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I've been looking at houses in the surrounding areas, but haven't been happy with anything I've seen. So, now I'm considering living somewhere near the city - NoDa, or anywhere else that's decent and I can afford - in a condo/townhouse.
I'm looking in the $150-170 range, but don't want to live in a 400 sq. ft. closet. So, I'm looking toward NoDa or any other nice area and keeping fingers crossed of getting close to 1000 sq. ft.
I spend a lot of time uptown - working and socializing. I've had commutes to Mooresville of 2 hours and am tired of it. Once it even took 1.5 hours to get to Birkdale (exit 11 to exit 25.)
Any recommendations, or do I have a snowball's chance in hell of finding something decent?
I had to chuckle that noda and nice was used in same sentence but good luck in your hunt why not try the web and see what the homes are going for in that range,
You have to be constantly in the look out. Sometimes a little bungalow in Noda, Wilmore in so so condition will pop up in the 150k but it will be quickly picked up by an investor to be renovate it and sold for a big profit. The market is already sqeezing people out. Have you tried looking into Fort Green? That neighborhood is experiencing the early stages of gentrification.
I just went on MLS and found several really cute condos that I would absolutely live in. Go to Carolinahome.com -click find a home, then search by area. This is the MLS site for Charlotte and put in areas 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 with a dollar maximum of 180,000 (negotiation room). I found several. Of note- the ones on Cranbrook (628 sq ft), Laurel Ave (Elizabeth Lofts ,724 sq ft), Wakefield Dr (Selwyn Village, 841 sq ft), and Kirkwood Avenue in Dilworth (665 sq ft- I had friends that lived in these - they are cute!)
I know its not 1,000 sq. ft, but all of these are in good neighborhoods, good resale value. Pretend like you are in NYC - that's what I did in my first condo here -700 sq ft!
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Winston's advice is good since those are good areas. You can live there for a little while and then slowly upgrade to something more spacious.
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Sometimes a little bungalow in Noda, Wilmore in so so condition will pop up in the 150k but it will be quickly picked up by an investor to be renovate it and sold for a big profit. The market is already sqeezing people out. Have you tried looking into Fort Green? That neighborhood is experiencing the early stages of gentrification.
