Wilmington, nc: anyone know anything about Camden Circle?

[le roi]

Originally Posted by HP91

Personally, I think the Wrightsville Avenue corridor all the way to the beach has been undervalued by the City for years. If it was still 2 lane, widened with bike baths, sidewalks, etc...I think it could see much more investment in it.

almost all that land was developed under "rural" county regulations, and later annexed by the city

the city taxpayers just don't have the appetite for the increased taxes. it costs a LOT of $$$ to come back later and add infrastructure.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by Green zebra

if I could find the right place, would ideally like to be off that Wrightsville/oleander corridor on the other side of college, going toward Wrightsville beach, and including sea gate. So far, it's been slim pickings in terms of what's actually on the market in my price range.

i ruled out seagate because of the pure insanity of taking left turns onto Oleander Drive.

and those neighborhoods are generally not connected to Pine Grove via the south, even though it looks that way at a glance.

I'm looking for something on a nice quiet street with a good backyard for gardening, the shorter the drive to Wrightsville beach the better, either 2/2 or 3/2, on the small side, ie, between say 1000-1500 SF, under 200,000. Without aluminum wiring, hopefully no buried oil tank, am willing to put some work into it but don't want to take on a full renovation. Not interested in granite countertops or stainless steel, would prefer to find something with good bones in need of some updating, rather than fully renovated interior to someone else's taste. For houses with updating I'm much more interested in things like roof, siding, sloping floors, HVAC, crawl space. Thx!

i'll think about it.. but my "gut reaction" was: look at the houses in the north part of Pine Valley. Not the southern parts full $200-$250k, or the section east of college, but the smaller, older sections between Pine Valley CC and Shipyard. (Having said that: I pulled up zillow and there's almost nothing on the market except 2000+sqft.)

[HP91]

Agreed with that area of PV...there are still a few foreclosures to come on the market, but that area has larger lots and the construction is sound, so they have been scooped up by some of the value buyers.

Lincoln Forest is also a sound neighborhood with some homes that need updating.

[Green zebra]

Thanks to both of you. I'll include your recommendations in my search.