Whats up with Friarsgate sub division? (Columbia, Irmo: for sale, rent , house)

[heartuvfire]

Hello everyone...Quick question here.Spent the past week looking through about 20 different sub divisions and found some pretty wonderful homes.What i did notice was in the sub division Friarsgate and new Friarsgate there were quite a few homes for sale.The neighborhood looked pretty nice although we went through it in the morning on a weekday and it was pretty quiet.Can anyone give me any info on this? Thank you

[Brandon Hoffman]

New Friarsgate is is a large subdivision which is why you probably saw so many signs up. It's fine subdivision for the price of the homes. Some streets are little quieter than others. The majority of the homes were Mungo built in late 70's up through mid 80's. M.C. Smith built a few in there too. The average home is a 3/2, no garage ~1300 sf for about 105k but ranges from high 60's for fixer uppers to 130's for the larger 4 BR homes.

Friarsgate is different subdivision than New Friarsgate. Homes are more expensive, a lot of brick homes. Both have great schools (Lex/Richland 5).

[DadofTwo]

so how good are the mungo homes ....we have been looking in the frirsgate sub as well for a home ..we have seen a several that we like.

[Brandon Hoffman]

They are comparable to similar builders such as Schumaker, Beazer, KB, etc.

[4seamer]

Originally Posted by DadofTwo

so how good are the mungo homes ....we have been looking in the frirsgate sub as well for a home ..we have seen a several that we like.

you DON'T want to buy a Mungo home.

ask those who haved live in them.

[Brandon Hoffman]

Originally Posted by 4seamer

you DON'T want to buy a Mungo home.

ask those who haved live in them.

For anyone not from Columbia I'll address this comment (or even if you are). In the late 70's early 80's Mungo was one of the few builders in Columbia selling homes. Some people couldn't afford a home because rates were at 18%. Mungo would build homes for someone just about at cost to help them get into a home of their own. You can't build an affordable home and not cut a few corners but if not for them many people here probably NEVER owned a home. I think thats a good thing even though homes weren't the best quality.

That was Mungo then. Mungo now is a different animal. Mungo has, I believe, 3 Master Builder employed with the company and there ain't that many master builders out there. They have more of your stock homes starting in the low 100's, but they also have a high end product that goes by the name Sovereign Homes. If you don't know them, they built many of the homes in Ascot which is one of the most desirable subdivisions in Columbia. Ascot in Irmo is comparable to Wildwood in NE Columbia or Governors Grant in Lexington if you're from a different part of town.

I'm not saying Mungo is the best builder in the world but they are as good as anyone else we have here in Columbia. As an agent I'd have no problem personally buying a Mungo home. And I'm not saying every Mungo home is going to be perfect. There is no such thing as a perfect home. Heck, one well known builder had a model home fall down and it wasn't Mungo!

[waccamatt]

I'm not a fan of Mungo; he isn't the worst builder, but I know a lot of people unhappy with their Mungo homes. Of course if you're in a low price range, any home is going to be cheaply built, there just aren't a lot of ways around that.

[pagestyle]

I lived in Friarsgate for the last 20 years. It is a larger neighborhood with mostly owner occupied homes. Most of the homes range from 80k to 115k. I only moved because I needed more room. I have a house that I am either going to sell or rent in Friarsgate this month. It is only a 2 bedroom 1 bath home. But three of my four nearest neighbors in Friarsgate have been there for years and are still there, so they are long term neighbors. Friarsgate has great schools and is close to everything. 5 minutes to Lake Murray. 5 minutes to the best mall in the area. 2 minutes to I-26... Exit 101.