Choosing a Charleston neighborhood
Today, just about everyone is happy to recommend or not recommend just about everything. That's not a bad thing because everyone is looking for feedback, reviews, etc., when considering buying anything. And Charleston real estate is no different and in fact, because real estate is a popular subject, people are always happy to share their experiences.
Yesterday, I spent the day with an out of town client who is considering relocating to Charleston. They are visiting for the week combining a vacation, house hunt and job search. I met them at the health club that they worked out at before we began to look at homes and showed them homes that matched what they told me they were interested in.
During the course of the day, they asked me about various neighborhoods. When I asked where they heard about several neighborhoods, apparently some of the people that they met at the health club earlier in the day told them that they should look there because that's where they lived. Now I'm very familiar with the neighborhoods that were mentioned and the homes in those neighborhoods weren't even close to what my clients were looking for.
So it was kind of like, hey, we have something in common, we're both working out at the same club so we should probably live in the same neighborhood.
Finding a nice neighborhood to live in is very important. Finding a nice house that matches what you are looking for in a nice neighborhood is even better.