Southeastern NC Real Estate Broker and President at 1st Class Real Estate - Coastal Choice. I enjoy spending time with my family, hiking, riding dirt bikes, mountain bikes, diving and more! Life is short, live it full!
Obviously, some cons for folks who have been here for a while. However, with this influx of money and new ideas- I see opportunity, and feel incredibly inspired!
Wilmington is way overdeveloped without any infrastructure to support it. It is also full of addicts-as there is a thriving "recovery" industry here-practicing catch and release once the insurance runs out. Forget going to the beach anymore-70k people trying to get on a beach with parking for 3k. Prices are skyrocketing for rentals as well as new homes. Insurance , both home and auto, prices are insane-every hurricane the rates rise to pay for all the claims from the Mcmansions on the beaches (which you cant get to) and auto accidents due to terrible road planning, and uninsured illegals that flock here to do landscaping and building high density rat traps.. Speaking of high density-that is a priority for the zoning commission and city council-so, the home you buy in a quiet area with some trees-WILL be clear cut and infilled with apartments. 35 years ago-it was a paradise....now-it is the equivalent of a more humid Newark NJ.
Long time residents need a reset from all the people moving here and building high density rat traps-clogging up the beaches and waterways and dragging the liberal policies that they ran from in the first place. The beaches are disgusting now-even if you can get on them....hit the return button instead.
It's hot here from May until October.. July to September is hells front porch hot. The hospital is packed 24-7, violence has gone through the roof. This guy is brushing over a lot of the negatives.The small town vibe has been gone for a long time.
The area is way over crowded now and is too expensive for what you get. Bumper to bumper traffic everywhere you go. When I am able to move, I certainly will.
It’s a nice area, but it’s way overdeveloped. The powers that be, have no issue with irresponsible development. The infrastructure is so far behind what is needed.
I lean towards agreeing with you. The infrastructure seems like an afterthought. But, it does take money to build out and I wonder if the powers that be could predict the incoming residents. Just thinking out loud here. LOL
@@janroggeman1stClass That’s the point, at some point you have to have some consideration for the existing residents. It’s nice to continually pad the pockets of the politicians and the developers, but it’s the residents that suffer. The traffic is horrible, it’s getting more difficult to make a doctors appointment… Irresponsible development.
I would feel better if NC was supporting democracy instead of a rapist criminal! But, probably not! Vote democrat, congress, governor too! Get the MAGA morns out of government
I just visited Wilmington again this week and enjoyed the beach at Ft. Fisher. Wrightsville beach is $30 a day or $6 an hour to park. Why would I want to live close to the beach, if I have to pay everyday to use it? Ft. Fisher is free parking, but it's mixed with Cape Fear River water and isn't the clear pristine look of Wrightsville Beach.
Avoid the healthcare system and poison pushing doctors at all cost, unless you obtain a serious injury. Eat healthy, and try to take care of yourself, no big pharma needed.
USED to be a great place-now it is overrun with addicts. Homeless and illegals. It is the center of human trafficking between NY and florida( media doesnt report it due to tourism) Beaches? Forget it-its all locked down by hedge fund McMansion for rental investors. 100k+ tourists and college kids trying to get on a beach with 10k (at most) $10 / hour parking spots. Traffic is insane- since all the high density building with zero infrastructure investment. Every available piece of land is being and has been stripped of greenery and built with high density rat boxes. In the 90s-it was magazine articles (similar to this video) that proclaimed this place paradise-so everyone ran from what they voted for up north and on the west coast-and moved here only to vote for the same things. Pollution-no fishing left...all there is is brewery's and apartments.
There are no jobs, no public transportation, summer is as hot as the desert, vicious cokroaches and mosquitoes. I'm moving out next year, my journey won't end. Good luck everyone!
If Wilmington is smart they will declare the current Wilmington as historic Wilimington and let them build new...build their midrises and high rises and condos...outside of Wilmington on the undeveloped parts so as change as little as possible of what people love about this original coastal town. As far as losing the character because of growth, I have no solution but alot of the growth is from open borders mass immigration which has been going on since 1965 and now its going parabolic. Call me all the names you want but I was in cities like Austin, Pheonix, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami when they were less than half the size they are today...and they were wonderful places to live...each big yet had a smalltown feel and personality. Go back even further to after WW2 when places like LA, San Francisco, Denver were growing rapidly. They were wonderful places to live too until they got too big. Call me whatever you like but the US was a better country when we had 200 million people than we are today at 350 million people...and I would wager (if you asked people around the world) that they would say their countries were better when they had less people. Its not that I am against people or growth. Slow growth preserves the people, character, culture, way-of-life. Rapid growth that turns cities into huge metropolis's...its good for the few who get rich...but its horrible for everyone else.
I too live in Wilmington since 2004, I recommend a Berkey water purification system. I’ve had mine for almost 10 years and I love it! I take the water straight from the tap and put it right into the Berkey and it tastes amazing.
Compass Pointe is a little bit removed from shopping etc. It's not like Brunswick Forest with stores attached to the community. You'll have to drive about 7.5 miles to get to an area with more stores.
My wife and i are Retired Military in our early 60s and are Considering moving to Leland next year. How is the Crime in the Community? Is it a safe community? Thank you.
It's relative. Depending on where you are coming from it may be better or worse. You can look at neighborhoodscout.com or crimegrade.org or something else like those sites to determine your personal comfort level. I've got children and worry is not something that plays on my mind.
@@janroggeman1stClass . I’m a believer in the 2nd amendment too , which i served my country for over 20 years. Wife was concerned, i am not. Thank you again. We will be coming down very soon 🇺🇸
a lot of people have moved here, ruined the culture..brought their bad habits and poor attitudes..but a lot of people are also really nice and appreciate my home town, and add to it. traffic is horrendous..rude yankee drivers galore.
@@GarlicMonoxide it's such a beautiful area that provides a lifestyle like no other. It would be amazing if all of the change and growth were positives. I've been here 10 years and still can't believe the changes taking place. I would love to chat with you and get your insight as to what changes you've experienced.
I moved here about four years ago, it’s funny as I have the same impression of the clueless North Carolina drivers. I surely didn’t bring a Northern attitude here, I left New Jersey to get away from Northerners and their insane Liberal politics. Unfortunately, there are too many of them moving here. They will eventually ruin this state, like they always do.
Well - show and advertizing our home town only will bring attention to us - Out of towner from other area have more money and bring all the crime and junk that goes alone with more people to our town - not good at all - at all - gosh -
Unless you're talking about high level drug gangsters, people with MORE money don't bring the crime, they avoid it like the plague. It's the homeless, the uneducated who can't find great jobs... poverty & lower education makes people desperate.
Why do they even allow any kind of boat on the water? Most people don’t know what to encountering a Gator on a little boat, not to mention people falling in. I don’t get it!!
You'll love it! We moved here 7 yrs ago..something for everyone..right now we are in our "coffee shop in the morning - brewery in the afternoon" era...lol. (we are retired) So many to choose from!
