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-Asheville people are lovely and kind
I've lived in both places for an extended period and this is one of the biggest differences you will encounter. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Travelers Rest is a nice area and so is downtown Greenville. Congratulations and good luck!
We wanted to live ‘in’ the mountains, not ‘near’ the mountains.
Originally this was us too! But the reality of the dumpy homes, junked up neighbor houses and poor medical care and access AND inaccessible homes really made us think and reflect. If we had a million dollar budget maybe we would feel differently!
Originally this was us too! But the reality of the dumpy homes, junked up neighbor houses and poor medical care and access AND inaccessible homes really made us think and reflect. If we had a million dollar budget maybe we would feel differently!
Not sure of the exact locations you looked, but you must have bypassed the areas south, east, and southeast of Hendersonville. These are upscale, easily accessible areas with expensive, well-cared for homes; just the opposite of ‘dumpy and junked up’. While medical care could be better in WNC, I’ve also found the same in the Greenville area.
Not sure of the exact locations you looked, but you must have bypassed the areas south, east, and southeast of Hendersonville. These are upscale, easily accessible areas with expensive, well-cared for homes; just the opposite of ‘dumpy and junked up’. While medical care could be better in WNC, I’ve also found the same in the Greenville area.
The Laurel Park area is lovely and was a possibility.
But I stand by my comments that we have found minimal availability of homes in the $600K or less range. And the ones that are available in that range need work or have other issues.
The Laurel Park area is lovely and was a possibility.
But I stand by my comments that we have found minimal availability of homes in the $600K or less range. And the ones that are available in that range need work or have other issues.
Without question, houses are less expensive tin upstate SC…
Not sure of the exact locations you looked, but you must have bypassed the areas south, east, and southeast of Hendersonville. These are upscale, easily accessible areas with expensive, well-cared for homes; just the opposite of ‘dumpy and junked up’. While medical care could be better in WNC, I’ve also found the same in the Greenville area.
Edit: meant to say ‘areas south, southwest, west pof Hendersonville’.
The only problem with Greenville area vs WNC is the heat. I hope you have been there in the summer…
Circling back since we've just finished our first "summer" in TR. I'm sure to locals this feels hot. To someone from TX (which has had daily temps ranging from 100-110) ....this is amazing and not "hot" in any way. When you can bike on the Swamp Rabbit trail in AUGUST and the high is 88---it's a dream. When you can sit on your screened in porch in JULY and it's comfortable...it's a dream.
It's warm *sometimes* with a few days of temps in the low 90s.
But it's not "hot." Hot is weeks and weeks of 100+ temps.
Big big difference. And we are literally an hour from Hendersonville, Lake Lure, Brevard, Gorges Park and so many waterfall hikes it's amazing. We feel we have the best of both worlds---better quality housing in a house where we can age in place, better retail, small community feel in a great neighborhood and much better healthcare.
Circling back since we've just finished our first "summer" in TR. I'm sure to locals this feels hot. To someone from TX (which has had daily temps ranging from 100-110) ....this is amazing and not "hot" in any way. When you can bike on the Swamp Rabbit trail in AUGUST and the high is 88---it's a dream. When you can sit on your screened in porch in JULY and it's comfortable...it's a dream.
It's warm *sometimes* with a few days of temps in the low 90s.
But it's not "hot." Hot is weeks and weeks of 100+ temps.
Big big difference. And we are literally an hour from Hendersonville, Lake Lure, Brevard, Gorges Park and so many waterfall hikes it's amazing. We feel we have the best of both worlds---better quality housing in a house where we can age in place, better retail, small community feel in a great neighborhood and much better healthcare.
You really hit the nail on the head with your comparisons and personal toleration to heat in general regardless of where you locate.
We lived most of our lives in NC at altitudes of 900 feet or less. 90 degrees in the summer was the expected norm, rarely into the 100s! I would work in the yard, do DYI stuff on our vehicles and home, even ride my bike for hours in the heat of June, July and August.
Almost a decade ago we bought a home in WNC. It is over 5000 feet in elevation. We seldom see temps of 75-80 degrees in mid-summer.
We sold our flatland house, bought some property in the Mooresville, NC area and contracted to have a new house built. During the two year process of building the new house, we lived full time in our mountain house.
Now, when it gets into the 80s at the new house, I'm packing my toothbrush and heading to the Mt. house.
I can no longer tolerate the heat.
You, coming from the more heat oppressive environment of Tx., find Traveler's Rest a perfect location, and from the looks of things so do many other people.
Aren't you glad you did your due diligence? Good luck going forward in your new home!
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