DON'T MOVE to SOUTH CAROLINA- UNLESS you can Handle These 12 CONS!

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If you're considering moving to South Carolina, make sure that you can deal with these 12 cons of living here! South Carolina is a beautiful State, but there are some cons of living in this area. Below is my list of 12 cons of living in South Carolina!
Mark Garrison
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Intro: 0:00
1. Hurricanes and Severe Weather 0:21
South Carolina has the potential for severe weather, including hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms.
2. Heat and Humidity 2:40
This is my favorite thing about living in South Carolina. The Summer months are very hot and humid.
3. Insects 4:00
There are a lot of insects in South Carolina, including mosquitoes, palmetto bugs (roaches), fire ants, and more!
4. Alligators and Snakes 4:57
There are alligators and snakes in South Carolina, and some of the snakes are poisonous.
5. Tourism 5:51
The natural beauty and history of South Carolina brings in a lot of tourist every year, especially in the Beach Towns, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach.
6. Traffic 6:33
With all of the tourist and people moving to South Carolina, there is a lot of traffic in certain areas.
7. Sales Tax 7:00
South Carolina has a relatively high sales tax, but it has one of the lowest property taxes in the nation for a primary residence.
8. Small Cities 8:00
There are no large Cities in South Carolina, at least when comparing them to other large cities with Skyscrapers, like: Atlanta, LA, New York City, Miami, etc...
9. Lack of Seasonal Changes 8:52
Due to the warm weather, a large portion of South Carolina does not have much for seasonal changes. It very rarely snows in Charleston, and you will not see beautiful fall colors in some areas.
10. Pollen and Allergies 9:24
There is a lot of pollen in South Carolina!
11. Flooding 9:55
There is a risk for flooding, especially in the low country. Flooding can occur during a hurricane or tropical storm. Flooding can also occur during a heavy rain, especially when there is a high tide.
12. Low Housing Inventory/Expensive homes and rent 11:17

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@rachelleking333 24 дня назад

If someone says dont move here it is probably because they dont want it ruined ... South Carolina is beautiful I miss it!

@jackfanning7952 Месяц назад

We have 4 seasons in SC: Almost summer, summer, still summer and Christmas.

@jeffaddis5715 Месяц назад

not in the upstate we don't. we have 4 glorious seasons each about 3 months long. if you live on the coast, might as well be in florida

@tebelshaw9486 15 дней назад

I lived in Greer 13 years, and believe me, winters are cold!

@Tkdofn 3 месяца назад

Golf, beaches, never cold, amazing food The Horror!

@justingarretson2054 2 месяца назад

I liked how nobody was in a hurry, people let you in traffic etc. , very laid back

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

People here really don't know how to drive. Wait until you get stuck behind someone doing 10 under in the left lane for about 50 miles. Or that comes to a complete stop in the road before making a right turn. Another thing makes me crazy is SC drivers will pull over and stop for a hearse, but not for a police car, ambulance or fire truck.

@cactusjackNV 17 дней назад

@@lapurta22 You haven't been to Arizona, just saying.

@bettibee511 7 месяцев назад

Just visited SC for the first time from Germany. Loved it. Beautiful nature, kind people and great weather in November. I can see why you live there (totally ignoring your video on the Cons lol).

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 6 месяцев назад

It’s a great place to live. I will be visiting Germany for the first time for Christmas! My wife is from Dortmund 🙂

@teribendt94 5 месяцев назад

I am from South Carolina and have been living in Germany for almost ten years. My husband is from Kaarst Germany.He will be retiring soon and of course we are considering my home state but the four corners states are also under strong consideration Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.I am not sure if I could deal with July&August in SC at this point lol!!

@ericg1149 2 месяца назад

I went from being stationed in Germany to SC and felt like I almost died because of the humidity 😂

@SavageCat9473 5 месяцев назад

Ive lived in South Carolina for almost 15 years now. It’s that that bad. The weather is more dry than humid. We only get really heavy rain in spring and sometimes summer. Hurricanes aren’t too bad. Tornados are pretty rare here in Charleston. Thunderstorms are not bad at all. It’s just normal rain with some thunder. Mosquitoes don’t come out in the winter. But, flooding is an ongoing occurrence in downtown. When pollen comes, sometimes it will be bad but it just gets washed away with spring showers. Overall, South Carolina is an excellent place to live.

@jenniferc53 2 месяца назад

What part of SC do you live?

@JeremyHale141 Месяц назад

Sure is, but cant let too many people in on the secret.

@phyllis9750 Месяц назад

On my feed, there were 4 "move there" shows, and I was happy to see some balance (reality) on your show. These are much more honest ... thanks!

@mikep3459 3 месяца назад

Having a new home built in cane bay. Closing end of May. Can’t wait. Love the area!!

@basilsage1313 27 дней назад

Go to the upstate , love it here , Charleston is for tourist.

@georgecullen759 12 дней назад

Stationed there in Charleston at the Naval Hospital when Hurricane David hit. Only time I could remember the Hospital overhead playing rock music (we are family). Now I am back in SC after 29 years career. Just another "Mustang" here.

@prairiemark4084 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the video. We considered a number of states to retire from Montana to. We chose Iowa. And so far we like it very well.

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching! What part of Montana? I lived in Missoula

@prairiemark4084 2 месяца назад

@@MarkGarrison-REALTOR I went to pharmacy school in Missoula back in the mid-80s from age 34-37. I grew up on the Hiline in Malta. I kept a farm in Malta and did a lot of temporary pharmacy work in various Indian Health Service around the USA.

@Pghyinzer 3 месяца назад

Traffic - deadly two lane Roundabouts. Taxes - vehicle annual property tax. Both don't make much sense. Also lack of conservation and recycling. The nature that draws people to the state is slowly being taken away.

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

It makes sense to the politicians since a lot more people own vehicles than real estate. You'd think they'd fix the roads more often. 🤑

@tebelshaw9486 15 дней назад

Same thing happening in Florida. I hate what they did to Mt Pleasant. I lived there during Hugo in 1989. It snowed that winter, too.

@ramman5784 10 дней назад

Here in South Carolina as far a thunderstorms go we have nothing on Tampa

@kennethblanton8536 5 месяцев назад

born and raised in spartenburg the traffic is insane now

@user-bw4ro3xz9d 3 месяца назад

It is here in Myrtle Beach too. I get the worst road rage.

@SmokinBarrels-yp1kk 2 месяца назад

That’s why I’m glad I live in lugoff

@parkerbrown-nesbit1747 2 месяца назад

Summerville too. It's ridiculous.

@lilliantompa-vr9id 3 месяца назад

Good video. And I lived in n. Myrtle five year. Was great . People are great and I love it. IAM in n.c. and now moving back to n.j. my home state. SOC checks are normal in seven states.

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 2 месяца назад

Thanks! I need to vacation to the Grand Strand and Myrtle Beach more often. I will probably pull my camper up there soon :)

@TangibleReads 2 месяца назад

What is SOC? Is myrtle beach prone to flooding?

@colakeith1 21 день назад

The upstate to the midlands does have seasons. Lower than Columbia it stay moderate to hot. I am a lifelong resident Grew up in Spartanburg and moved to Columbia to finish my degree, and still here! LOL!!

@drew518 Месяц назад

Greenwood was a one of the best ones I visited

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

Greenwood is a nice little town with a lot going for it. Lake Greenwood is one of the best places in the state to be.

@amygiardiniere1981 3 месяца назад

I KNEW IT! I couldn’t figure out why ordering takeout or eating out was so expensive for 2 people. My boyfriend lives in Summerville, and I’ll be moving down there from the Philly area, but had an idea that the sales tax was astronomical compared to here. Thanks!!

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 3 месяца назад

You’re welcome!

@TangibleReads 2 месяца назад

I'm also shocked at this. We will be moving from Philly area too.

@tebelshaw9486 15 дней назад

Be glad they don't tax groceries anymore.

@stathiskaridakis4765 6 месяцев назад

South Carolina is not just Charleston…. Of course we have 4 seasons… check Greenville

@UNICORN_cr 6 месяцев назад

yes the upstate is amazing

@CJWJR 3 месяца назад

I get so sick and tired of people thinking that I'm from the coastal areas whenever I tell them that I'm from South Carolina. Have they not heard of Greenville or Spartanburg?!

@spunky38251 2 месяца назад

Where? Winter is 40-60 degrees. 4 seasons? 😂

@NicollyKingeski 2 месяца назад

Hey ! How safe It is?

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

@@CJWJR No, they are too small, and overshadowed by Atlanta and Charlotte. 😆

@laural5177 Месяц назад

I live on a barrier island on the east coast of Florida. I do not evacuate during hurricanes. i have a whole house generator, hurricane shutters and a concrete block house. Mandatory evacuations are a free for all for looters

@michaelsix9684 Месяц назад

high taxes, apt. rents not cheap, high energy costs

@CJWJR 3 месяца назад

As my cousin once said, "Welcome to South Carolina where we get all of the four seasons - sometimes in the same day!" I'm from Anderson (originally from Pickens) where we don't have to worry about alligators or cotton mouths. For the most part we usually don't have to worry about hurricanes...although my mom did say that Hugo spawned a lot of tornadoes in the Charlotte area back in '89. Another pro about The Upstate is that we're not that far from ATL or CLT. In fact, it's only a 29 minutes flight to ATL, and as fast as 16 minutes to CLT from GSP.

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

Heck when you figure in all the hassle at the airport, you can drive to CLT faster. GSP is a really nice rgional airport.

@tiresomeowl 3 месяца назад

I am from Toronto and considering moving to US. You should appreciate the “cons” SC has compared to the dumpster that is Toronto and Canada rn. I have visited SC and might move there!

@parkerbrown-nesbit1747 2 месяца назад

I'd love to live in Canada!

@zeusbear4683 Месяц назад

If u lived in fla already, sc should be a breeze!

@donreid6399 2 месяца назад

My Mom moved to Spartanburg, and I honestly thought about moving there as well. But researching the salaries (no minimum wage and being a Right-to-Work state the pay scale is ridiculously low), I found that I would literally make less than half of what I make working and living in a rural New York State: $48,000 vs $93,000. I don't care how low the property taxes are (I pay less than $1000 for property and school taxes each year here in NY), I just can't afford that kind of hit!

@MrChristopoop 2 месяца назад

@donreid, we bought a home near Seneca, about 1:45 southwest of Spartanburg in august of 22. We are from CNY. I just retired from the NYSP up there and have spent the last month at our house down here in SC. We looked at a property in Spartanburg but it was about 80 grand more than we wanted to spend. The wages ARE lower for a lot of different jobs here, and my wife is sort of a “rain man” with numbers and crunched em for a bit. With the vehicle tax here, she claims that the cost of living is only marginally cheaper than in upstate NY, but with the wage differences, it is more expensive overall for us here. We still have NY house because it is paid off and has a lot of acreage, pool, barn, shop, sugar shack etc. house here is on one acre in city limits and neighbors all around. Our house in NY I could prob sell for about 400 grand. Down here the similar stats (4 bed, 2.5 bath, garage, 2200 sq feet, over 15 acres, and other stuff listed above) would run 700 to 900 grand. Crazy! That being said. I like the people here, like most of the citizenry in the area I patrolled, they are a polite and fun to talk to group as a whole. I do enjoy that there are more sunny days down south, and the politics are much better (IMO anyway). I would love to have the housing situation I have in NY down here in SC. Until we can get enough for our place up there where we can get a place here with some land, we will be bouncing between the two. Good luck with your deciaion

@enochrry6024 2 месяца назад

February 2024 - 4.4 million homes behind on mortgages, 5.3 million renters behind on rent. 2.2 million renters will face eviction with the next 2 months the covid protection act ended Nov. 2023. 2024 states with the highest rates behind on mortgages/ New York, Florida, California, Texas and Ohio. 2024 States with the highest increase in bank repos homes, South Carolina up 51%, Missouri up 50%, Pennsylvania up 46%, Texas up 7%. In many cases as of 2024 home mortgages are behind as low of $17k behind to a high as $76k behind having not paid a mortgage note since moving in for years. Cities facing the the highest as of 2024 foreclosures, Columbia SC, Lakeland FL, Spartanburg SC and Florence SC.

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

You bring up a good point. You might not want to move here if you don't already have a good paying job lined up. Not everyone headed to Charleston is going to end up at Boeing. Not everyone headed for Greenville ends up with BMW. Although those two areas tend to do better with salaries and opportunities than the rest of the state. Those near Myrtle Beach usually get stuck with squat in the hospitality industry. In Columbia you can be hard put unless you can grab a cushy government job. It's a bit better for those living across the state line from Charlotte.

@froomow 7 месяцев назад

I've lived in Charleston but Columbia. the capital. is very pleasent.

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 7 месяцев назад

I love living in Charleston! The pros definitely outweigh the cons

@user-hd7ff7qi6j 2 месяца назад

I love SC❤

@GMor-hv9qi 2 дня назад

Sounds like a great place to live. New York and California home taxes are extreme. And you pay taxes for everything here.

@miracleyorkies4212 3 месяца назад

I lived in South Carolina for 20 years. The tornadoes that we had were mild compared to the ones out west. Also the thing I don't like about Charleston is all the mosquitoes and the humidity. But I lived inland and it was fine, not as human as the coast

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

The upstate is much less humid. More like a California climate.

@tebelshaw9486 15 дней назад

I lived in Mt Pleasant in the late 80's. I returned in 2010 and couldn't recognize anything.

@Nepcat4-qt5kz День назад

Greenville is at 1000 ft elevation, which means there is about a 3 to 5 degree drop in temperature from the coast, humidity is far lower, and there are far fewer mosquitoes. I grew up in Charleston, went through all the hurricanes in the 50s to about 1975. Then I was in Greenville. I have no interest in going back to Charleston other than for short visits. I went to Clemson, and could see the mountains from my dorm rooms. I have lived in the upstate for 50+ years, no interest in going anywhere else, but I do go to North Myrtle Beach in the summer. Try to avoid bike weeks, except if you are a biker. As far as I think, there is America, and there is SC. The only problem is USC football fans.

@ihave35cents95 4 месяца назад

I’m in the low country but I’m 43 feet above sea level.

@johnbethea4505 Месяц назад

I live in SC, so what are the bad things??? There is no such thing as a tame gator...

@antonioinoa6961 4 месяца назад

Lived in Augusta and drove into SC every day for work. Decent state but too country ish for me lol

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 2 месяца назад

Some of the areas are rural, but I like that :) I enjoy camping/fishing/the outdoors

@donaldcurtis9229 День назад

North Carolina is the same I live there never looked back

@shellshell9929 20 дней назад

16% restaurant liquor tax 😳 Can u say Bartesian …lol

@richardallen6432 2 месяца назад

I can handle anything that S.C. can throw at me, except that freaking sweet tea!!!!...LOL

@ritalove9728 День назад

No one will force you to drink sweet tea. The solution is to ask for unsweet tea.

@ashleymills1544 20 дней назад

I’m at Mytle beach

@johnphillips2396 14 дней назад

South Carolina is a great place to live .

@jerryware1970 2 месяца назад

Sounds like Florida.

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

Maybe like FL was 40 years ago

@parkerbrown-nesbit1747 2 месяца назад

If you don't have allergies, you will develop them.

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

Never had them until I moved here. Oak pollen tears me up every spring now.

@michelenemarusiak4918 Месяц назад

Medical is a no, please do stories about our broken medical system.

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

Yes it's a complete cluster, especially if you are stuck with Medicare or Medicaid. Many large insurers won't even do business here any more.

@hgreen76 4 месяца назад

How are the jobs. Also best cities area's to live

@MarkGarrison-REALTOR 4 месяца назад

There's a wide variety of jobs. Here's a link to my video about different areas to live in South Carolina ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n0cE6BrGDUk.htmlsi=FmH_R-SVRZ0_Wcr2

@mattendres2866 Месяц назад

Dude I am in Aiken. Not 1. Yep not 1 issue with weather,.nothing so we all good. You should NAME THIS DONT MOVE TO CHARLESTON.. NOT SC DUDE

@geraldinekelly2817 2 месяца назад

Stop lying on South Carolina. The best place to live.😢

@lapurta22 Месяц назад

I spent 30 years doing long term travel assignments (3 or more months up to 18 months) across almost all the states east of the Mississippi. So I pretty much have lived everywhere for at least a little while. Now that I am retired SC has been my home for over 16 years now. While I don't want to be anywhere else, there are plenty of things that people would need to know before making a bad decision to move here. Better they find out before they pull the trigger and mess up their lives.