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Rock Defender [63]
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Moving to Fort Mill...
Jun 7, 2016, 3:02 PM
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OK, I am the consummate lurker, haven't posted in forever. I know this is a great risk to post here with the reputation of the Lounge, but I am moving the family from our hometown in Lowbottom and am headed to Fort Mill. Don't know a soul there. Schools are outstanding. Any recommendations on where to start other than that??
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CU Medallion [50635]
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what's a scok
Jun 7, 2016, 3:04 PM
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i live in va and have no idea
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Oculus Spirit [75719]
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Just keep your yella jacket ### out of Clover.***
Jun 7, 2016, 3:07 PM
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What exactly are you looking for?
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What do you need to know?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:09 PM
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My expertise is available, of course, it does require your undying loyalty to the mutant army.
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CU Medallion [50635]
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to start with he wants to no where to start***
Jun 7, 2016, 3:10 PM
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Heisman Winner [135609]
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The beginning.
Jun 7, 2016, 3:12 PM
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ALWAYS start at the beginning.
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Patience and car with great gas mileage is a good start.
Jun 7, 2016, 3:21 PM
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Most people don't know that they invented gridlock in Fort Mill.
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Re: What do you need to know?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:18 PM
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Do they still give tours of the fort that was a mill? Or was it a fort then a mill?
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Fort first.
Jun 7, 2016, 3:23 PM
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Because those pesky Catawba Indians were always coming around, then a mill when Colonel Angus Springs decided to make sheets and linens.
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Re: What do you need to know?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:23 PM
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Well, to start off with: Best side of I-77 to live, activities for the kids, etc?
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Oculus Spirit [75719]
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Just go ahead and get the kids a seasons pass to
Jun 7, 2016, 3:26 PM
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Carowinds.
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So you haven't started looking yet?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:28 PM
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Rent? Buy? Working in FM or Charlotte? How old are the kids?
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Re: So you haven't started looking yet?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:33 PM
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Rent first, buy later.
Working in Fort Mill. Kids are 12 and 8. Would like to stay around FM area, possibly Tega Cay.
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Re: So you haven't started looking yet?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:45 PM
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I would just stay in a tent in Cabelas. I think I make mortgage payment to them already.
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Re: So you haven't started looking yet?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:49 PM
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So, they have a pool and a pond?
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Tega Cay isn't a bad place, but they have plenty of their
Jun 7, 2016, 3:52 PM
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own issues. There's always a water or sewer leak over there. There's ONE road in and out, if something happens to block that you're stuck in or locked out. Also, a lot of the older construction in Tega Cay was shoddy, you would not believe some of the things I've seen in those houses. Like, daylight between where the roof meet the top of an interior wall kind of stuff. Got to make sure if you're buying over there to GET A GOOD INSPECTION FROM SOMEONE YOU TRUST.
There's also terrible traffic on 160 coming from both ways and it can be a nightmare to deal with during rush hours, even if you're just trying to get somewhere in FM. I wouldn't exclude Rock Hill in your search, there might be a slight give on the quality of schools, but it's really pretty negligible. South Carolina schools are South Carolina schools. There will be more rentals and purchase opportunities in Rock Hill than Fort Mill, but both real estate markets are overvalued.
Rock Hill will have a lot more sports and rec opportunities for the kids, but much larger town, much larger tax base to pay for that stuff. It's also easier to get where you're going on old Hwy 21 than on I-77 or Hwy 160 during rush hours. Still ain't pleasant. RH tacks on an addition whopping 7 or 8 minutes to get to anything you want to do in Charlotte, so that's really not a problem either.
The York County YMCA is a great thing to join with kids that age, and they have a FM location as well. TONS of activities for the kids and the family with a Y membership, and Camp Cherokee 35 minutes up the road at Kings Mountain is a rite of passage for York County kids.
Feel free to t-mail me any specific questions you have about the area, I'm more than happy to do what I can to help. Because, helping is what I do.
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Re: So you haven't started looking yet?
Jun 7, 2016, 3:40 PM
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...and yes, we have started looking, but all this happened in a matter of a week and a half. We did not get much heads-up. I appreciate the help, more than you know.
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If you need a realtor, I'll be happy to put you on a close
Jun 7, 2016, 3:54 PM
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friend that you'll like working with. She knows the area, listens to what you;re looking for, and she'll go to war to get you what you want.
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Ya know it would help with lowbottom's selection process if
Jun 7, 2016, 3:57 PM
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YOU'D POST A COTDANG PIG OF THE REALTOR YOU FOWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry. Foul corrected.
Jun 7, 2016, 4:02 PM
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I'd take a look at Rock Hill
Jun 7, 2016, 3:58 PM
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Right across from the Winthrop campus there is a McDonalds. Back behind that is some really good affordable living. Lots of kids. Rent is VERY reasonable.
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Plus, we have Manchester Meadows for kids that like to run
Jun 7, 2016, 4:01 PM
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around wearing colorful socks and watching balls never go into a net.
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The only 2 words you need to know
Jun 7, 2016, 4:02 PM
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Frogal MacDougal.
HTH
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