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18. One reason we bought our "last house" in Centralia..

Mon May 14, 2018, 08:00 PM

May 2018

We wanted relatively inexpensive..quaint..quiet ..we scored...

I LOVE the cute old-timey downtown...and our 6446 sq ft house we bought for $284,500.. (built in 1946, and a bit creaky, but we love it).. a 1/3 acre inside city limits.. Our son lives in Seattle , but we could never afford to live there so this is our compromise..

Since we are retired and commuting is no issue, this is where we need to be

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In and around Greenville SC, developers are building apartment complexes everywhere. [View all] raccoon May 2018 OP

Traveler's Rest is being developed all along Main St. Barely recognized it blm May 2018 #1

After decades of being "the wrong side of the tracks" Runningdawg May 2018 #2

Don't worry, the grocery stores will show up fast. Blue_true May 2018 #21

Possibly Runningdawg May 2018 #37

Friend, I have seen this work before. Blue_true May 2018 #38

Yep d_r May 2018 #3

Developers know the cheap money ride is coming to an end elfin May 2018 #4

Yep. nt Blue_true May 2018 #22

Downtown Montgomery, AL is in the midst of gentrification project. yallerdawg May 2018 #5

New York has been at it for years. nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #16

Same here in Lakewood, Colorado eleny May 2018 #6

I bet that same house would sell for 1 million in Cali. Prices are through the roof. Demovictory9 May 2018 #9

Yep. Likely more than $1 mil. nt Blue_true May 2018 #23

wow eleny May 2018 #31

St Petersburg Floriduh onethatcares May 2018 #7

I was small, but I remember the Florida rains and lightening storms in the afternoon. Blue_true May 2018 #25

Was just in Greenville recently. MGKrebs May 2018 #8

Downtown Raleigh, NC has become very trendy mnhtnbb May 2018 #10

The reason why North Carolina has become a near purple state. Blue_true May 2018 #26

Newark Delaware is being overrun with apartment buildings. woodsprite May 2018 #11

Where do you want people to live? maxsolomon May 2018 #12

Good grief, I was just making a statement. nt raccoon May 2018 #13

OK, but why? maxsolomon May 2018 #17

One reason we bought our "last house" in Centralia.. SoCalDem May 2018 #18

whew, for a minute there onethatcares May 2018 #32

Oh, we have that too. raccoon May 2018 #41

Ha! That's what studios go for now, if you're lucky. maxsolomon May 2018 #47

Urban areas, with their many amenities, are "gentrifying," Hortensis May 2018 #14

One of these days someone will explain to me the appeal of living in SC Blue_Tires May 2018 #15

mosquitoes?...palmetto bugs? SoCalDem May 2018 #19

It's nice in the winter months. Bonx May 2018 #24

When my kids were smaller, we drove to Florida once Ohiogal May 2018 #28

And you have to monitor every hurricane. Corgigal May 2018 #33

I'm in Virginia Beach so I already do that, lol Blue_Tires May 2018 #36

Many people migrate here from cold states. Lots. It's not unusual raccoon May 2018 #42

Some of the most beautiful coastline in the country. nt B2G May 2018 #45

Sacramento shanti May 2018 #20

I've noticed a certain style - the apartments look like shipping containers stacked on end underpants May 2018 #27

Nashville Tn is no longer Music City. It's Condo City. Lint Head May 2018 #29

That is sacriligious. raccoon May 2018 #44

Denver has ellie May 2018 #30

what shocks me about the Greeville growth is the prices of the condos - particularly downtown ones DrDan May 2018 #34

Western suburban Orlando has seen a massive housing boon Roland99 May 2018 #35

Kingsport, TN here and they're building a lot...rent has skyrocketed. cynatnite May 2018 #39

I wish they would do that here. Codeine May 2018 #40

Massive housing shortage here Texasgal May 2018 #43

These are being built everywhere in Maryland too. Most are ugly, drab boxes on top of each other. Alethia Merritt May 2018 #46