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Originally Posted by NelPat13
Hi, I have never been to your area Tega Cay/Fort Mill/Lake Wylie. We now live in NJ and are thinking about relocating for lower property taxes and such. We will be taking a trip around October. Are there any nice local area motels/hotels to stay? Are there any active adult communities in the area? And are the RE taxes really low in there? Thanks, I hope to hear from someone who really knows the area well and can suggest the best areas to research. Pat from NJ
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Hello!
We were in a similar situation a few years ago and made the move from western NY two years ago. I used this forum to help answer a lot of questions and then contacted a realtor who helped me from afar and then when we moved down. We rented for one year before we decided where and what to build.
First of all, Fort Mill has a couple of motels/hotels but you will find most of them down one more town south... Rock Hill. On the expensive side but good are Hilton Garden Inn and Courtyard Marriott. There are also motels like the Hampton Inn, etc. Do a Google search for hotels/motels in the area of Fort Mill and Rock Hill and you will see where they are located. I am not very familiar with the Lake Wylie area.
As for active senior communities, there are some around. The big one is Sun City Carolina Lakes. It is a bit south and east of Fort Mill. There are some smaller ones in Fort Mill and Rock Hill. I can't seem to remember the name of the one in Fort Mill (off Gold Hill Road)... but I can look it up if you get serious! The one in Rock Hill is called the Villages of India Hook. You can find them on the internet.
When we came down here we rented at a similar place to the Villages at India Hook... same floor plans, etc. but it was not age restricted. But, it has ended up to be filled with mostly transplants from the north and generally over 55. We are still active with the people there on a social basis. That place is Stonecrest Villas in Fort Mill.
I spent a lot of time on the internet looking at realtor.com for houses in the area and then rentals when we got serious. I also downloaded for free Google Earth. It is a wonderful resource because you literally look down from above and can see the areas with all the services noted... like restaurants, hotels, banks, churches, etc. I knew exactly what businesses to expect on the road near our rental before we ever visited here!
We ended up building in Rock Hill and are pleased with the move. We are in a housing development with all ages, but have found a number of older transplants like us here too!
Are the real estate taxes low in SC? YES!! We come from an area where the prices of houses were very reasonable but the taxes were very high. We have built a home twice as big as we had in NY and the taxes should be less than half of what we paid!
Gasoline is less expensive than in western NY but car insurance for us was slightly more. Be aware that there is a property tax on the value of your cars each year! I found that SC was lower than NC in property taxes, gasoline and income taxes. So, SC made sense to us!
One of the biggest pleasures (in addition to our new grandson who is here) is the weather!!! Fabulous!!
If I can be of more help, feel free to direct message me.
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