All Forum Posts by: Karl B.

Karl- Nice small town, but blight, job losses, drugs and crime have really changed that down home feel from my childhood days.  Probably some decent real estate opportunities there, if you have the stomach for it.

Change will be good for the town.

HI Karl. Don't forget to check out Greenville, NC. I wholesale out here and as far as future investments and growth it's possible. Only if you like beaches, beer, and football though.

Check out Greenville SC, we have the land, entertainment, woods, and lakes. The beach is also a 4 hr drive.

It sounds like you would really like Buford, Georgia. Just north of Atlanta. There is a large lake (lAke Lanier), several mountain ranges to hike, and great weather.

Karl - I'm from Erie, PA myself.  And although it had some great attributes, I have spread my wings and lived in 6 states and 4 different Countries.  From a mindset, you have to know that you can invest in any market if you do it correctly, using the right tools and understanding the market cycles. Secondly - no place has everything, but sun w/o cold,  woods and water and cheap land  - don't usually all go together.   Tradeoffs & Prioritize.   Rent an RV for two months and spend a week or more in several places and see how you feel being there.   And it's not permanent , so you can move again in 2 , 5, 9 years when your priorities change.  Good luck on the journey.

Karl B. I would check out Middle Tennessee in the Nashville area. Outside of downtown (15-45 minutes) land is cheap but it is a growing city. There are beautiful trails and woods everywhere. I even just spent last weekend on one of the many lakes around the area.

Let me know if I could help you in any way!

@Cindy Maxson, totally agree. I live in Nashville and am wholesaling and investing there now as well. It's a beautiful place to live too, great option for this gentleman but lake waves only...

Hey Karl I live in Nashville and LOVE it. We just hit the charts in a bad way though as one of the fastest growing cities for cost of living, but it's because of exploding housing costs. I've done several flips in outlying areas and always made a good ROI, but finding a good deal on a Nashville property these days is tough. I'd recommend taking a close look at Chattanooga. I built a spec home there a couple years ago and made a terrific profit. IMO Chattanooga is where Nashville was several years back re cost of investment property. I picked up a lot with a 780 sf house on it for $27,000 at a tax auction in spring of 2016. I scraped the house and am holding it to build on in a couple of years, but it's currently valued around $60,000 as a vacant lot. Chattanooga is surrounded by rivers, lakes and mountains (TONS of woods), and is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. Its employment, culture and geography are attracting young people in droves. Check it out!

I lived in Tampa, great area, they have the "nature coast up north of Spring Hill, not sure how big a town you want, plenty of woods and awesome airboating swamp people up there, had many a good times on the rivers, to me the best undiscovered area in all of FL. Still have family there.

I live in Charlotte now and its great as well. the blue ridge mountains are beautiful. Charlotte and Raleigh are arguably both TOP 10 commercial real estate markets in the entire USA, and Charleston is close to that top 10 list.

Asheville, NC is one heck of a mountain town. picture cool nightspots, breweries and restaurants with hipsters in a great sized downtown, with views of mountains on all 4 sides. a little slice of paradise. lakes and waterfalls to swim in beat the beach any day for me.

The Charlotte, Greenville, SC, Asheville triangle to me is one of the best regions in the nation. still 3 hours to beach, but i'd rather swim in the mountain lakes.

Cheap housing, snows maybe 1 time a winter, mild winters, hot summers.

Come to North Carolina... the best of both worlds here.