Real estate prices have been going up in Hughes Co. (Edmond: credit, relocation)

[peggydavis]

We were out driving around yesterday, and we saw a real estate agent friend (whose name shall not be spoken on the forum) putting up a for sale sign in front of a place I have always admired. So we stopped and asked him a lot of questions.

When he told us the price we were amazed. It is a moderate size house with a shop building & 80 acres for $295,000! It is a nice place, and on a paved road, but we asked him if he thought prices had gone up that much. He said that 2/3 of his clients were from California and Texas and those clients thought these prices were low or at least reasonable.

[Jammie]

First, thank you for not naming your realtor friend.

You know, that might be good news for people who would like to sell their home and leave OK, but it doesn't seem that many people are doing that except of course for employment relocations, etc.

For the rest of us, it's not good news. You've probably noticed some of the things that had happened in Fla. or in NC or Tn., etc. They had huge influxes of people and the real estate boomed. Fine for the people who were selling, but then the bad things started to happen. Crime went up, traffic was unmanageable, taxes and insurances went up, etc. Progress and growth are good to a certain extent, but hopefully those same things won't happen to OK.

[peggydavis]

I do have mixed feelings about this. Of course, now that we have moved to the country (just from Edmond, OK) we don't want other people to come fill it up. I just can't see that happening with our weather and other conditions (like BIGFOOT lives here) just kidding!

We have been noticing this for a while, but it has really escalated. Land around here was going for $600 and acre, and now I see houses and land together with the land worth $1500 an acre or more. My husband farms so he is always looking for nice hay land, but he won't pay those prices. This mostly seems to be with the land they want, houses in Hooterville and other towns are still pretty cheap.

Most of the people moving here are retired. I was in a court hearing a couple of weeks ago, and one of the witnesses referred to Holdenville as a retirement community of 4,700 people.

A lot of these pieces of land have been sitting empty growing up in trees for years. The owners may live out of state and never see the property. Then new people come buy the land, build a new house or move a trailer in, or sometimes completely redo some old farmhouse. So it does increase the population, but we still live out in the sticks.

I have read on the other forums about the problems in Montana and Idaho. I sure wouldn't like that to happen here, but we don't have mountains here and the weather is hot and we have lots of bugs and other scary things in Oklahoma.

[redbird4848]

I have met two very nice people from California.

One sold his mom's house for a whopping 650K (they bought it a long time ago) and our good friend who sold his for 625K. Both are set for life here.

Although one is now finding out the hardships of living the country life. He called me and said he had poison ivy all over his face and it was so darn hot, he wishes he could move back to CA, at least they have an ocean to escape to.

The other fella opened a garage. Both great people.

A neighbor listed their house for a gastronomical price (200K) and when we saw them, they said that was the California price. They were just testing the waters, so to speak. Seems everyone knows about the flight from California.
But the funny thing is, they really didn't want to sell. But if someone offered them 200K for 5 acres, they would've taken it in a heartbeat.

Remember, rural Oklahoma has baaad water! It rots your teeth and your plumbing. Its bad here. Go on now, git! Go to KS! or TX.

Another friend of ours bought her house in the country for 18K. That's right, 18 thousand dollars. I really shouldn't post things like that, should I.

[peggydavis]

We have tornadoes every day here. Plus we have really scary rednecks who never leave home without at least two guns.

I look on the real estate ads online. Some of the places are really way overpriced, and some of them look pretty reasonable. (But they are infested with rattlesnakes)

Just raw land though seems to be always over $1000 an acre, and the really nice land is never for sale. (Black panthers roam the area)

[redbird4848]

No more housing here. Sorry. Wait!

Here is the last one. Get it before Synapse tries to buy it and flip it!

Its located on friendly Meth Alley! Complete with wasps nests and snakes galore for the survivorman in you. Love yard work? Sure, no problem. It'll get brown and dry out just in time for winter Arson's Day celebration! The neigbors only have 28 dogs and all covered in tics. Make an offer and move in right away! No credit needed!

[Synopsis]

You're hilarious redbird! I loved the Redneck map as well!


Edit: I just read peggy's post. You guys are ALL hilarious. Keep it up, I really don't want Oklahoma taken over either. We all give the mean, evil eye to outsiders and don't trust 'em.. No way siree!

[redbird4848]

It is ironic, the tide is flowing this way. Most of the Indians who relocated during the late 50's and 60's to L.A. and other large metro areas are now retiring and moving back home. And they're kids are following.

When I lived in So Cal, there were more than 100 tribes represented at our church in SE Los Angeles. Now most of those people have returned to their homelands. I think a lot of So. California was popluated by Arkies and Okies during the dust bowl days, right? Well, they be comin back thisaway!

I left L.A. in the mid 80's and I think PeggyDavis said she is relocated. There are so many parts of Hughes County that are so sparsely populated, it holds its country feel.

That pic of the house I posted has been empty for 3 years now.

The other thing I noticed is the number of oil and gas wells sprouting up in Hughes County. This place is getting crazy with drillers. Every week a new well goes up.

[Jammie]

You'll never guess what I heard about Oklahoma. The alligators and crocs have now moved in there in search of Bigfoot. Pretty wild area. I'd stay away.

[peggydavis]

Thanks, Synopsis, this forum can be a lot of fun sometimes.

You are right, Redbird, about the CA retirees having roots in this country, and probably a lot of Texans as well. One of our main exports has always been college grads. My husband is from the area, the enemy town of Wewoka, so he came back to retire. Some of our neighbors were commenting to him recently that I am "different". He said that it was because I was from Wisconsin, and they all thought that explains it. I was really born in D.C.

Those wells are going in all over the place. That brings jobs and business to the area, but they drive their trucks too fast. It also makes pollution. They made a new gas plant down south of Calvin. Most of the wells are for natural gas, and they make less pollution over the long run.

The crocs and alligators are also searching for the boa constrictors and pythons who have escaped into the wild over the years.