Are you interested in North Carolina Real Estate? My name is Bobby Maginas and I am a North Carolina Real Estate Agent of Realty One Group Affinity in Brunswick County. Join me while I share with you my insights of relocating to North Carolina on this channel to my future friends that are considering moving, investing or selling North Carolina real estate.
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I just left palm beach county where iw as paying 8k a year and rising, home insurance on an 1800 s ft house....I bought a brand new home in ne florida and my home insurance is $590 a year inc wind storm. I transferred my homestead tax to new home and im paying less now than I was in palm beach gardens.....if you get out of that south Florida windborn zone. life in florida is very affordable
Not sure where the disconnect is, but there are so many other factors besides savings on the items mentioned. For full disclosure I lived in Pender County in Surf City for over 10 years before moving to Northeast Florida. Several of the savings you mentioned just don't add up compared to Florida. 1st, My North Carolina property taxes where higher than what I currently pay in Florida. Plus, evaluations they were locked in for 7 years. If I had a big spike is my home's value, I was stuck for many years with an overvalued tax bill. 2nd, FPL is one of the best run public utilities in the country, and my rates even in summer are lower than what I paid for electric even 10 years ago in Carolina. 3rd, you forget to mention the state income tax and the very high rates even modest income gets taxed at. I save more than 5,000 a year over North Carolina in state income tax. 4th, Quality of life? Really, you want to compare the coast and beaches of Brunswick County to Almost anywhere in Florida? Oak Island, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach while ok to maybe nice cannot even compare to Anna Marie, Captiva, Clearwater, Jax Beach, St. Augustine Beach, Cresent Beach on any level. Beauty, cleanliness, shelling, amenities etc. 5th, Water bills? I paid extremely high-water bills in Carolina and didn't even have a yard to water. My water bill in St. Johns County with full irrigation is lower by at least a third over what we paid in Pender County. Other factors that you don't delve into, Quality of schools, access to a major airport, world class health care close by, infrastructure! How about normal shopping? You really want to compare Leland's strip centers to Sarasota and Lakewood ranch. Yes, homeowners' insurance could be cheaper, auto insurance too, but quality of live is more than saving a few grand a year. Yes, there is decent health care in Wilmington, but that's 45 minutes away. Please don't try to compare Wilmington's airport, to Sarasota, or Tampa, or Jacksonville. You have to drive to Raleigh, about two hours away to use a true airport with 100's of flights. Last let's talk weather shall we. Yes, Florida has more hurricanes, but coastal Carolina has so many more Nor'easters, tons of low-pressure systems that always develop right off the coast and sit for days creating crappy weather. Beach erosion is bad along the Carolina coast as everywhere, and the state is fairly tone deaf to any fixes. Slow to replenish sand or create long term solutions. Look at the houses falling into the ocean on the outer banks. Ice storms, maybe some snow in the winters along the Carolina coast? Freezing temps likely in January, and February! Ocean water temps in those cold months? I'll give this you do have better options for grocery shopping. Publix is at beast average and grossly overpriced. Don't get me wrong there were many things that I enjoyed in Carolina, some neat little towns to explore, good seafood, and my favorite hockey team to name a few. But Florida in general has a far better quality of life in my humble useless opinion. Weather, beaches, health care, infrastructure, and so much more.
Every market and everyone’s housing needs are different. Out of the last 6 years of living in Sarasota we have had multiple record setting red tides that wipe out the entire ecosystem and it has to restart all over. There is a reason why Brunswick county is one of the fastest growing counties in all of the country. Glad you found an area that suits your needs :)
Do you really want that Northern influence to start in your town, look what it did to Charlotte, N.C. it's become overpopulated, expensive to buy a house and the cost of living is higher and the people can be rude and very impatient that's what happen to Florida..
I would never buy a DR Horton house, I know they are probably one of the largest builders in the country. But the homes in this area built by them are poorly constructed, look up how many lawsuits they have in the area. Just my opinion
I get your concern. While a DR Horton home might not be for everyone, I do believe there is still value in their prices, including their financing rates well below standard market rates.
Such a beautiful home in a stunning location! Grande Palms in Bolivia, NC, looks like an ideal place to live. Thanks for the detailed tour-this place has so much charm and appeal! 🏡🌴
Sure looks like the perfect place to move. Except for the nations highest contamination of PFAS in the drinking water, swimming water ,sand food etc. Oh ; and it’s deadly…
I recommended you do not buy here. Homes in this community have been flooded twice in the past six years due to severe weather. We have lived here for the last 14 years, and have had storm sewer maintenance and repair issues for the entire time as the storm sewer was improperly installed originally. We have pleaded with our homeowners association board members to repair and property maintain the storm sewer in front of our house innumerous times over the years, but they have not amended this serious problem.
Thank you for showing the store, parks, and churches in the area! It’s so hard to visualize what every day life will look like when you’re out of state.
