started bowling this fall with a very nice lady who has years of experience here in a Summerville area. Give her a call. I know she can help you out.
I'm looking for nice neighborhoods in Summerville, someone on here was talking about Ashborough. Are there other like it, where I can buy a house under $150,000? We prefer older homes, big yards, and privacy. Can you get that for my price range?
Also, what's the deal with HOAs, I mean, how bad and regulative can they get? I don't like being told what to do! But I want to live somewhere where people take care of their property. Mostly whenever I've found a nice house for sale in my budget, at least one neighbor's house is crappy or has junk all in the yard.
I also don't mind living up to a half hour away, if I need to, to get the privacy and space and land. But still don't want ugly messy yards near my house!
It was probably me talking about Ashborough earlier as I found a house there for a couple this last spring. It's a beautiful older neighborhood (70's) with mostly larger lots and mature trees. Usually the hoa's in the older neighborhoods aren't as restrictive as some of the newer neighorhoods.
It's not impossible to find what you're looking for but we'd need to know more details.... how many bedrooms, etc.
Summerville Place, Brandymill, Briarwood all have homes under 150k in good school district (if that's important), with larger lots; depends on what size lot you are talking. I would love to have a acre, but we have a 1/3rd .
do NOT move into Irongate, they are having some serious issues with the HOA there
it seems in the last two years the crew that's running it now has fined the residents at least 10 fold from previous years, there's pictures of the boxes of fines from the last couple of years as opposed to a small stack from the years before
many residents had no clue they had fines levied on them until they went to vote for new HOA members, they are saying many fines were filed incorrectly and illegally... people getting fines for things they don't even have, such as a lady can't get a fine removed for having a boat in her yard but she's never owned or even been in a boat... another guy getting fined for parking in the grass in a car that wasn't his nor was it visiting him etc etc....
they have a couple of retires going around day and night peeking in peoples yards to fine them, which is also illegal
lots of long term residents talking about moving out over it, big scandal right now some residents are trying to get straightened out... I'd ask someone that lives there about the situation before moving in...
How about Twin Oaks? It's an older neighborhood with no HOA yet people seem to take care of their yards. You could probably find something in the 150,000 range. It might be worth a look.
How about Twin Oaks? It's an older neighborhood with no HOA yet people seem to take care of their yards. You could probably find something in the 150,000 range. It might be worth a look.
That's a good suggestion and would probably be worth a look. I think you're right about there being no HOA at all in that neighborhood and it's definitely in the OP's price range. It's not as nice a neighborhood as Ashborough imo, but less pricy too.
There's a short list of the rules on that page and if you go to the "information" tab and "forms" you can read the whole covenants and restrictions document.
I lived in Brandymill and liked it. When I first moved in, I didn't know the first thing about lawn care and they were very patient with me as I learned (lol). I've got a good friend in Quail Arbor who has an older home than mine was in Brandymill, as well as more land, and she and her husband are quite happy living there.
My family has now added Summerville to our potential list. It appears to offer much more bang for your buck than Charleston at this time.
I was wondering if locals could comment on the HOAs. We are able to pay more than the original poster. We will go to 400 for the right home but would much rather stay around 300.
We loved some of the houses in Ashborough and Ashbourough East but will not consider anymore as we have read over the covenants or rules and restrictions and it is definitely not for us. There is no way we are going to ask permission on what color to paint our home or have to put up only one kind of fence around our property etc. We take very good care of our property in MA. I don't want any neighborhood with an association that would require permission from a neighborhood board.
We also have found a couple homes in the neighborhood of Country Club Estates but did not find a HOA, is this more of a subdivision or neighborhood and not a Hoa? Looking for recommendations for neighborhood.....Dorchester 2 school district, and at least 1/3 of an acre of land. thanks : )
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